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Employment of Preparation Program Completers in Massachusetts Public Schools

This report provides the percentage of program completers who were employed in a Massachusetts public school or district by June of the report year. Employment rates are reported by program completion year, program type, program subject area, and top employing districts. Employment is determined by matching program completers reported by preparation program providers with employment data collected from districts in the Education Personnel Information Management System (EPIMS). The number in retention cohort includes the number of program completers first employed at least one year prior to the report year, and is the numerator for the retention rates. More about the data…

Note: Data only include program completers who became employed in a Massachusetts public, K-12 school, including charter schools, and collaboratives. The data do not include employment in private schools or outside of Massachusetts. Additional contextual information is provided by the educator preparation program under 'Employment Rates Context'.

A dash indicates that there were fewer than six program completers, therefore employment data is not reported. For more information on how employment and retention rates are calculated, see the About the Data page.

Data last updated November 2, 2023

Employment by Year (All Programs)
Retention in a MA Public School
Program Completion YearNumber of Program Completers Total Number Ever Employed in a MA Public School Total Percent Ever Employed in a MA Public School Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
All Years
1,387
-
77.8
930
93.4
2016 - 17
182
-
67.0
0
*
2015 - 16
202
-
76.2
134
89.6
2014 - 15
169
-
76.3
123
90.2
2013 - 14
244
-
78.7
190
94.2
2012 - 13
218
-
81.7
174
93.1
2011 - 12
232
-
84.1
193
95.3
2010 - 11
167
-
77.2
128
97.7



Employment by Program Characteristics
Retention in a MA Public School
Program Type Program Level Program Subject Area Number of Program Completers Total Percent Ever Employed in a MA Public School Number in Retention Cohort Percent remaining employed for 2 years
Academic: Administrator, Initial ALL ALL
22
95.5
21
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
22
95.5
21
100.0
Principal/Assistant Principal
22
95.5
21
100.0
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial ALL ALL
43
65.1
23
87.0
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
43
65.1
23
87.0
School Guidance Counselor
43
65.1
23
87.0
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial ALL ALL
34
91.2
27
96.3
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
34
91.2
27
96.3
Reading
34
91.2
27
96.3
Academic: Teacher, Initial ALL ALL
1,224
77.0
810
93.2
Baccalaureate ALL
887
75.9
582
94.0
Biology
10
90.0
8
100.0
Chemistry
6
83.3
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
140
72.9
89
91.0
Elementary
324
82.7
236
95.3
English
73
67.1
45
95.6
General Science
13
84.6
9
100.0
History
94
66.0
53
88.7
Mathematics
39
76.9
19
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
82
80.5
56
92.9
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
26
65.4
14
100.0
Physical Education
59
74.6
38
94.7
Visual Art
25
48.0
11
81.8
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
340
80.0
230
91.3
Biology
13
92.3
11
100.0
Business
2
-
-
-
Chemistry
2
-
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
40
82.5
27
100.0
Elementary
78
79.5
55
92.7
English
36
86.1
25
76.0
General Science
5
-
-
-
History
33
66.7
20
90.0
Mathematics
16
87.5
9
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
73
84.9
53
90.6
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
7
57.1
-
-
Physical Education
13
76.9
7
100.0
Severe Disabilities
1
-
-
-
Visual Art
21
71.4
14
85.7
Academic: Teacher, Professional ALL ALL
98
84.7
65
96.9
Post-Baccalaureate ALL
98
84.7
65
96.9
Biology
6
83.3
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
12
91.7
8
100.0
Elementary
26
84.6
18
94.4
English
5
-
-
-
General Science
2
-
-
-
History
16
81.3
10
100.0
Mathematics
6
83.3
-
-
Moderate Disabilities
18
83.3
11
100.0
Physical Education
6
66.7
-
-
Severe Disabilities
2
-
-
-



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2016 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2016 Program Completers First Employment
Springfield
-
15.8
Westfield
-
5.6
Chicopee
-
5.5
Holyoke
-
5.0
West Springfield
-
4.3


*No Data Available.

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