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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 December 12, 2024

Employment by Year (All Programs)
District 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
2,594
1,980
76.3
1,461
73.8
2017 - 18
475
345
72.6
269
78.0
2016 - 17
438
343
78.3
295
86.0
2015 - 16
419
337
80.4
244
72.4
2014 - 15
436
337
77.3
231
68.5
2013 - 14
450
356
79.1
241
67.7
2012 - 13
471
348
73.9
228
65.5



Employment by Program Characteristics
District Retention in a MA Public School
Program Type Program Level Program Subject Area Number 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
Academic: Administrator, Initial All All
45
44
97.8
38
86.4
Post-Baccalaureate All
45
44
97.8
38
86.4
Principal/Assistant Principal
38
37
97.4
33
89.2
School Business Administrator
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Special Education Administrator
3
3
100.0
1
33.3
Supervisor/Director
3
3
100.0
3
100.0
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
17
10
58.8
10
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
17
10
58.8
10
100.0
School Guidance Counselor
9
6
66.7
6
100.0
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
8
4
50.0
4
100.0
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
4
3
75.0
2
66.7
Post-Baccalaureate All
4
3
75.0
2
66.7
Reading
4
3
75.0
2
66.7
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
389
271
69.7
205
75.6
Baccalaureate All
227
146
64.3
102
69.9
Biology
4
4
100.0
4
100.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
26
17
65.4
13
76.5
Elementary
104
70
67.3
45
64.3
English
17
8
47.1
4
50.0
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
History
21
10
47.6
7
70.0
Mathematics
11
10
90.9
7
70.0
Moderate Disabilities
10
5
50.0
4
80.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
5
4
80.0
4
100.0
Physical Education
12
7
58.3
6
85.7
Severe Disabilities
14
9
64.3
7
77.8
Theater
1
1
100.0
-
-
Visual Art
1
-
-
-
-
Post-Baccalaureate All
162
125
77.2
103
82.4
Biology
4
3
75.0
3
100.0
Elementary
20
16
80.0
12
75.0
English
10
6
60.0
5
83.3
English as a Second Language
11
10
90.9
9
90.0
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
2
2
100.0
1
50.0
History
13
6
46.2
5
83.3
Instructional Technology
5
4
80.0
3
75.0
Mathematics
8
6
75.0
6
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
52
47
90.4
40
85.1
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
1
1
100.0
-
-
Physical Education
4
4
100.0
2
50.0
Severe Disabilities
29
18
62.1
15
83.3
Visual Art
3
2
66.7
2
100.0
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
20
17
85.0
14
82.4
Post-Baccalaureate All
20
17
85.0
14
82.4
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
Elementary
3
3
100.0
3
100.0
English
5
4
80.0
3
75.0
History
3
3
100.0
2
66.7
Moderate Disabilities
5
3
60.0
2
66.7
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Visual Art
1
1
100.0
1
100.0



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2017 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2017 Program Completers First Employment
Fall River
21
4.8
Brockton
19
4.3
New Bedford
17
3.9
Taunton
16
3.7


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