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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
847
670
79.1
508
75.8
2017 - 18
152
118
77.6
96
81.4
2016 - 17
130
108
83.1
90
83.3
2015 - 16
138
111
80.4
90
81.1
2014 - 15
133
113
85.0
79
69.9
2013 - 14
159
119
74.8
86
72.3
2012 - 13
158
122
77.2
81
66.4



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
8
8
100.0
7
87.5
Post-Baccalaureate All
8
8
100.0
7
87.5
Principal/Assistant Principal
8
8
100.0
7
87.5
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
7
4
57.1
3
75.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
7
4
57.1
3
75.0
School Guidance Counselor
7
4
57.1
3
75.0
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
10
9
90.0
8
88.9
Post-Baccalaureate All
10
9
90.0
8
88.9
Reading
10
9
90.0
8
88.9
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
103
74
71.8
58
78.4
Baccalaureate All
40
21
52.5
17
81.0
Biology
1
-
-
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
8
4
50.0
3
75.0
Elementary
15
10
66.7
10
100.0
English
6
2
33.3
1
50.0
General Science
1
-
-
-
-
History
4
2
50.0
2
100.0
Mathematics
2
1
50.0
-
-
Moderate Disabilities
4
4
100.0
3
75.0
Severe Disabilities
2
1
50.0
1
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
63
53
84.1
41
77.4
Biology
1
1
100.0
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
4
4
100.0
3
75.0
Elementary
4
3
75.0
3
100.0
English
1
-
-
-
-
Mathematics
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Middle School Humanities
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
Middle School Mathematics/Science
4
2
50.0
2
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
35
30
85.7
22
73.3
Severe Disabilities
8
8
100.0
7
87.5
Technology/Engineering
3
2
66.7
1
50.0
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
24
23
95.8
20
87.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
24
23
95.8
20
87.0
Biology
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
5
5
100.0
4
80.0
Elementary
6
5
83.3
4
80.0
English
5
5
100.0
5
100.0
History
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
4
4
100.0
3
75.0
Severe Disabilities
2
2
100.0
2
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
Ashburnham-Westminster
6
4.6
Gardner
6
4.6
Clinton
5
3.8
Leominster
5
3.8


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