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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
3,020
2,300
76.2
1,709
74.3
2018 - 19
464
358
77.2
304
84.9
2017 - 18
475
364
76.6
304
83.5
2016 - 17
438
341
77.9
273
80.1
2015 - 16
419
332
79.2
224
67.5
2014 - 15
436
333
76.4
214
64.3
2013 - 14
450
348
77.3
237
68.1
2012 - 13
471
344
73.0
221
64.2



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
32
31
96.9
28
90.3
Post-Baccalaureate All
32
31
96.9
28
90.3
Principal/Assistant Principal
24
24
100.0
21
87.5
School Business Administrator
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Special Education Administrator
5
4
80.0
4
100.0
Supervisor/Director
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
29
17
58.6
15
88.2
Post-Baccalaureate All
29
17
58.6
15
88.2
School Counselor
8
6
75.0
5
83.3
School Guidance Counselor
9
6
66.7
6
100.0
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
12
5
41.7
4
80.0
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
19
15
78.9
15
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
19
15
78.9
15
100.0
Reading
8
8
100.0
8
100.0
Speech Language and Hearing Disorders
11
7
63.6
7
100.0
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
351
263
74.9
218
82.9
Baccalaureate All
206
146
70.9
117
80.1
Biology
6
5
83.3
4
80.0
Dance
1
-
-
-
-
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
26
19
73.1
15
78.9
Elementary
83
61
73.5
49
80.3
English
23
11
47.8
10
90.9
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
5
5
100.0
5
100.0
History
21
15
71.4
11
73.3
Mathematics
9
8
88.9
5
62.5
Moderate Disabilities
5
4
80.0
4
100.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
3
3
100.0
1
33.3
Physical Education
6
2
33.3
2
100.0
Physics
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Severe Disabilities
13
8
61.5
6
75.0
Theater
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Visual Art
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
145
117
80.7
101
86.3
Biology
5
5
100.0
2
40.0
Chemistry
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
1
1
100.0
-
-
Earth Science
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Elementary
19
15
78.9
12
80.0
English
13
12
92.3
11
91.7
English as a Second Language
10
9
90.0
9
100.0
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
2
2
100.0
1
50.0
History
7
6
85.7
6
100.0
Mathematics
8
7
87.5
7
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
42
36
85.7
33
91.7
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Physical Education
1
-
-
-
-
Physics
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Severe Disabilities
30
18
60.0
15
83.3
Theater
1
1
100.0
-
-
Visual Art
2
1
50.0
1
100.0
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
35
34
97.1
30
88.2
Post-Baccalaureate All
35
34
97.1
30
88.2
Chemistry
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Early Childhood
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Elementary
11
10
90.9
10
100.0
English
5
5
100.0
5
100.0
History
2
2
100.0
1
50.0
Moderate Disabilities
6
6
100.0
4
66.7
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
6
6
100.0
5
83.3
Severe Disabilities
2
2
100.0
2
100.0



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2018 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2018 Program Completers First Employment
New Bedford
33
7.0
Fall River
21
4.4
Brockton
19
4.0
Attleboro
16
3.4


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