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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)
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
654
170
26.0
122
71.8
2018 - 19
110
39
35.5
36
92.3
2017 - 18
79
27
34.2
22
81.5
2016 - 17
92
21
22.8
16
76.2
2015 - 16
90
24
26.7
15
62.5
2014 - 15
88
18
20.5
8
44.4
2013 - 14
96
20
20.8
11
55.0
2012 - 13
99
21
21.2
14
66.7



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
23
5
21.7
3
60.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
23
5
21.7
3
60.0
Principal/Assistant Principal
23
5
21.7
3
60.0
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
16
7
43.8
7
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
16
7
43.8
7
100.0
School Counselor
10
3
30.0
3
100.0
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
6
4
66.7
4
100.0
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
12
4
33.3
4
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
12
4
33.3
4
100.0
Reading
12
4
33.3
4
100.0
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
59
23
39.0
22
95.7
Post-Baccalaureate All
59
23
39.0
22
95.7
Biology
5
3
60.0
3
100.0
Chemistry
2
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-
-
-
English
21
9
42.9
8
88.9
General Science
2
1
50.0
1
100.0
History
16
4
25.0
4
100.0
Mathematics
9
3
33.3
3
100.0
Physics
4
3
75.0
3
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
Boston
5
6.3
Waltham
3
3.8
Brookline
2
2.5
Revere
2
2.5


*No Data Available.

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