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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
2,426
1,547
63.8
1,167
75.4
2017 - 18
382
238
62.3
192
80.7
2016 - 17
378
264
69.8
222
84.1
2015 - 16
389
253
65.0
203
80.2
2014 - 15
398
272
68.3
187
68.8
2013 - 14
493
313
63.5
213
68.1
2012 - 13
468
270
57.7
184
68.1



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: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
28
11
39.3
9
81.8
Post-Baccalaureate All
28
11
39.3
9
81.8
School Guidance Counselor
15
8
53.3
7
87.5
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
13
3
23.1
2
66.7
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
34
28
82.4
23
82.1
Post-Baccalaureate All
34
28
82.4
23
82.1
Reading
34
28
82.4
23
82.1
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
276
164
59.4
128
78.0
Baccalaureate All
37
14
37.8
8
57.1
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
4
2
50.0
1
50.0
Elementary
12
6
50.0
4
66.7
English
6
1
16.7
-
-
General Science
2
1
50.0
1
100.0
History
4
1
25.0
-
-
Mathematics
4
1
25.0
-
-
Moderate Disabilities
4
2
50.0
2
100.0
Political Science/Political Philosophy
1
-
-
-
-
Post-Baccalaureate All
239
150
62.8
120
80.0
Biology
4
4
100.0
4
100.0
Chemistry
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
42
21
50.0
17
81.0
Earth Science
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Elementary
77
40
51.9
29
72.5
English
5
5
100.0
4
80.0
English as a Second Language
4
2
50.0
2
100.0
History
8
6
75.0
4
66.7
Instructional Technology
5
4
80.0
4
100.0
Mathematics
11
8
72.7
8
100.0
Middle School Humanities
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Middle School Mathematics/Science
2
1
50.0
1
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
59
48
81.4
38
79.2
Severe Disabilities
11
5
45.5
5
100.0
Visual Art
9
4
44.4
1
25.0
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
47
37
78.7
33
89.2
Post-Baccalaureate All
47
37
78.7
33
89.2
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
7
5
71.4
4
80.0
Elementary
27
23
85.2
22
95.7
General Science
2
2
100.0
1
50.0
Mathematics
9
7
77.8
7
100.0
Visual Art
3
1
33.3
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Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2017 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2017 Program Completers First Employment
Boston
14
3.7
Lexington
12
3.2
Newton
10
2.6
Brookline
9
2.4


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