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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
1,116
618
55.4
437
70.7
2017 - 18
156
74
47.4
53
71.6
2016 - 17
175
94
53.7
83
88.3
2015 - 16
158
94
59.5
69
73.4
2014 - 15
195
113
57.9
74
65.5
2013 - 14
224
123
54.9
84
68.3
2012 - 13
209
121
57.9
75
62.0



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
24
3
12.5
3
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
24
3
12.5
3
100.0
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
24
3
12.5
3
100.0
Academic: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
7
6
85.7
4
66.7
Post-Baccalaureate All
7
6
85.7
4
66.7
Reading
7
6
85.7
4
66.7
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
122
63
51.6
44
69.8
Post-Baccalaureate All
122
63
51.6
44
69.8
Elementary
17
10
58.8
5
50.0
English
3
3
100.0
2
66.7
English as a Second Language
7
6
85.7
4
66.7
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
2
2
100.0
1
50.0
General Science
1
-
-
-
-
History
5
3
60.0
3
100.0
Library
12
10
83.3
9
90.0
Mathematics
1
-
-
-
-
Moderate Disabilities
22
3
13.6
3
100.0
Severe Disabilities
52
26
50.0
17
65.4
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
3
2
66.7
2
100.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
3
2
66.7
2
100.0
Elementary
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
History
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
1
-
-
-
-



Top Employing Massachusetts Public School Districts (First Employing District)
District
 Number of 2017 Program Completers First Employment Percent of 2017 Program Completers First Employment
Newton
7
4.0
Framingham
5
2.9
Lawrence
5
2.9
Boston
5
2.9


*No Data Available.

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