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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
1,389
987
71.1
758
76.8
2017 - 18
215
150
69.8
123
82.0
2016 - 17
224
173
77.2
148
85.5
2015 - 16
240
171
71.3
139
81.3
2014 - 15
266
196
73.7
147
75.0
2013 - 14
223
154
69.1
107
69.5
2012 - 13
232
154
66.4
99
64.3



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
29
24
82.8
22
91.7
Post-Baccalaureate All
29
24
82.8
22
91.7
Principal/Assistant Principal
24
20
83.3
18
90.0
Special Education Administrator
5
4
80.0
4
100.0
Academic: Professional Support Personnel, Initial All All
37
28
75.7
20
71.4
Post-Baccalaureate All
37
28
75.7
20
71.4
School Guidance Counselor
28
19
67.9
12
63.2
School Psychologist
9
9
100.0
8
88.9
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
145
94
64.8
78
83.0
Baccalaureate All
19
10
52.6
8
80.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
8
2
25.0
2
100.0
Earth Science
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
English
4
2
50.0
1
50.0
History
1
-
-
-
-
Mathematics
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
3
3
100.0
2
66.7
Post-Baccalaureate All
129
86
66.7
72
83.7
Biology
4
4
100.0
4
100.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
21
14
66.7
11
78.6
Earth Science
2
2
100.0
2
100.0
Elementary
20
13
65.0
10
76.9
English
22
14
63.6
11
78.6
English as a Second Language
9
7
77.8
6
85.7
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
3
3
100.0
3
100.0
History
12
9
75.0
8
88.9
Latin and Classical Humanities
4
3
75.0
2
66.7
Mathematics
10
10
100.0
8
80.0
Moderate Disabilities
9
6
66.7
6
100.0
Visually Impaired
14
2
14.3
2
100.0
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
4
4
100.0
3
75.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
4
4
100.0
3
75.0
Biology
1
1
100.0
-
-
Chemistry
1
1
100.0
-
-
English
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Foreign Language - [Spanish]
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
History
1
1
100.0
1
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
Boston
52
23.2
Revere
10
4.5
Chelsea
7
3.1
Cambridge
4
1.8


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