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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
1,185
815
68.8
558
68.5
2017 - 18
184
124
67.4
96
77.4
2016 - 17
180
128
71.1
101
78.9
2015 - 16
202
144
71.3
102
70.8
2014 - 15
173
116
67.1
71
61.2
2013 - 14
243
164
67.5
106
64.6
2012 - 13
218
150
68.8
87
58.0



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: Specialist Teacher, Initial All All
5
4
80.0
3
75.0
Post-Baccalaureate All
5
4
80.0
3
75.0
Reading
5
4
80.0
3
75.0
Academic: Teacher, Initial All All
162
106
65.4
82
77.4
Baccalaureate All
110
69
62.7
50
72.5
Business
1
-
-
-
-
Early Childhood
7
4
57.1
1
25.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
17
11
64.7
10
90.9
Elementary
37
23
62.2
17
73.9
English
9
6
66.7
4
66.7
History
9
3
33.3
2
66.7
Mathematics
3
2
66.7
2
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
13
12
92.3
9
75.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
3
3
100.0
2
66.7
Physical Education
12
7
58.3
4
57.1
Visual Art
1
-
-
-
-
Post-Baccalaureate All
59
41
69.5
34
82.9
Biology
2
1
50.0
1
100.0
Early Childhood
7
4
57.1
2
50.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
9
7
77.8
7
100.0
Elementary
9
8
88.9
8
100.0
English
5
3
60.0
2
66.7
History
6
3
50.0
2
66.7
Mathematics
2
1
50.0
-
-
Moderate Disabilities
13
8
61.5
8
100.0
Music: Vocal/Instrumental/General
3
3
100.0
2
66.7
Physical Education
3
3
100.0
2
66.7
Academic: Teacher, Professional All All
21
18
85.7
14
77.8
Post-Baccalaureate All
21
18
85.7
14
77.8
Biology
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities
6
5
83.3
4
80.0
Elementary
10
10
100.0
6
60.0
History
2
1
50.0
1
100.0
Mathematics
1
1
100.0
1
100.0
Moderate Disabilities
1
-
-
-
-
Physical Education
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
Springfield
18
10.0
Holyoke
10
5.6
Chicopee
8
4.4
Westfield
7
3.9


*No Data Available.

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