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Teacher Preparation Program 2019-20 Destination Survey Report

Michigan State University

College of Education Career Services

For more information contact: Pepa Casselman, College of Education Career Consultant carls173@msu.edu, 517-353-9680, CareerNetwork.msu.edu

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Table of Contents

Teacher Preparation Program Destination Survey

Content Information Page

Program Information & Rankings 3

Data Collection & Placement Information

Employment Information

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Geographic Information

Top Employers

Full List of Employers

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Employment Outside of Teaching

Continuing Education

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Program Information & Rankings

MSU’s Distinctive Teacher Preparation Program:

All MSU teacher preparation students must complete a one-year teaching internship after earning a 4-year undergraduate degree.
Teaching interns earn 12 graduate level credits that can, with program approval, be applied toward several master’s degree programs offered by the College of Education.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Programs have been ranked

#1 nationally for 26 consecutive years.

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Data Collection & Placement Information

In Summer 2020, an electronic version of the Destination Survey was sent to 236 teacher candidates who completed the 2019-2020 teacher certification internship. By the end of December 2020, 224 had responded resulting in an 95% knowledge rate and a 97% placement rate. All results of this survey are based on the responses to individual questions asked. Not all respondents answered every question.

This report is part of a larger campus-wide Destination Survey Report that can be found on the Career Services web site: CareerNetwork.msu.edu

Placement of 2019-20 Teaching Interns

Percentage of Respondents Working in Contracted Teaching and Teaching Support Positions

92%

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Employment Information

15%

Received Job Offer Before Program Completion

Accepted Job Offer Within 2 Months of Program Completion

56%

Type of Work

Employment Facts

Average Number of Job Offers 2

Top Job Search Methods

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Number of Contracted Teachers Reporting an Employment Bonus:

Bonuses Included:

$2000 Stipend

Travel & Housing Stipend

(international)

Entering at

Higher Step

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Geographic Information

Employment Locations by State and Region

63%

Percentage of Contracted Teachers Reporting Working in Michigan

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Top Employers

The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired by school district.
Detroit Public Schools Community District (MI)	14
Chicago Public Schools (IL)	11
Livonia Public Schools (MI)	7
Lansing Public Schools (MI)	6
Aurora Public Schools (IL)	4
Grosse Pointe Public Schools (MI)	4

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Full List of Employers: In-State

The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired by each district.

Avondale School District: 2 Battle Creek Public Schools: 1 Berkley School District: 1 Brighton Area Schools: 3 Byron Center Public Schools: 3 Center Line Public Schools: 1 Charlevoix Public Schools: 1 Charyl Stockwell Academy: 1

Clarkston Community School District: 1 Clawson Public Schools: 1

Clintondale Virtual Academy: 1

Crosswell-Lexington Community Schools: 1

Decatur Public Schools: 1

Detroit Edison Public School Academy: 1 Detroit Premier Academy: 1

Detroit Public Schools Cmty. District: 14 Dundee Community Schools: 1

East Lansing School District: 3 Eaton Rapids Public Schools: 2 Farmington Public School District: 1 Ferndale Public Schools: 2

Flint Cultural Center Academy: 1

Grand Blanc Community Schools: 1 Grand Ledge Public Schools: 2 Grand Rapids Public Schools: 3 Grand Traverse Academy: 1 Grandville Public Schools: 1 Greenville Public Schools: 1 Grosse Pointe Public Schools: 4

Hamadeh Educational School Svcs.: 1 Harbor Springs School District: 1 Hazel Park School District: 1 Highpoint Virtual Academy of Mich.: 1 Houghton Lake Community Schools: 1

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Full List of Employers: In-State

The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired by each district.

My Virtual Academy: 1 Newaygo County RESA: 1 Northview Public Schools: 2 Northville Public Schools: 1

Novi Community School District: 1

Okemos Public Schools: 3

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School: 3 Our Lady Star of the Sea: 1

Owosso Public Schools: 1 Oxford Community Schools: 1

Paramount Charter Academy: 1 Pennfield Schools: 1

Port Huron Area School District: 1 Portland Public Schools: 2 Potterville Public Schools: 1

River Rouge School District: 2 River Valley School District: 2

Kelloggsville Public Schools: 1 Kentwood Public Schools: 1 L’Anse Creuse Public Schools: 1

Lake Linden-Hubbell School District: 1 Lakewood Public Schools: 1

Lamphere Public Schools: 1 Lansing Public School District: 6 Lapeer Public Schools: 1 Lincoln Park School District: 1 Livonia Public Schools: 7

Lumen Chiristi Catholic Schools: 1 Marshall Public Schools: 1 Mattawan Consolidated Schools: 1 Midland Public Schools: 2

Milan Area Schools: 1

Muskegon Hts. Public School Academy: 1 Muskegon Public Schools: 1

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Full List of Employers: In-State

The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired by each district.

Roseville Community Schools: 1 Royal Oak Schools: 1

Saginaw ISD: 1

St. Mary’s Catholic Central: 1 St. Mary’s School: 1

St. Joseph Catholic School: 1 Suttons Bay Public Schools: 1

Tri County Area Schools: 1 Troy School District: 2

Utica Community Schools: 1

Van Dyke Public Schools: 1

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools: 1

Warren Woods Public Schools: 1 West Ottawa Public Schools: 1 Whiteford Ag. School District: 1 Williamston Community Schools: 1

Wyandotte School District: 1 Zeeland Public Schools: 1

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Full List of Employers: Out-of-State

The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired by each district.

Arizona

Vail School District: 1

California

Carden Academy: 1

Colorado

Aurora Public Schools: 3 Cherry Creek School District: 1

Douglas County School District: 1 Garfield County School District 16: 1 Westminster Public Schools: 1 Florida

Hillsborough County Public Schools: 1

Pasco County Schools: 1

Illinois

Acero Charter Schools: 1

Archdioceses of Chicago: 1 Breakthrough Urban Ministries: 1 Chicago Public Schools: 11

Illinois Cont’d

Community Consolidated School District 15: 1

Community Consolidated School District 89: 1

Des Plaines School District 62: 1

Downers Grove District 58: 1

Evergreen Park Elementary School Dist. 124: 1 Great Lakes Academy Charter School: 1 Naperville District 203: 1

Palatine School District 15: 1 Perspectives Charter Schools: 2

Indiana

Franklin Community School Corporation: 1 Indianapolis Public Schools: 1

Iowa:

Dubuque Community School District: 1

Maryland

Anne Arundel County Public School District: 1

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Full List of Employers: Out-of-State

The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired by each district.

Massachusetts

Hadley Public School District: 1

Minnesota

Austin Public Schools: 1 Yinghua Academy: 1

Missouri

St. Louis Public Schools: 1

Ohio

Oakstone Academy: 1

Parma Community Intermediate: 1

South Dakota

Plankinton School District: 1

Tennessee

Rutherford County Schools: 1

Texas

Dallas ISD: 1

Paris ISD: 1

Waco ISD: 1

Virginia

Stafford County Public Schools: 1

Virginia Beach City Public Schools: 1

U.S. Virgin Islands

Gift Hill School: 1

Ecuador

Nord Anglia Education School: 1

Saudi Arabia

International Schools Group: 1

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Employment Outside of Teaching

Behavioral Therapist
Business Owner
Campus Ministry Partner
College Advisor (AmeriCorps)
Private Remote Teacher

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Continuing Education Information

Universities Attended The number indicates how many respondents pursued a graduate program at each college/university.
Michigan State University	3
Oregon State University	1
Southern Methodist University	1
University of Georgia	1

Graduate Studies Pursued

Agricultural Education
Clarinet Performance
French
Music
Saxophone Performance
Teaching & Curriculum