Teacher Certification

2014-2015 Destination Survey

Report

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Michigan State UniversityCollege of Education Career Services

For more information contact: Pepa Casselman, College of Education Career Consultant

carls173@msu.edu, 517-353-9682, http://careernetwork.msu.edu

Table of Contents

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Teacher Certification Program

Content Information Page

Program Information & Rankings 3

Data Collection & Placement

Information4

Employment Information 5-6

Geographic Information 7

Top Employers 8

Full List of Employers 9-11

Continuing Education 12

Program Information & Rankings

MSU’s Distinctive Teacher Certification Program:

• All MSU teacher preparation students must complete a 1-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 21 consecutive years.

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Data Collection & Placement

InformationIn Summer 2015, an electronic version of the Destination Survey was sent to 412 teacher

candidates who completed the 2014-2015 teacher certification internship. By March

2016, 348 had responded resulting in an 84% response 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: http://www.careernetwork.msu.edu.

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Percentage of

Teacher

Certification

Program

Respondents

Placed

98% (n=340)

Employed, 94%, n=326

Full-time Graduate School, 3%, n=11

Seeking Employment, 2%, n=8 Other Option, 1%,

n=3

Placement of 2014-15 Teaching Interns

Employment Information

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Employment Facts

Average Number of Job Offers 2 (n=199)

Received Job Offer Before Program Completion 23% (n=46)

Received Job Offer Prior to or Within Four Months of Program

Completion93% (n=184)

58% (n=11) of respondents

working outside of teaching

identified having a professional

career

35%, n=7331%, n=63

21%, n=44

8%, n=162%, n=4

2%, n=4 0.50%, n=1 0.50%, n=1

Job Search Method

Contracted Teaching Position

88%, n=288

Teaching Support Position

8%, n=26

Position Outside of Teaching4%, n=12

Type of Work

Employment Information

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Number of Participants in

the 2015 MSU Teacher Fair

Employers – 168(up 36 employers from 2014)

Students – 497Source: MSU Career Services Network Events Coordinator

Average Number of

College Career-Related

Experiences Reported

3.6 (n=162)

$37,175 (n=171)

$35,642 (n=114)

$36,640 (n=3)

$38,213 (n=9)

$38,000 (n=5)

$41,721 (n=7)

$42,590 (n=3)

$43,714 (n=7)

$50,440 (n=5)

$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000

Overall

Michigan

Arizona

Colorado

Tenessee

Washington

Virginia

Illinois

Texas

Average Salary Reported for Top Recruiting States

Geographic Information

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Employment Locations by State and RegionEmployment by Region

Northeast 3%

Southeast 5%

Midwest* 71%

South 3%

West 15%

International 3%

*Midwest includes Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,

Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa

Overall Percentage of

Respondents Working in

Michigan

64%(n=191)

93% Percentage of Respondents

Working in Michigan in

Contracted Teaching

Positions (n=177)

Top Employers

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The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired

by school district.

Chicago Public Schools (IL) 8

Lansing Public Schools (MI) 8

South Lyon Community Schools (MI) 7

Aurora Public Schools (CO) 6

Fowlerville Community Schools (MI) 6

Battle Creek Public Schools (MI) 5

Detroit Public Schools (MI) 5

Full List of Employers: In-State

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

Alpena Public Schools 1 Detroit Edison Public Academy 2 Grosse Pointe Public School System 3

Avondale School District 2 Detroit Public Schools 5 Hamadeh Educational Services 3

Battle Creek Public Schools 5 Dexter Community Schools 1 Hart Public Schools 1

Bay City Public Schools 2

Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary Academy-

Muskegon 2 Hartland Consolidated Schools 2

Berkley Public Schools 1 Durand Community Schools 1 Henry Ford Academy: Elementary School 1

Birmingham Public Schools 2 East Lansing Public Schools 1 Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies 1

Bloomfield Hills School District 1 Easton Rapids Public Schools 2 Holland Public Schools 1

Brandywine Community Schools 1 Elk Rapids Schools 1 Holt Public Schools 2

Bright Horizons 1 Ellsworth Community Schools 1 Houghton Lake Public Schools 1

Brighton Area Schools 1 Eton Academy 3 Huron Valley Schools 1

Buchanan Community Schools 1 Forest Hills Public Schools 1 Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic School 1

CACS Head Start 1 Fowlerville Community Schools 6 International Academy 1

Caledonia Community Schools 2 Fraser Public Schools 2

International Preparatory Academy MacDowell

Campus 1

Cavanaugh STEAM Magnet School 1 Genesee Academy 1 Jackson Preparatory and Early College 1

Charlotte Public Schools 1 Global Preparatory Academy 1 Jackson Public Schools 1

Chippewa Valley Schools 2 Grand Blanc Community Schools 3 Keys Grace Academy 1

Cole Academy 1 Grand Ledge Public Schools 1 Lake Orion Community Schools 1

Comstock Park Public Schools 2 Grand Rapids Public Schools 2 Lakeview School District 1

Corner Store Charter Schools 2 Grandville Public Schools 2 Lansing Catholic High School 1

Dearborn Public Schools 2 Greenville Public Schools 2 Lansing Public Schools 8

Full List of Employers: In-State

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

Lincoln Park Public Schools 1 Orchard View Public Schools 1 Taylor International Academy 1

Livonia Public Schools 1 Our Lady of Consolation 1 Troy School District 1

Lowell Area Schools 2 Owosso Public Schools 1 Utica Community Schools 1

Manchester Community Schools 1 Pansophia Academy 1 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools 2

Martin Luther Kind Jr. Education Center Academy 1 Parkway Christian School 1 Waterford School District 2

Mason Public Schools 2 Pennfield Public Schools 1 Webberville Community Schools 1

Mattawan Consolidated Schools 1 Pontiac Public School District 1 Whitehall School District 1

Michigan Center School District 1 Port Huron Area School District 1 Williamston Community Schools 1

Michigan Connections Academy 1 Rochester Community Schools 1

Michigan Virtual University 1 Roscommon Area Public Schools 1

Midland Public Schools 1 Saginaw Township Community Schools 1

Monroe Public Schools 1 Saline Area Schools 2

National Heritage Academies/ Flagship Academy 1 School District of the City of Pontiac 2

National Heritage Academy/ Grand River Academy 1 South Lyon Community Schools 7

New Haven Community Schools 1 South Redford School District 2

Northville Public Schools 2 Southfield Christian School 1

Novi Community Schools 2 St. Mary’s School 1

Oak Park Schools 1 Stephenson Area Public Schools 1

Oakland FlexTech Academy 1 Sturgis Public Schools 1

Okemos Public Schools 4 Swartz Creek Community Schools 1

Full List of Employers: Out-of-State

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

ABLE Academy Enterprises 1 East Side Union High School District 1 Noble Network of Charter Schools 1

Aldine Independent School District 2 Englewood Public Schools 1 NRHEG Public Schools 1

Anne Arundel County Public Schools 1 Fairfield Public Schools 1 Ogden School District 1

Archdiocese of Chicago 1 Greenville Country School District 1 Oklahoma City Public Schools 1

Aurora Public Schools 6 Gwinnett County Public Schools 1 Penn Harris Madison Schools 1

Bellevue School District 1 Harlan County School District 1 Peoria Unified School District 1

Benjamin Mays Academy 1 Harold W. Smith School 1 Prince William County Public Schools 1

Berwyn South School District 100 1 Henrico County Public Schools 1 Renton School District 403 1

Boulder Valley School District 1 Highline Public Schools 1 Ridgeline Montessori Public Charter School 1

Brighton School District 1 Isaac Elementary District 1 Riverside Township Public School District 1

Butler School District 53 1 Issaquah School District 1 Rutherford County Schools 1

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent

School District 1 Jamesburg Public School District 1 Safford Unified School District 1

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 2 Janesville School District 1 Somerton Elementary District 1

Cheery Drive Elementary- Adams 12

District 1 Kent School District 3 South Bend Community School Cooperation 1

Chicago Public Schools 8 KIPP Public Charter School 2 Springfield School District-RE4 1

Clark County School District 1 Lincoln Public Schools 1 St. Stanislaus Kostka 1

Clarksville-Montgomery Country School

System 3 Martin County School District 1 Starkville School District 1

Cypress- Fairbanks Independent School

District 2 Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools 2 Stevens Cooperative School 1

Denver Public Schools 4 Mullins Public Schools 1 Walla Walla Public Schools 1

District of Columbia Public Schools 1 New Haven School District 1 Walt Disney Magnet School 1

Eagle County Schools 1 New Kent Public Schools 1 Widefield School District 3 3

Continuing Education Information

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Attending Full-Time Graduate

Studies as Main PursuitThe number indicates how many reported attending each

school.

Michigan State University 4

Cleveland Institute of Music 1

Eastman School of Music, U. of Rochester 1

Indiana University 1

The Juilliard School 1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1

Western Michigan University 1

Unknown 1

75%, n=159

17%, n=37

5%, n=11 3%, n=6

1-5 Years Within 1 Year Immediately Never

Employed With Plans to Continue Education

92%, n=182

4%, n=8 2%, n=4 1%, n=2 .5%, n=1 .5%, n=1

Degree of Interest

Type of Master’s Degree

Programs of Interest

• Administration

• Educational Technology

• Special Education

• School Counselor

• Teaching and Curriculum