Teacher Certification

2013-2014 Destination Survey

Report

1

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

2

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.

3

Data Collection & Placement

InformationIn Summer 2014, an electronic version of the Destination Survey was sent to 465 teacher

candidates who completed the 2013-2014 teacher certification internship. By March

2015, 388 had responded resulting in an 83% 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

at http://www.careernetwork.msu.edu.

4

Percentage of

Teacher

Certification

Program

Respondents

Placed

98% (n=382)Employed, 96%,

n=373

Full-time Graduate School, 2%, n=8

Seeking Employment, 2%, n=6

Other Option, >1%, n=1

Placement of 2013-14 Teaching Interns

Employment Information

5

Employment Facts

Average Number of Job Offers 2.18 (n=195)

Received Job Offer Before Program Completion 15% (n=27)

Received Job Offer Prior to or Within Four Months of Program

Completion88% (n=162)

58% (n=11) of respondents

working outside of teaching

identified having a professional

career

41%, n=86

23%, n=49 23%, n=49

7%, n=14 4%, n=81%, n=2 0.50%, n=1 0.50%, n=1

Job Search MethodContracted Teaching Position

85%, n=316

Teaching Support Position

13%, n=48

Position Outside of Teaching2%, n=9

Type of Work

Employment Information

6

Number of Participants in

the 2015 MSU Teacher Fair

Employers – 168(up 36 employers from last year)

Students – 497Source: Michigan State University Career Services Network Events Coordinator

Average Number of College

Career-Related Experiences

Reported by Teaching Intern

3.3 (n=162)

$35,843 , n=157

$34,533 , n=3

$35,317 , n=100

$36,149 , n=6

$37,833 , n=3

$38,250 , n=4

$43,675 , n=13

$0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000 $40,000 $45,000 $50,000

Overall

Indiana

Michigan

N. Carolina

Florida

Arizona

Illinois

Average Salary Reported for Top Recruiting States

Geographic Information

7

Employment Locations by State and RegionEmployment by Region

Northeast 2%

Southeast 5%

Midwest* 81%

South 1%

West 8%

International 5%

*Midwest includes Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,

Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa

Overall Percentage of

Respondents Working in

Michigan

69%(n=254)

82% Percentage of Respondents

Working in Michigan in

Contracted Teaching

Positions (n=208)

Top Employers

8

The numbers indicate how many respondents reported being hired

by school district.

Chicago Public Schools (IL) 17

South Lyon Community Schools (MI) 9

Wayne-Westland Community Schools (MI) 5

Adams County School District 14 (CO) 4

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (NC) 4

Detroit Public Schools (MI) 4

Kentwood Public Schools (MI) 4

Full List of Employers

9

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

3e International School 2 Bronson Community Schools 1 Clawson Public Schools 1 Diocese of Lansing 1

Adams 14 School District 4 Bullock Creek School District 1 Clear Creek Independent School District 1 District 33 1

Adrian Public Schools 1 Burr Oak Community Schools 1 Collier County Public Schools 1 Dorchester School District Two 1

Agua Fria Union High School District 1 Caledonia Community Schools 1 Coloma Community Schools 1 Douglas County School District 1

Aldine Independent School District 2 Canton Prep High School 1 Columbia International College 1 East Detroit Public Schools 1

AmeriCorps 2 Carson City-Crystal Area Schools 2 Columbiana Exempted Village Schools 1 East Lansing Public Schools 2

Ann Arbor Public Schools 2 Cartwright School District 1 Comstock Park School District 1 Ector County ISD 1

American Creativity Academy 1 Center Line Public Schools 4 Concord Community Schools 1 Edwardsburg Public Schools 1

Avondale Schools 1 Cesar Chavez Academy 1 Coopersville Area Public Schools 1 Equity/Schools for the Future Detroit 1

Bath Community Schools 1 Chandler Park Academy 1 Crescent Academy 1 Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. 1

Battle Creek Area Math & Science

Center 2 Charles County Public Schools 1 Cyber Education Center 1 Everest Academy 1

Bay City Public Schools 1 Charlotte Public Schools 3 Dansville School District No. 118 1 Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District 1

Benton Harbor Area Schools 1 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 4 De La Salle Collegiate 1 Fitzgerald Public Schools 1

Benzie County Central Schools 1 Charlton Heston Academy 1 Dearborn Public Schools 3 Fond du Lac School District 1

Berkley School District 2 Chesaning Union Schools 2 Detroit 90/90 1 Forrest Hills Public Schools 1

Bigelow Hill Intermediate School 1 Chesterfield County Public Schools 1 Detroit Charter Schools 1 Fort Wayne Community Schools 1

Birmingham Public Schools 2 Chicago Public Schools 17 Detroit Country Day School 1 Four Corners Montessori Academy 1

Bishop Kelley Catholic Schools 1 Chicago Urban League 1 Detroit Edison Public Academy 1 Fowlerville Community Schools 2

Bloomfield Hills Public Schools 1 Choice School Associates 1 Detroit Premiere Academy 1 Franklin Academy Charter School 1

Brighton Area Schools 2 Clarkston Community Schools 2 Detroit Public Schools 4 Fraser Public School District 2

Britton-Deerfield School District 1 Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools 3 DeWitt Public Schools 1 Galena Park ISD 1

Full List of Employers

10

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

Garden City Public Schools 1 Holt Public Schools 1 Lamphere Public Schools 3

Metropolitan District of Wayne

Township 1

Gaston County Schools 1 Howell Public School District 1 LanguageCorps 1 Michigan State University 1

Geisler Middle School 1 Huron School District 1 Lansing School District 1 Michigan Technical Academy 2

Genesee Schools 1 Independent School District 196 1 Laramie County School District 1

Mid Valley Special Education

Cooperative 1

Godfrey-Lee Public Schools 1 Indianapolis Public Schools 1 Lenguatec 1 Midland Public Schools 2

Grace Lutheran School 1 International Programs School 2 Leona Group 1 Milan Area Schools 1

Grand Blanc Community Schools 3 Ionia Public Schools 1 Lincoln Early Childhood School 1 Montague Area Public Schools 1

Grand Haven Area Public Schools 2 Jackson Public Schools 1 Littleton Elementary District 1 Most Holy Trinity School 1

Grand Ledge Public Schools 3

Jefferson Parish Public School

System 1 Livingston and Ingham County 1 Muskegon Heights Academy 1

Grand Rapids Public Schools 3 John Adam's High School 1 Livonia Public Schools 1 Nanhai Middle Experimental School 1

Grand River Academy 1 Kalamazoo Public Schools 1 Lowell Area Schools 1 National Heritage Academies 3

Greenville Public Schools 1 Kaufman Children's Center 1 Lower Kuskokwim School District 1 New Beginnings Academy 1

Grosse Pointe Public Schools 3 Kent School District 1 Luz-Guerrero Early College High School 1 New Haven Community Schools 1

Gunma Kokusai Academy 1 Kentwood Public Schools 4 Mackinac Island Public School 1 Niles Community Schools 2

Hartland Consolidated Schools 1 Kingsley Area Schools 1 Madison Heights Public Schools 1 Niles New Tech Academy 1

Haslett Public Schools 2 Korea International School 1 Maple Bear Songdo English School 1

Northside Independent School

District 1

Hastings Area School System 1 Laingsburg Community Schools 2 Mason Public Schools 2 Northville Public Schools 1

Hillel Day School 1 Lake Orion Community Schools 1 Mathnasium 1

Notre Dame Preparatory and Marist

Academy 1

Hillsdale Community Schools 1

Lake Zurich Community Unit

School District - District 95 1 Mayer Unified School District 1 Novi Community School District 2

Holly Area Schools 1 Lakeshore Public Schools 1 McComb County 1

NPFE Detroit Edison Public School

Academy 1

Holt Early Education Clinic 1 Lakeview Public Schools 1 Metro-Detroit Area 1 Oasis International School 1

Full List of Employers

11

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

Okemos Public Schools 1 Romeo Public Schools 1 Starr Detroit Academy 1 West Michigan Aviation Academy 2

Old Redford Academy 1 Roscommon Public Schools 1 Sturgis Public Schools 1 Whitehall District Schools 1

Orange County Public Schools 1 Rose City Area Schools 1 Sylvan Learning Center 2 Wilmette Public Schools 1

Orchard View Schools 1 Saginaw Township Community Schools 1 Teach For America 1

Winans Academy for Performing

Arts 1

Oscoda Area Schools 1 Saline Area Schools 1 Teton School District 401 1 Woodworth Elementary School 1

Owosso Public Schools 2

Savannah-Chatham County Public

Schools 1 Three Oaks Public Schools Academy 1 Zeeland Christian School 1

Palm Beach County School District. 2 Shiawassee RESD 1 Township High School District 211 1

Pennfield Schools 2 Smart Middle School 1 Trinity Lutheran Church and School 1

Peoria Unified School District 1 Somerset academy 1 Troy School District 3

Perrysburg Schools 1 South Lyon Community Schools 9

University of Detroit Jesuit High School

& Academy 1

Perspectives Charter School 1 South Redford School District 2 University Prep Academy High School 1

Plymouth Educational Center 1 Spring Branch ISD 1 Utica Community Schools 2

Prep Net 1 Spring Independent School District 1 Wake County Public Schools 2

Public Schools of Petoskey 1 Spring-Ford School District 1 Warren Woods Public Schools 2

Reeths-Puffer School District 2 St Lucie School District 1 Warwick Public Schools 1

Rensselaer School Corporation 1

St Paul Brookfield Lutheran Church and

School 1 Washington Local Schools 1

Rising Stars Child Care and Learning

Center 1 St. Hugo of the Hills School 1 Washtenaw International High School 1

Roaring Fork School District 1 St. Peter Lutheran 1 Waverly Community Schools 2

Robert E. Lee High School 1 St. Stephen Catholic School 1

Wayne-Westland Community School

District 5

Rochester Community Schools 2 St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School 1 Webberville Community Schools 1

Rockford Public Schools 2 Star International Academy 1 West Branch Rose City Area Schools 1

Continuing Education Information

12

Attending Full-Time Graduate Studies as Main Pursuit

The number indicates how many reported attending each school.

Michigan State University 3

Wayne State University 2

Columbia College 1

Tulane University 1

University of Illinois 1

73%, n=151

16%, n=328%, n=16 3%, n=7

1-5 Years Within 1 Year Immediately Never

Employed With Plans to Continue Education

91%, n=178

4%, n=8 3%, n=5 2%, n=3 .5%, n=1 .5%, n=1

Degree of InterestType of Master’s Degree

Programs of Interest

• Agricultural Education

• Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Administration

• Educational Technology

• Special Education

• Social Work

• Teaching and Curriculum

• Writing & Rhetoric