Employment Status of Teacher Certificate Recipients Data Compiled by Western Washington University Career Services Center

Washington School Districts Who Hired Graduates Top Hiring Districts Bellingham - 16 Highline - 12 Everett - 8 Oak Harbor - 7 Bellevue, Burlington-Edison, Federal Way, Seattle – 6 (each..) Arlington, Ferndale, Kent, Marysville, Mukilteo – 5 Edmonds, Issaquah, Mt. Baker, Lake Stevens, Northshore, Mt. Vernon, Stanwood Camano – 4 Auburn, Blaine, Lakewood, Meridian, Shoreline other districts and ESD’s hiring 1 to 2 graduates each

Graduates Teaching Outside Washington China – 1 Japan – 1 Macedonia – 1 South Korea – 1 Arizona – 4 California – 3 Colorado – 1 Hawaii – 1 Louisiana – 1 Maryland – 1 Montana – 1 Nevada – 2 Oregon – 4 Utah – 3 Virginia – 2

More interesting facts* Highest % of teachers in contracted positions in 5 years – 61.52% Lowest % of teachers substituting in 5 years – 24.3% Drop in # teaching out of state from : equals second highest % in 7 years outside WA – 7.6% * Data compiled from yearly employment survey by Career Services Center. See for

See also… “ Annual Placement Report” Compiled by Kimberly McDaniel Woodring College of Education Assessment and Evaluation Office , , & See: Annual Placement Survey Analysis

Employment Surveys available at… At bottom of page select “Employment Status Survey Results of Graduates” Additional information on graduates from all majors for past two years More detailed information about teacher graduates Career Services Center Old Main 280 (360)