1. Employment Status of 2006-07 Teacher Certificate Recipients Data Compiled by Western Washington University Career Services Center

3. Washington School Districts Who Hired 2006-07 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 - 3 40 other districts and ESD’s hiring 1 to 2 graduates each

4. 2006-07 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

5. 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 2005-06: equals second highest % in 7 years outside WA – 7.6% * Data compiled from yearly employment survey by Career Services Center. See www.careers@wwu.edu for more.www.careers@wwu.edu

7. See also… “ Annual Placement Report” Compiled by Kimberly McDaniel Woodring College of Education Assessment and Evaluation Office 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005 & 2005-2006 http://www.wce.wwu.edu/Resources/AE/IPTeachers%20Program%20Graduates.shtml See: Annual Placement Survey Analysis

8. Employment Surveys available at… www.careers.wwu.edu At bottom of page select “Employment Status Survey Results of 2006-07 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) 650-3240