Workforce Contribution
Completer Placement Rates have been replaced with Workforce Contribution, and completer Retention Rates no longer are provided. Per the Florida Department of Education, workforce contribution is defined as the number of program completers placed in Florida public and private schools and out-of-state P-12 schools in the first academic year subsequent to program completion with additional weight given to production of completers in statewide High Demand Teacher Needs areas.
Included completers are identified by the Department’s Staff Information System, as prescribed in section 1008.385(2), F.S. Program completers employed in a private or out-of-state p-12 school are also included in the calculation if data are reported by the program and have been verified by the Department. The total number of completers will be reduced if a program provides documentation of a completer’s death or disability. [State Board Rule 6A-5.066, F.A.C.]
In the first year of Workforce Contribution reported, this is defined as the percentage of 2021-2022 program completers employed in the academic year of 2022- 2023.