Boston Private Industry Council

Boston Private Industry CouncilThe Boston Private Industry Council (PIC) is a nonprofit organization that helps Boston-based youth and adults find education and employment opportunities. As the city’s school-to-career intermediary, PIC re-engages high school students who fall behind or drop out of school while also serving as postsecondary coaches for BPS graduates throughout their local college education.

Visit the Boston Private Industry Council's website for more information about the organization.

Follow-Up Surveys

Starting in the mid-1980s, CLMS collaborated with the Boston Private Industry Council and Boston Public Schools to conduct a follow-up survey of high school graduates from the preceding calendar year. The survey was designed to collect information on the graduates’ current employment and college enrollment status, including information on the types of college and post-secondary training institutions attended, financial aid, employment, wages, and job-related training activities.

Boston Public High School Graduates’ Perceptions of their High Schools’ Effectiveness in Preparing them for College and the Labor Market: By Class

Boston Public School Graduates' Perceptions of Their High Schools' Effectiveness in Preparing Them for College and the Labor Market
Boston Public School Graduates' Perceptions of Their High Schools' Effectiveness in Preparing Them for College and the Labor Market
Boston Public High School Graduates' Perceptions of Their High Schools' Effectiveness in Preparing Them for College and the Labor Market
Boston Public School Graduates' Perceptions of Their High Schools' Effectiveness in Preparing Them for College and the Labor Market
Boston Public High School Graduates' Perceptions of Their High Schools' Effectiveness in Preparing Them for College and the Labor Market
Boston Public High School Graduates' Perceptions of their High School's Effectiveness in Preparing them for College and the Labor Market: Findings from the Follow-up Survey of Class of 2009 Graduates
Boston High School Graduates' Assessments of Their High Schools' Role in Preparing Them for College and the Labor Market
Boston Public High School Graduates' Perceptions of Their High Schools' Effectiveness in Preparing Them for College and the Labor Market

 

The College Enrollment Behavior of Various Boston Public School Graduates: By Class

The College Enrollment Behavior of Class of 1999 Graduates from the Boston Public Schools
The College Enrollment Behavior of Class of 2000 Graduates from the Boston Public Schools
The College Enrollment Behavior of Class of 2001 Graduates from the Boston Public Schools
The College Enrollment Behavior of Class of 2002 Graduates from the Boston Public Schools
The College Enrollment Behavior of Class of 2005 Boston Public High School Graduates Including A Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Findings of the Winter/Spring 2006 Follow-Up Survey

 

The College Enrollment and Labor Market/Employment Outcomes For Various Boston Public High School Graduates: By Class

The College Enrollment and Employment Outcomes For Class of 1998 Boston Public High School Graduates
College Enrollment and Labor Market Outcomes For Class of 2000 Boston Public High School Graduates
College Enrollment and Labor Market Outcomes For Class of 2001 Boston Public High School Graduates
The College Enrollment and Labor Market Status of Boston Public High School Graduates from the Class of 2001
College Enrollment and Employment Outcomes For Class of 2004 Boston Public High School Graduates
College Enrollment and Labor Market Outcomes For Class of 2006 Boston Public High School Graduates
College Enrollment and Labor Market Outcomes for Class of 2009 BPS High School Graduates: by High School
College Enrollment and Labor Market Outcomes For Class of 2011 Boston Public High School Career and Technical Education Graduates

 

Teen Summer Employment

Summer employment is important for youth laborers to gain experience, and potentially secure future labor market opportunities. However, summer employment opportunities have been declining, especially for demographics who would benefit most from them. Research shows that those who work most intensively in high school obtain more jobs and earn higher wages after graduation, though teen employment rates have fallen by 50% between 2000 and 2012. To help combat the phenomenon at a grassroots level, in addition to enacting policies, organizations such as PIC help teens seek employment, and provide support so teens remain successful at their jobs.  The following reports discuss such policies and infrastructures for youth in various school systems and demographics.

The Senior Year In-School and Summer Work Experiences of Class of 1999 Boston Public School Graduates
The Summer 2012 Jobs Program for At-Risk Youth in High Poverty Neighborhoods of Boston
The Summer 2013 Jobs Program for At-Risk Youth in High Poverty Neighborhoods of Boston
The Summer Employment Experiences and the Personal/Social Behaviors of Youth Violence Prevention Employment Program Participants and Those of a Comparison Group