Table 1

Teacher, student and LEAP participant demographics

Riverfront school district (urban)Town 1 districtTown 2 district
All participantsTeachersStudentsLEAPTeachersStudentsLEAPTeachersStudentsLEAP
n (completion rate %)28a16,42127,17320a4456,6645a2683,3391a
(89.7)(90)(100)(0)
Race, Ethnicity (%)b
White44.886.326.145.088.234.020.087.243.1100
Black34.53.130.835.02.527.860.06.925.80
Hispanic17.24.731.415.07.230.320.02.314.00
Asian3.51.54.05.0<11.103.510
Indigenous0<1<10<1<100<10
Pacific0<1<100<100<10
Islander          
Two or moreunknown4.07.5unknown1.58.4unknown016.00
Males (%)25.027.451.225.025.051.040.029.250.50
Low incomen/an/a45.2n/an/a64.0n/an/a56.0n/a
Students with IEPsn/an/a16.0n/an/a16.0n/an/a15.0n/a
ESL/BLn/an/a20.3n/an/a16.0n/an/a7.0n/a

Note(s): LEAP = Licensed Educator Accelerated Pathway; IEP = individualized education program; ESL/BL = English as a second language/bilingual and n/a = not applicable. Other participants not included in Table 1 were White females (n = 2) from a special education cooperative serving students with disabilities (100% completion rate) in rural communities. aLEAP participants who began the program. Two participants from Riverfront School District and one from Town 2 withdrew or were dismissed from LEAP (n = 3 non-completers) for an overall completion rate of 89.3%. bDistrict demographic and other data are from the Illinois Report Card (2022). Demographic data not available for students or teachers in the special education cooperative

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