Local Educator Access Plan
Local Educator Access Planning (LEAP) seeks to ensure that students living at or below the federal poverty line (economically disadvantaged) and students of color (minority students) have access to excellent educators, defined as those teachers and leaders who are effective, experienced, and properly licensed or certified. Districts and schools complete a local educator access plan using district and building specific data to identify areas of opportunity and growth.
Districts and schools in One Plan Cohort 2 will submit through the One Needs Assessment and One Plan components of the ED STEPS system. It is recommended that districts and schools in One Plan Cohort 1 and 3 review their data and make any necessary changes to their three-year plans.
Local Educator Access Planning Resources
Resource Guide for Local Educator Access Plan assists district and school personnel in understanding and addressing FY26 local educator access planning requirements.
Locating the Educator Access Analysis Tool step-by-step instructions on how to access the tool.
Using the Educator Access Analysis Tool provides a description of the Educator Access Analysis Tool for districts and schools to use in local planning.
Conducting a Root-Cause Analysis with Stakeholders provides guidance on understanding and conducting a root-cause analysis, section 2 in local educator access planning.
Determine and Outlining Strategies to Alleviate Gaps provides guidance on strategy development to alleviate gaps, section 3 in local educator access planning.
LEAP FAQs
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