Table 7. Percentage of beginning public school teachers participating in various leadership activities at their school, by selected teacher and school characteristics: School year 2007–08

Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study (BTLS)

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Table 7. Percentage of beginning public school teachers participating in various leadership activities at their school, by selected teacher and school characteristics: School year 2007–08
		Percent of teachers who
Selected teacher or school characteristic		Coach a sport		Sponsor any student groups, clubs, or organizations		Serve as a department lead or chair		Serve as a lead curriculum specialist		Serve on a school-wide or district-wide committee or task force
Total		17.4		28.0		3.4		‡		29.4
Age
Less than 30 years		19.9		28.5		2.9		‡		26.3
30 or more years		11.1		26.6		4.6	!	2.2	!	37.7
Grade level
Primary/middle		13.2		22.3		3.4	!	‡		35.1
High/combined		23.6		36.2		3.4		2.3	!	21.1
Community type
City/suburban		15.1		27.4		2.1	!	1.0	!	28.9
Town/rural		20.5		28.7		5.1		‡		30.2
Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-49		17.1		29.8		3.4	!	‡		28.5
50 or more		18.1		25.1		2.9	!	1.1	!	30.4
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program		11.8	!	43.3	!	15.1	!	‡		31.9	!
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's values.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study (BTLS), "First Through Third Wave Preliminary Data File," 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10.

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