Data reported to answer Research Question 1 shows that the greatest numbers of respondents were school district superintendents. Almost 50% of respondents have been in their current positions for more than four years. The Local Report Card rating of school districts was analyzed three different ways with a level of commitment and degree of implementation being reviewed. Dependent on how data were grouped there was statistical significance by degree of commitment to the OIP but the same could not be said of the stages of implementation. And finally, data overwhelmingly reports that school district leaders
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believe OIP has increased dialogue among stakeholders, has promoted instructional leadership practices, has helped when introducing new state initiatives and impacts student progress and achievement