While we believe that these conclusions are consistent with the data presented, we acknowledge
limitations of our analyses. First, while there is reason to be confident of the pattern of emphasis on
different dimensions of the instructional leadership role, the validity ascribed to their level of engagement
remains open to debate. A stronger research design would have compared the pre-reformprofile
of principal instructional leadership obtained from principals and teachers with perceptions from
both role groups during the post-reform era. However, given the opportunistic nature of data collection
during the latter period, this simply was not possible. Although we sought to provide additional
perspective on this issue through alternate analyses, we acknowledge the limitations of our solution.