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However, little research exists regarding rural school systems, making it difficult to determine whether the best practices identified are relevant within this context. This study filled a void in research by focusing on the organizational practices of high-achieving, rural school districts. The findings from this study demonstrate the complex interrelatedness of organizational practices and the variables that attribute to internal coherence within a district, which resulted in higher levels of student achievement. The findings provide educators with a greater understanding of organizational practices that may assist rural and other school districts in identifying, understanding, and engaging in organizational practices that lead to high academic achievement.  \nNCPEA Education Leadership Review, Vol. 17, No. 1– May, 2016 ISSN: 1532-0723 © 2016 National Council of Professors of Educational Administration  \nSchool districts face enormous challenges in increasing student achievement and achieving equity for every student. Many districts are composed of varying school types, each with diverse populations of students. As such, districts must be able to address the various needs of each school in order to ensure high levels of student achievement for every student and every school within the district.  \nHistorically, scholars have viewed schools as the primary means for improving student achievement (e.g., Chubb & Moe, 1990; Teddlie & Stringfield, 1993) . Whether a school operates effectively or not increases or decreases a student's chances of academic success (Marzano, Waters, & McNulty, 2005) . However, whether a school operates effectively and whether it can sustain its effectiveness, is oftentimes dependent upon the effectiveness of the school district in which it resides (McLaughlin & Talbert, 2003) .  \nResearch over the past 25 years has identified the importance of school districts in improving achievement for all students (Togneri & Anderson, 2003) . Moreover, scholars have found that the improvement efforts of one school has not proven to promote or guarantee the improvement efforts of other schools within a district, which can lead to increased variability of schools within the district (Anderson, Mascall, Stiegelbauer, & Park, 2012; Marzano & Waters, 2009) . The schools typically left behind are those serving low-income and minority students (Webb, 2007; Winston, 2003) .  \nResearchers began looking to school districts to understand the district's role in improving the academic achievement of these particular students, recognizing that \"improving learning opportunities for all children will require more than individual talents or school-byschool efforts\" and \"will demand system-wide approaches that touch every child in every school in every district across the nation\" (Togneri & Anderson, 2003, p. 1) . This research clarified that school districts matter fundamentally to what goes on in schools and classrooms and that without effective district engagement, school-by-school reform efforts would fail to improve the achievement of all students. These previous studies documented the key role school districts play in promoting the improvement of teaching and learning and their potential to lead to organizational school improvement. Other researchers have acknowledged the extent to which school districts can improve student achievement by implementing organizational improvemen","cbCaiqgvaXpoMRBu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqgvaXpoMRBu","pdf",817553,29,"English","# Purpose of the Study\n## Organizational practices and district effectiveness\n## Research gap and study focus\n## Study findings and implications","[{\"question\":\"What research gap does the study address?\",\"answer\":\"Most research has identified “best practices” in high-achieving districts, but little research examines whether those practices apply to rural school systems. 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