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The category of functions where items were partially delegated by 40% to 60% of the
respondents, combined with the items identified as Not Delegated/Partially Delegated by 70%
or more of respondents, included 40 of the 49 items on the survey. All data analysis types
(students, teachers, instructional, general support, legal and policy, and processes) were
represented in these Not Delegated/Partially Delegated survey items. Table 3 reports the
survey items associated with each function type and the percentage of items contained at the
two general delegation levels. All items designated as instructionally focused were either not
delegated or partially delegated.
Table 3. Survey Item Numbers by Function Type.
Function Type
Survey Items (%)
Delegation Level
a
Student
Not/Partial 3, 4, 8, 13, 18, 27, 35, 45, 48 (75%)
Substantial 23, 26, 28 (25%)
Teacher
Not/Partial 1, 10, 17, 25, 31, 33, 37 (87%)
Substantial 16 (13%)
Instructional
Not/Partial 9, 12, 36, 42, 46, 47 (100%)
Substantial None (0%)
General Support
Not/Partial 5, 7, 11, 20, 21, 24, 32, 34, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 49
(93%)
Substantial 14 (7%)
Legal/Policy
Not/Partial 6, 19, 22, 30 (50%)
Substantial 2, 15, 29, 38 (50%)
Process
Not/Partial 8, 9, 11, 27, 41, 45 (75%)
Substantial 26. 29 (25%)
a Note. Indicates percent of function type items at each delegation level
Nine of the survey items were categorized as substantially delegated functions inside or
outside the district and are listed in Table 4.