We sought to identify codes and themes in the mission statements of Kentucky's school districts and examine the relationship between district characteristics and the mission statements.,We undertook a mixed methods design, specifically, a sequential transformative strategy with a theoretical lens overlaying the sequential procedures and guiding the analysis.,Analysis revealed a range of 1–7 codes per mission statement and a mean of 3.05. Generic student success and individual attention represented the most frequently occurring codes in the mission statements. Chi-square tests of bivariate association yielded no significant differences between districts by locale. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the percentage of students in the district scoring proficient or distinguished in both reading and mathematics was associated significantly (p < 0.05) with the theme of student support.,Although we cannot establish causation between mission statements content and student outcomes or vice-versa, district mission statement remain a visible and public expression of why an organization exists that should guide actions and decision-making, whether instructional, financial or otherwise.,Our study revealed shared institutional language within mission statements across Kentucky's school district, largely without regard to local context. Our analysis suggests that federal and state policy makers are influencing mission statements more so than those at the local level.,Our analysis provides further evidence that suggests that federal and state policy makers are influencing mission statements more so than those at the local level.

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普通话和通用语言：肯塔基州的地区使命声明

我们试图在肯塔基州学区的任务陈述中确定代码和主题，并研究学区特征与任务陈述之间的关系。我们进行了混合方法设计，特别是顺序转换策略，其理论视角覆盖了顺序程序和指导分析。分析显示，每个任务陈述的代码范围为1-7，平均值为3.05。在任务陈述中，学生的普遍成功和个人关注是最经常出现的准则。按区域划分，双变量关联的卡方检验在各地区之间没有显着差异。Logistic回归分析显示，在阅读和数学方面都达到熟练或杰出水平的学区学生百分比与学生支持主题显着相关（p <0.05）。尽管我们不能在宣教陈述内容与学生成绩之间建立因果关系，或者反之亦然，学区任务说明仍然是为什么存在一个可以指导行动和决策（无论是教学，财务还是其他方面的指导）的组织的可见和公开表达。我们的研究显示，肯塔基州学区的任务说明中使用了共同的机构语言不考虑当地情况。我们的分析表明，联邦和州决策者对任务声明的影响要大于地方决策者。