THE IMPLEMENTATION AUDIT IS A UNIQUE, PROPRIETARY PROCESS CREATED BY THE LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING CENTER THAT PROVIDES SCHOOL LEADERS AT THE SYSTEM-LEVEL TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING KEY QUESTIONS: - WHAT INITIATIVES ARE PRESENTLY IN PLACE IN OUR SYSTEM? - TO WHAT EXTENT ARE THESE INITIATIVES ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED AT THE SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT LEVEL? - IS SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE INITIATIVES LINKED TO IMPROVED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT? THE IMPLEMENTATION AUDIT IS A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF ALL INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS USING AN ESTABLISHED SET OF CRITERIA. THIS IS CRITERIA IS CENTERED ON THE THE LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING CENTER'S OWN IMPLEMENTATION AUDIT RUBRICS (DEGREE OF IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES SEVEN DIFFERENT DISTINCT COMPONENTS WHILE DEGREE OF SUPPORT MEASURES 6 DISTINCT COMPONENTS). THE OUTCOME OF THIS AUDIT DETERMINES THOSE INITIATIVES THAT ARE BOTH EFFECTIVE AND SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED. THE EXTENSIVE SCHOOL AND DISTRICT REPORTS THAT ACCOMPANY THE IMPLEMENTATION AUDIT HELP SCHOOL LEADERS DEFINE CLEARLY WHAT INITIATIVES ARE WORKING, COMPARED WITH THOSE THAT ARE NOT, AND HOW TO WISELY SPEND THE RESOURCES.