This literature review examines the existing research on how school boards influence the organizational culture of the school system. This paper specifically addresses the areas how the Ontario Leadership Framework influences both policy and practice to influence the educational culture of Ontario's school system. The cornerstone of seminal work was the development of the Ontario Leadership Framework by Kennith Leithwood which is widely accepted in the Ontario education system. The Ontario Leadership Framework (OLF) is a centralized way of governing educational leadership practices through the formalized process outlining organizational values, expectations and norms and for identifying leadership qualities, expectations and promotion of leaders within the context of the Ontario system. A great deal of research suggests that the OLF is an influential tool based on best organizational practices. Further consideration or future research should be focused on how diversity, equity and inclusion can be woven throughout the framework.