Forsyth County Schools has recently finished a very successful year. In 2008, all 16 elementary schools and eight middle schools made Adequate Yearly Progress. In spite of the fact that Georgia administered new, more rigorous math assessments for grades 3-5 and grade 8, the district had an average of 22% more students passing the assessments than the state average. To what does this district attribute its success? This article describes the district's intense focus on benchmark assessments combined with focused, collegial conversations which leaders and teachers believe contributed to this impressive growth.