This study focused on one suburban school district in South Central Pennsylvania. The school includes twelve language arts instructors in grades seven and eight, all with varying years of experience and backgrounds. Participants were selected according to their experience of at least three years of classroom instruction in order to assure that the subjects have experience with the PSSA procedures and preparations. The research also examined the curricula of the district as well as the perceptions of the teachers as to the importance of differing areas of the curriculum in response to PSSA preparation. Analysis of the data provided documentation about changes in teaching, attitudes, and curriculum.