Rosland High School was in Program Improvement (PI) status for two years at the turn of the millennium and received special funding from the State for school-wide improvement for underperforming schools. Even though funds were available at the time, the district did not hire outside consultants or coaches for school improvement purposes. According to the Superintendent, PI status was a catalyst for critical change. “We were really pressed to look deep and make fundamental changes. Now we have standards, we have benchmarks and we analyze data. All those things we never did before. It’s really the accountability piece that’s really forced our hand,” explained the Superintendent.