My current district does not allow time to collaborate with other teachers, let alone teachers in my discipline. We have had one department meeting during the school year so far. I've found that my teaching hasn't been as strong and I don't look at student data as much as I did at my previous schools. Student mastery does not currently guide my teaching practices. When the entire department has a goal of increasing student achievement by examining frequent student data, our lessons and pedagogy are stronger. We understand where our students' weaknesses are and whether one teacher is using a better strategy than another. This is difficult to do in my current district where each math teacher is the only one for that grade level. We have no one else to compare our data to within our discipline. This I believe is the largest area of ​​growth within our district. However, teachers and administration are not the only ones who influence a district's success. Parents and community members also influence schools