Having received the well-deserved notification of Race to the Top success, winning RTTT states now must begin a critical set of activities to ensure that bold reform visions evolve into successful implementation. An essential part of this effort is to support LEAs as they develop Scopes of Work that define how they will use their 50% of awarded funding over the next four years to realize the ambitious and bold reform strategies laid out in state plans. Informed by our experience on the ground in districts and states across the nation, Parthenon offers some initial advice to winning states on how to begin this essential work with LEAs.