The quality of high schools--how well they prepare students for productive employment as well as active citizenship--has been part of the state and national agendas for several years. To help complete an action plan for addressing the issue of high school quality, the Iowa Department of Education and State Board of Education during the spring of 2005 conducted intensive information and data gathering from Iowa school districts to determine what communities expect and need from their high schools, and what they considered to be the barriers to achieving those expectations and needs. A statewide review team of educators was assembled to produce this report that: (1) describes in Section I the actions to date related to the need for high school improvement; (2) summarizes in Section II the key data gathered during the spring of 2005 about rigor, relevance and relationships in Iowa high schools; (3) outlines in Section III the potential implications of that information by grouping the data into issues areas related to curriculum, funding, teaching, and local control/general operations; and (4) makes recommendations in Section IV to address the issues raised. Highlights of the review team recommendations include: (1) maintain local control for standards, curriculum and graduation requirements; (2) strengthen the local control system with a stronger method of checks and balances to ensure that high expectations and high quality and the needs of the 21st century all are embraced by parents, community and educators; (3) do not add any unfunded mandates; and (4) fully fund the expansion of the Student Achievement/Teacher Quality initiatives to improve compensation and professional development for educators. Appended are: (1) Data from High School Review visits; (2) Summary of Community Conversations; and (3) Descriptions of the six characteristics of successful high schools. [This report was also prepared by the Statewide Review Team.]