State leaders in business, labor, public policy, education and community development are invited to come together around multiple pathways and build a new agenda for high school improvement in California. This group can become a powerful force for transforming high school education by examining and forming consensus around the multiple pathways approach. In addition, this group can contribute to further definition of pathways guiding principles, core components, and policy implications. Each of these topics is presented in this paper, along with evidence to date pointing to the potential for pathways to change California high school education for the better.