This brief reports on the early stages and initial successes of turnaround efforts in a California school district. With administrators and educators in the midst of implementing a robust reform agenda, there are clear signs that the district is on the rise. The reform initiatives have stopped a downward slide in student attendance, behavior, and performance. With more students attending school and graduating, and with fewer students receiving referrals, suspensions, and expulsions, the community's perception of the district has improved markedly. To begin the turnaround, district leaders engaged the community for help focusing the district's change efforts. Now, many community stakeholders are actively involved in shaping the delivery of needed services for students. Administrators have created clear accountability structures to ensure each staff member does his or her part to enact change, and teams are working collaboratively to carry out key activities. The district's reform agenda promotes multiple initiatives that work in tandem and are based on identified student needs.