Providing on-site professional development is critical, not only to share content, but also to allow the entire staff to consider, discuss, and decide on the different elements of the School-Wide Diploma Assessment. These sessions will help ensure faculty and staff "buy in" and create structured opportunities to communicate consistent messages and information regarding school-wide initiatives. They will also cultivate a common understanding of school graduation requirements like exhibitions and graduation portfolios and the types of supports and learning opportunities that individual faculty members should provide to students.