In September 2007 the Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado State Board of Education jointly announced the launch of "Forward Thinking", an ambitious plan "to create a purpose-driven and dynamic system of educational leadership, service and support that relentlessly focuses on the learning of all students." The steps detailed in this report provide a transparent overview of how the organization is gearing itself to support the seven detailed goals embedded in "Forward Thinking". The goals embedded in "Forward Thinking" are: (1) Provide guidance and support to meet school and district needs; (2) Enhance professional development involving best practices; (3) Develop tools to eliminate gaps and increase achievement for all; (4) Implement a seamless, collaborative leadership system with intentional intensity, urgency and impatience; (5) Make efficient, effective use of federal, state and private funds; (6) Become a reliable source for research, data, and analysis that is envied by all professionals; and (7) Define, detail and implement a model that builds and expands leadership capacity.