Loravia is a fictional country in Eastern Europe with a population of 20 million. The government wants to make major improvements in both the quantity and quality of education for its children. Loravia's free market economy is still developing, having emerged from many decades under communism. Recently, the government put a new economic plan in place with aspirations to transform its economy and compete with its European neighbors. The government recognizes that the education of its children is a critical factor in meeting its economic development goals, and intends to transform the school system over the next ten years. Schooling in Loravia is completely public, provided by a network of government-run schools that admit children from ages five through 18. The first stage of this effort will involve diagnosing the current state of education in schools in Loravia to determine how best to meet the government's future aspirations.