Talent Development Secondary (TDS) has been added to the Promising Practices Network's (PPN) "Programs that Work" section, and is listed as a Promising Program. According to PPN's program overview, the TDS model seeks to enhance student achievement by raising teacher expectations and youth's own expectations for themselves. The goal of the model is to change the school climate by reorganizing the school into smaller learning communities. In these learning communities, students share a common set of peers and teachers across their four years of high school, and course curricula are designed around a common, career-related theme. PPN has identified several evaluations of TDS that have shown the program improves test scores, attendance, and course credits earned.