In her role with the School Administrators of Iowa leading Iowa's leadership grant from The Wallace Foundation, the author works with a coalition of individuals and groups striving to implement a cohesive leadership system for school leaders. Efforts to create a cohesive leadership system in Iowa for the past nine years have resulted in many positive things. They believe they are building a scaffold of supports for leaders in the form of standards, training, and conditions that can equip them to meet the learning needs of every student in Iowa. This article shares the lessons they have learned.