The north star of quarterback organizations is to increase the number of high quality schools serving low-income students. Quarterbacks consistently point to a lack of affordable facilities as a barrier to their ability to serve more students. Where such barriers exist, Education Cities believes its members can and should play a key facilities leadership role, because quarterbacks are uniquely well-positioned to articulate a vision for the future and pull together multiple strands of work across multiple sectors to shape an aligned strategy that accelerates, rather than stymies, the growth of high quality schools. Ideally, quarterback leadership on facilities means that schools are finding facilities that are appropriate and affordable for the students and families they serve. In addition, other actors in the ecosystem are able to function well in their respective lanes, providing technical expertise and support for schools. This paper offers a menu of potential roles for quarterbacks to consider, informed by cities' shared facilities challenges, with the knowledge that Education Cities members are best-positioned to discern the optimal roles and solutions for their individual cities. It also lays out recommendations for how quarterbacks can build the capacity needed to take on a complicated issue that often requires extensive content knowledge, experience, and expertise.