Having spent over 24 years working in schools, I have witnessed the struggle leaders face to produce academic results and achieve equity. Driven by the need for improved test results, many well-intended leaders and their staff stray off course. They focus on publicly demonstrating actions that portray the work of equity but miss an important element—coherence—that must be established for schools to succeed in equity work. For action steps to reach their full potential within a school environment, leaders must have a deep awareness of how equity is ultimately achieved. In other words, a collective understanding around equity must come first to maximize the value and intent of any outward equity actions.