Dr. Vincent K. Resto is a systems-level leader for 20 years dedicated to preserving the sanctity of the instructional core by fostering a culture centered on continuous learning predicated upon research-based practices to build the necessary capacity of all stakeholders to ensure a definitive impact on student achievement. In effect, his ability to engage in systems thinking to aptly assess the interconnections and interrelationships amongst a multitude of variables affords him a keen awareness of how particular initiatives can be developed without compromising the development of others within an organization. In alignment with the ideals of systems thinking, specifically, leading wholes, which is a holistic point of view oriented toward seeing the big picture, he has anchored the collective vision at the core of his organization to ensure all stakeholders demonstrate its words in action. It is his commitment to the collective vision and the transparency of his leadership that binds stakeholders to its meaning as high expectations transcend all levels of his organization. Throughout his journey of leadership, high expectations can also be denoted within the systems and structures designed and implemented to galvanize stakeholders around the academic imperative: a just and equitable education for all scholars. Further, well-versed in an array of research-based practices to advance the delivery of all content areas, it has been critical to his leadership to design rigorous curriculum founded upon culturally responsive pedagogy to elevate the moral imperative; closing the deepening fissure in the academic performance of marginalized scholars.