The core of almost any local education leader's strategy is the rapid growth of high-quality school options for their city's students. Quarterback organizations, however, must decide on the most efficient and sustainable pathways to realize their school creation and growth goals. The basic pathways pursued by most cities include: (1) Replication - Existing high-quality district schools and charter school networks in the city open new campuses; (2) Recruitment - Existing high-quality charter school networks currently operating in other cities are recruited to open new campuses in the quarterback's city; and (3) Incubation - New schools are launched by high-potential leaders. The report reviews these three pathways and then focuses on three additional pathways and recommends some policy and ecosystem conditions that will need to be addressed for most cities to capitalize on this opportunity. The three additional pathways are: (1) Scaling - Existing high-quality schools add more seats or grades; (2) Turnarounds - Struggling schools are restarted under a new operator or a proven leadership team; and (3) Enrollment maximization - Intentional strategies to ensure that families enroll their child in the highest quality options available. [Foreword by Ethan Gray.]