Students–specifically BIPOC, LGBTQ, and low-income youth–are consistently left out of the education decision-making conversation. The sector increasingly demonstrates a clear need for authentic, equity-centered student engagement; enter Our Turn’s Youth Consultancy (YC). The YC directly engages school districts, networks, boards, and systems leaders with student consultants to elevate and implement insights, practices, and frameworks that increase student engagement, improve equity policies, and deepen systems leaders’ understanding of marginalized youth experiences. In tandem with other student-led and created tools such as Partner Briefings and Superintendent Toolkit, we grow education leaders’ capacities to authentically engage young people. Through these tools, we’ve strengthened the skills and practices of 75+ superintendents, 40 school board members, and dozens of philanthropists and Network organizations including ConnCan, E4E, Stand for Children, The Education Trust, and TNTP. These key industry leaders report growth in their youth engagement abilities, with actionable tools and workplans to explore participatory budgeting, form student advisory councils, and advance equity. This shifts the narrative and power dynamics of education decision-making to give youth increased impact over their education and future. Our youth engagement tools activate the problem-solving, changemaking, storytelling, and partnership-building of young people to shape equitable education systems where all students can thrive.