The superintendent search consultant plays a major role in ensuring a close fit between leading candidates for a superintendency and the underlying views of governing board members on various matters, including religion and church/state issues. Search consultants try to keep school boards upfront about their desired values when seeking a new chief. At the same time, the candidate and the governing board have a role in ensuring the candidate's views on the role of religion and religious liberty in the public schools align with those of the school board. In this article, the author, as a superintendent search consultant, discusses the importance of the consultant's role, candidate's role, and the board's role in the superintendent search process that leads to a great fit in the educational system. It takes a team effort and an ample dose of common sense among the consultant, school board members and candidates to conduct a superintendent search that leads to a great fit with an educational leader who will commit to the long term.