Objective appraisal of a school’s values, culture, and practices can unearth reasons for potential candidates to become interested or uninterested in a leadership opportunity. Before creating a leadership profile, which addresses the qualifications and personal attributes desired in the next leader, we get to know a school and community deeply. We learn where the school and community sit on a continuum of improvement in all areas of DEI and help them understand their readiness for new leadership. We ask questions like, “What does belonging mean and look like in your community?” and, “What intentional efforts have gone into making certain that all feel included, always?” In assessing a school’s progress along the path to creating a truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, we give honest feedback about where the school is on that journey. We assist in clarifying the expectations a school has of its next leader. Supporting schools in this self-examination process and fine-tuning a leadership profile results in an extensive understanding that is essential for us to be able to represent the school well to potential candidates.