Survey of Catholic High School Leaders
Name of High School: _____________________________
City and State: _________________________________
Your Campus
What term best describes the ownership or sponsorship of this school? Please check only one.
G 1. Arch/diocesan
G 2. Parochial
G 3. Private, independent
G 4. Regional (include interparochial schools)
G 5. Private, religious congregation (co)sponsored/owned)
________ Total number of students currently enrolled at your school (i.e., all grade levels
combined).
________% Approximately, what percentage of students in your high school are Catholic?
Please indicate the gender profile of students at this school: [Check only one]
G 1. Co-educational
G 2. All male
G 3. All female
Which of the following best describes your school’s administrative/leadership model?
G 1. Principal model
G 2. President/principal model
G 3. Head of school model
Does your school deliberately try to integrate the teachings of the Catholic Church, in some way, in all
academic classes?
 1. Not at all
 2. A little
 3. Somewhat
 4. Very much
Does your school deliberately try to integrate the sciences, in some way, in all academic classes?
 1. Not at all
 2. A little
 3. Somewhat
 4. Very much
______ Minimum number of science classes are required to graduate?
______ Minimum number of religion or theology classes are required to graduate?
Do you consider your school to be a campus where some combination of science, technology, religion,
engineering, the arts, and/or math are taught cohesively in one curriculum?
 1. Not at all
 2. A little
 3. Somewhat
 4. Very much
Is Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si” currently included in the school curriculum?
 1. Yes
 2. No
Has the school provided any programs about Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si”?
 1. Yes
 2. No
Does your school require participation in faculty development programs or training?
 1. Yes
 2. No
[If =1]
Do these programs and/or training include any content related to religion?
 1. Yes
 2. No
Do these programs and/or training include any content related to science?
 1. Yes
 2. No
Does the school have any extracurricular programs or clubs related to any of the following? Check all
that apply
 1. Robotics
 2. Environment, conservation, or recycling
 3. Computer science or programming
 4. Astronomy
 5. Electronics, circuitry
 6. Math
 7. Medicine or health science
 8. Biology
 9. Forensics
 10. Physics
 11. General science or STEM
Within the curriculum, are the following topics and issues addressed in the classroom together?
Yes No
  1. Evolution, the Big Bang, and the Book of Genesis
  2. Transubstantiation, The Real Presence, substance and accidents
  3. Biology, anatomy, the soul, and afterlife
  4. The faith of scientists such as Copernicus, Galileo, Descartes, Mendel, Pasteur, and/or
Lemaitre
Do parents of students ever ask or complain about how science is taught in the school?
 1. Not at all
 2. A little
 3. Somewhat
 4. Very much
[If >=2]
What are some of the things parents have said?__________________________
Do parents of students ever ask or complain about how religion is taught in the school?
 1. Not at all
 2. A little
 3. Somewhat
 4. Very much
[If >=2]
What are some of the things parents have said?__________________________
What is your perception of any conflict between science and each of these faiths?
Catholicism
Evangelical Protestantism or Christianity
Mainline Protestantism or Christianity
Orthodox Christianity (e.g., Greek, Russian)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(Mormons)
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
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In the past three years has your school had an assembly or other special program for students on
science?
 1. Yes
 2. No
Demographics and Background
What is your highest level of education completed?
 1. Associate’s degree
 2. Bachelor’s degree
 3. Bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate or license
 4. Graduate courses, no degree
 5. Master’s degree
 6. Ph.D./Ed.D.
_____ Year you were born.
What is your race and/or ethnicity?
 1. Non-Hispanic white
 2. Hispanic or Latino
 3. Black or African American
 4. Asian or Pacific Islander
 5. American Indian or Native Alaskan
 6. Other, specify:_________________
Which of the following best describes you:
G 1. Lay woman
G 2. Lay man
G 3. Religious sister
G 4. Religious brother
G 5. Permanent deacon
G 6. Diocesan Priest
G 7. Religious Priest
What is your religious preference?
 1. Catholic (Roman Catholic)
 2. Orthodox Christian (e.g., Greek, Russian)
 3. Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
 4. Protestant or other Christian
 5. Jewish (Judaism)
 6. Muslim (Islam)
 7. Buddhist (Buddhism)
 8. Hindu (Hinduism)
 9. No religious affiliation
 10. Agnostic
 11. Atheist
 12. Other, specify:________________
What religion, if any, were you raised in?
 1. Catholic (Roman Catholic)
 2. Orthodox Christian (e.g., Greek, Russian)
 3. Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
 4. Protestant or other Christian
 5. Jewish (Judaism)
 6. Muslim (Islam)
 7. Buddhist (Buddhism)
 8. Hindu (Hinduism)
 9. No religious affiliation
 10. Agnostic
 11. Atheist
 12. Other, specify:________________
Did you ever attend… [Check all that apply]
 1. Catholic elementary school
 2. Catholic middle school or junior high
 3. Catholic high school
 4. Catholic college or university
 5. Catholic seminary
Aside from weddings and funerals, about how often do you attend religious services?
 1. Rarely or never
 2. A few times a year
 3. Once or twice a month
 4. Almost every week
 5. Every week
 6. More than once a week
Thank you for your assistance.
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