Reports on a survey of 107 beginning Catholic high school principals to determine their work responsibilities, how they keep up to date professionally, their perception of their most important roles, and their description of the ideal Catholic school principal. (DMM)

This report is based on a randomly selected and stratified sample of 208 United States Catholic high schools. The sample was stratified by governance (diocesan, parochial/interparochial, and private); five categories of enrollment; and six regions. Data are compared with an earlier study, "The Catholic High School: A National Portrait" and show…