The results of a survey conducted on superintendents and principals from eleven southern states are presented in this paper. These educators were asked questions related to time of desegregation, conditions under which desegregation took place, and size of school district. Results indicate that the majority of school districts in the sample desegregated in the period of 1964-1969. The majority desegregated voluntarily. According to the responses given by the superintendents and principals, initial desegregation had occurred in all surveyed districts by 1971. There is substantial consistency in the responses of superintendents at the school district level and the principals at the operating level as to their perception of how the process is going. In only one area, quality of education, were there marked differences between the responses of superintendents and principals. The principals were more critical than the superintendents. There was little negative assessment of the processes of desegregation by either the superintendents or principals, as expressed in the four opinion questions. The few negative responses or experiences with the desegregation process could be identified with districts which had participated in court ordered desegregation. (Author/AM)