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Principal Survey

INSTRUCTIONS

This survey asks about college and career preparation provided to the students in your school. The survey 

should take about 15 minutes. Your answers are very important to us and will not be shared with anyone at 

your school or community. If you choose, you may designate some or all of the questions to be answered by 

another staff member (such as assistant principal or guidance counselor) who is equally capable of providing 

accurate answers. 

SECTION A: SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS

1. Which of the following describes your school? Would 

you say...

a. A regular school

b. A special program school [or magnet school] --

such as a science or math school, performing arts

school, talented or gifted school, or a foreign 

language immersion school

c. A vocational or technical school or

d. An alternative school (a school that offers a

curriculum designed to provide nontraditional

education to students -- for example, to students at 

risk of school failure or dropout in a

traditional setting)? 

2. What was the average daily attendance (ADA) for high 

school students in your school last year?

Number

3. For the following question, your answers should sum 

to 100%. Please round to whole numbers and answer ‘0’

if there are no students in a category. About what 

percentage of last year’s 12th-grade class... 

a. went on to 4-year, bachelor’s degree-granting 

colleges? 

b. went on to 2-year, associate’s degree-granting 

colleges or technical institutes?

c. entered the labor market? 

d. joined the military? 

e. did something else?

4. About what percentage of last year’s 12th-grade class 

was enrolled in a career and technical education 

program?

Number

5. Please indicate how much each of the characteristics 

below describes your school climate

1 (Not accurate at all) to 5 (Very accurate)

a. Student morale is high

b. Teachers at this school

press students to achieve

academically

c. Teacher morale

is high

d. Students place a high

priority on learning

e. Students are expected

to do homework

SECTION B: COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANNING ACTIVITIES

6. Does your school offer any of the following? If so, 

about what percentage of 11th or 12th graders 

participated in the activity?

 Percent in 

 11th grade 12th grade

1 Internships

2 Apprenticeships

3 Career interest inventories

4 College admissions test prep

5 Career assessments (e.g., ACT WorkKeys) test 

prep

6 College application seminars or trainings
2

7 School-based enterprises

8 College financial aid seminars or trainings

9 Job shadowing

10 Career mentors

7. For activities in question 4 that your school does NOT 

provide, what challenges, if any, is there to providing 

them?

[List of activities to be crossed with response options]

1 No challenges

2 Lack of materials

3 Lack of student interest or relevance

4 Limited instructional time

5 Other (please specify): __________

8. Do students in your school engage in each of the 

following activities during their high school years?

a. Development of a career plan (i.e., a written plan

of study based on the student's career interests)

b. Selection of a student career major or pathway that

specifies the academic and vocational-technical

courses to be taken

c. Special program that helps students plan or prepare

for college (e.g., Upward Bound, GEAR UP)

1 Yes, all students

2 Yes, some students (about what percentage: __)

3 No, students do not do this

SECTION C: ROADS TO SUCCESS 

[This section is only for principals or their designees at treatment schools]

9. How would you rate students’ reaction to the Roads to 

Success curriculum overall?

1 Very Positive

2 Positive

3 Neutral

4 Negative

5 Very Negative

10. How likely are you to recommend or use Roads to 

Success in your school in the future?

1 Very unlikely

2 Unlikely

3 Neutral

4 Likely

5 Very Likely

11. Have you received training or guidance on supporting 

RTS instructors? 

If no, skip the next question.

1 Yes

0 No

12. How would you rate the quality of training or 

guidance you have received?

1 Excellent

2 Good

3 Fair

4 Poor

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to average 15 minutes per respondent, including the time to review instructions, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information 

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directly to: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-7100.