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Percentage of private school principals who were evaluated during the last school year and, among those principals, percentage that agreed with different statements about their evaluations, by affiliation: 2017–18

      Percent of evaluated principals that agreed with different statements    
Affiliation Percent of principals who were evaluated last school year   The evaluator(s) accurately evaluated my strengths and weaknesses as a principal   My evaluator(s) was fair and unbiased   Overall, the evaluation process was fair   I had a strong understanding of how I would be evaluated at this school   I had a clearer idea of what was expected of me because of the evaluation process   The evaluation rubric accurately represents the scope of my responsibilities as a principal    
All private schools 51.3   92.8   94.2   95.2   87.4   85.9   80.5  
                             
Catholic, Parochial 67.3   91.2   97.1   96.0   88.5   85.9   79.9  
Catholic, Diocesan 64.3   92.4   94.6   95.7   89.7   86.0   80.8  
Catholic, Private 49.4   91.4   89.9   88.4   81.5   85.3   77.4  
Baptist 36.1   100.0   92.9   100.0   87.5   86.4   84.2  
Jewish              
                             
Lutheran 54.6   100.0   100.0   100.0   80.2   100.0   80.2  
Seventh-Day Adventist 39.8 ! 100.0   100.0   100.0   100   91.8   88.9  
All Other Religious 42.5   92.0   93.2   94.8   86.6   85.8   80.8  
Non-sectarian, Regular              
Non-sectarian, Special Emphasis 47.1   90.9   93.1   93.1   81.9   75.8   69.7  
Non-sectarian, Special Education 66.0   93.3   97.5   95.4   86.4   83.2   77.8  
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards not met. The response rate is below 50 percent.
NOTE: Response options included "strongly disagree," "somewhat disagree," "somewhat agree," and "strongly agree." Principals who reported "somewhat agree" or "strongly agree" were considered to have reported that they "agreed" with different statements.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Preliminary Public School Principal Restricted-Use Data File," 2017–18.