The 2026 Catholic Schools AI Survey

Every Catholic school is figuring out AI right now, and it's hard to know if you're getting it right.

This is an honest read of what worries and excites Catholic school leaders, aggregated and handed back to everyone who takes part as a strategic resource.

About 5 minutes · Mostly taps, not typing · Aggregate findings shared · Confidential

Conducted by Chris Treadaway, a Catholic school COO in Austin, TX and a 2026 grantee of University of Notre Dame's DELTA Partner Program. Learn more about this survey ↓

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About AI
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About this survey

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Who's behind it

This survey is conducted by Chris Treadaway, a Catholic parish and school COO in Austin, Texas, and a grantee of the University of Notre Dame's Faith and AI Rapid Response Grant (the DELTA Partner Program), run by the Notre Dame Institute for Ethics and the Common Good. DELTA stands for Dignity, Embodiment, Love, Transcendence, and Agency, the same commitment to human dignity and flourishing that shapes this survey. Chris was also one of roughly 200 Catholic builders selected for the Builders AI Forum (BAIF) in Rome in 2025. He's a practitioner working through this from inside a real school, alongside the schools and dioceses taking part. Some of us also build and test tools in our own schools. What we learn here informs that work, and it gets shared back with everyone who takes part.

What happens to your answers

Your responses are confidential and reported in aggregate, never tied to you or your school without your permission. You decide above whether you'd like anything beyond the results.

Where your answers go

When the survey closes, we compile the results into a plain-language report for every participant. Participating dioceses also receive an aggregated summary of their own schools. Findings will be shared with the DELTA Community of Practice at Notre Dame's September 2026 Summit on AI, Faith, and Human Flourishing. The point isn't to publish a study about you. It's to give you and your peers a clearer picture of where Catholic schools actually are, so the next decision is a little less lonely.

Send questions anytime: info@catholicschoolsurvey.org.