Outlines some of the findings from a recent study in an urban high school exploring the principal's role in school leadership. Among 11 instructional categories, only three were clearly indentified as the principal's responsibility. This preliminary finding shows that the principal is not considered the only leadership figure in the administration…

If the instructional process is to be more effective, schools and districts should establish a computerized curriculum database that can easily be accessed by educators in schools throughout the district. Such a program would allow teachers to facilitate curriculum management and plan instruction without using traditional curriculum guides.…

The principal is uniquely positioned to help teachers plan for instruction, especially in the areas of student evaluation and grading. One approach is conducting inservice programs to promote an evaluation-based model of teacher planning incorporating both the objectives- and activities-based planning models. Teachers can then match assessment…