Importance of the Principal: Chapter 3 in The Principal

Definition of highly effective principals:
-someone who can drive change, accelerate and sustain high student achievement and can turn around low performing schools (p33, The Principal)

NCLB----Redirection of leaders from management to leadership

Curriculum leadership
--we are aligning curriculum to state standards and we see more sped teachers collaborating with gen ed teachers

Definition of curriculum leadership:
-school systems and schools working together; everyone is from superintendent up to department chairs and classroom leaders.

Problems

1.  What does it mean to be a curriculum leader?
2.  Lack of time
3.  Lack of help

Why should the principal serve as curriculum leader?

quality curriculum, meaningful change and strong leadership

There should be a balance between principal and teacher leadership.
See table 3.1 on page 41 (can help establish who has what leadership roles)