THE PRINCIPAL AS CURRICULUM LEADER : Shaping What is Taught and Tested / Author, Allan A. Glatthorn

Laying the Foundations 
 1. Building the knowledge base for curriculum leadership.
Current trends in curricula
The hallmarks of curriculum quality
 2. Understanding curriculum levels: State, district, school, and classroom
State functions
District functions
School functions
Classroom functions
 3. Understanding the Importance of the principal's role.
  Defining curriculum leadership
Understanding the problems
Understanding the rationale for principal leadership
Uniting principal and teacher leadership
Discharging the leadership functions 
Influencing State and District Curricula 
 4. Influencing state policies and frameworks.
Becoming informed
Getting the message across
Evaluating state frameworks
 5. Influencing district curricula.
  District functions 
 Exercising principal influence 
Providing Leadership for the School's Curriculum 
 6. Developing the school's curriculum vision and goals.
Developing the school's vision of a quality curriculum
Developing the school's curriculum goals
 7. Developing the school's program of studies.
Renewing an existing program of studies
Restructuring the program of studies
 8. Developing a learning-centered schedule.
The nature of a learning-centered schedule
Developing a learning-centered schedule
How the principal and teachers can make more effective use
of the existing schedule
 9. Determining the nature and extent of curriculum integration.
Types of integration
Arguments supporting integration
Arguments questioning the use of integration
A process for resolving the issue
10. Aligning the curriculum.
Types of curriculum
Aligning the recommended and the written curriculum
Aligning the written, the supported, and the assessed
Aligning the written and the taught
Aligning the taught and the learned
11. Monitoring and assisting in the implementation of the curriculum.
  The argument about monitoring
A practical solution 
Working with Teachers to Improve the Classroom Curriculum 
12. Helping teachers develop yearly planning calendars.
The nature of yearly plans and a rationale for their use
Organizing for yearly planning
Developing yearly plans
Review the plans
13. Helping teachers develop units of study.
A rationale for unit development
Organizing for unit development
Developing units based on constructivist principles
14. Helping teachers enrich the curriculum and remediate learning.
Helping teachers enrich the curriculum
Helping teachers remediate learning
15. Helping teachers evaluate the curriculum.
  Evaluating the assessed or tested curriculum
Evaluating the supported curriculum
Evaluating the written curriculum
Evaluating the taught curriculum
Evaluating the learned curriculum 
Looking Ahead 
16. Providing curriculum leadership: Putting it all together.
Work closely with district leadership
Set up the organizational structures
Use team leadership
Make curriculum improvement part of an overall plan
Prioritize curriculum tasks
Use routine activities to support quality curricula
Develop specific plans and manage time