Administrators often consider curriculum and instruction aspects of the job as one of the top
priority work areas and that they need to spend more time on the job related to these two technical areas of development
In this connection the authors have developed six curriculum and instructional roles for school administrators. They are the following:
1.Promoting Quality Instruction. This to ensure consistency and coordination of instructional programs and define recommended methods of instruction.
2. Supervising and Evaluating Instruction. To ensure that school goals are translated into practice at the classroom level and monitor classroom instruction through numerous classroom observations.
3.Allocating and Protecting Instructional Time. To provide the teachers with uninterrupted blocks of instructional time and ensure that basic skills and academic subjects are taught.
4. Coordinating the Curriculum. To translate curriculum knowledge into meaningful curriculum programs, matching instructional objectives with curriculum materials and standardized tests, and ensuring curriculum continuity vertically and across grade levels.
5. Promoting Content Coverage. To ensure that content of specific courses is covered in class and extended outside of class by developing and enforcing homework policies.
6. Monitoring Student Progress. Using both criterion and standardized reference tests to diagnose student problems and evaluate their progress, as much as using test results to set or modify school goals. ***