<p>I have taught in a school where the VP reviewed and initialed all lesson plans for the upcoming week and then bought everyone who had completed plans a cappuccino which she then delivered to the classroom. Everyone had plans done! ;)</p>
<p>I now work at a school where the principal has never looked at a lesson plan. The plan books are collected each year, though. Theoretically, they are retained in case there is a question about whether the teacher has covered the requisite material.</p>
<p>For my own part, I have a year-long plan which I give out to parents at the beginning of the year. This year-long overview is crucial to me since I teach 2/3 Multiage. It is difficult enough to cover state standards, district curricula, and 2 grade levels without trying to do it day by day! I have found, though, that doing detailed daily lesson plans more than a week in advance is largely a waste of time since often things come up (fire drills, assemblies, etc.) or students need more/less time than originally planned for a topic.</p>