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[[Image:lam.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Diana Lam, former superintendent of schools]]LAM, Diana. (Lima, Peru--). Educator. In July 1992, Lam was hired as the superintendent of the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. She succeeded Dr. [[PIGG, Howard|Howard PIGG]]. Lam established a number of initiatives including a task force to organize cooperative efforts between businesses and the schools; a plan calling for increased decision-making at the building level, improved student test scores, and promotion of cultural diversity; and “expeditionary learning.” In 1993 amid controversy about her curriculum changes, the Board of Education voted 4-3 to renew Lam’s contract for another two years. | [[Image:lam.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Diana Lam, former superintendent of schools]]LAM, Diana. (Lima, Peru--). Educator. In July 1992, Lam was hired as the superintendent of the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]]. She succeeded Dr. [[PIGG, Howard|Howard PIGG]]. Lam established a number of initiatives including a task force to organize cooperative efforts between businesses and the schools; a plan calling for increased decision-making at the building level, improved student test scores, and promotion of cultural diversity; and “expeditionary learning.” In 1993 amid controversy about her curriculum changes, the Board of Education voted 4-3 to renew Lam’s contract for another two years. In 1994, Lam announced that she had accepted an offer to be the superintendent of schools in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. [[O'HARE, Marvin|Marvin O'HARE]] succeeded her as superintendent. | ||
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LAM, Diana. (Lima, Peru--). Educator. In July 1992, Lam was hired as the superintendent of the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. She succeeded Dr. Howard PIGG. Lam established a number of initiatives including a task force to organize cooperative efforts between businesses and the schools; a plan calling for increased decision-making at the building level, improved student test scores, and promotion of cultural diversity; and “expeditionary learning.” In 1993 amid controversy about her curriculum changes, the Board of Education voted 4-3 to renew Lam’s contract for another two years. In 1994, Lam announced that she had accepted an offer to be the superintendent of schools in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Marvin O'HARE succeeded her as superintendent.