Linda Sienkowicz

Linda Sienkowicz, principal of Piccolo Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois, discusses this "implementation dip" at her school.

"I have read research that says it takes three or four year after a change before you see improvement in test scores, so with that in mind, what I really worked on was putting the school in order, getting everyone on the right track, setting these guiding principles. I personally was surprised at the end of 1992, our overall school achievement rose by six and a half percent. On the Iowa test scores. That I considered a significant gain."

This Critical Issue summary was researched and written by Kent Peterson, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Date posted: 1995