Thursday, August 30, 2012

Grade inflation: trustees gave themselves A's and B's. Evidence of discord

     Back in February and March, members of the SOCCCD board of trustees performed a “self evaluation” that included a survey that asked trustees to rate dozens of (positive) statements from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.” (“Neutral” was the middle choice.)
     Seven people—presumably, the seven elected trustees—took the survey.
     Predictably, trustees generally gave themselves high grades. With regard to the vast majority of statements, most trustees gave the board either an A (strongly agree) or a B (agree).
     See for yourself: here (pdf)
     But there were a few exceptions. In a few cases, one trustee gave the board a D (disagree).
     More interestingly, in a few cases, multiple trustees gave the board a D. And, in some cases, several trustees selected the “neutral” (C) score:




The board expresses its authority only as a unit. Not?

Some trustees seem to think that some trustees are south of ethical, I guess.

Slow down and count the posies.

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