Chancellor Gary Poertner has emailed the district community, providing a link to the District wide climate survey, conducted last fall (it’s the 8th item that appears on the page).
As always, you’ll be most entertained (and edified) by the “verbatim responses” of Appendix A. (See Verbatim responses.)
I only glanced through the report, but it did seem to me that people had lots to say about an unhealthy rivalry between the two colleges--and some discreditable tensions between the two college presidents. Also, as usual, there were lots of complaints about communication and the quality and conduct of top administration at IVC. It amazes me that the P and VP at IVC still have their jobs.
Here are a few results (I offer them to induce you to read the report in full!) (Click on graphics to enlarge them):
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| Pretty miserable participation rate |
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| Skewed toward classified staff. Pathetic faculty response |
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| Question 24: hmmm, this seems to reflect IVC reality |
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| Most questions give the "object of assessment" the predictable B type grade. This one seems to give it a mere C+ |
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| A relatively high score |
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| This questions strikes me as unclear. Does "district leadership" include the two college presidents? |
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| Good. (It's a good thing they didn't specify "by the VPI," I guess.) |
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| Not surprised. |
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| C+/B-? |
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| B? |
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| No surprise here. |
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| Well, that result is pretty clear, I'd say |
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| Wow, quite a result. 36% agree! But who's doing the circumventing? |
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| More than 42% agree! |
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| 43% agree? Good grief |
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| Well, slightly more disagree than agree |
