Administration says it will proceed because the added weeks provide “flexibility”
In part 3 of the three-part series on the Blog about Yavapai Faculty concerns with adding two new weeks to the academic calendar, the Administration said it was moving ahead with the concept. Although the Administration failed to produce any concrete studies showing that adding two weeks would improve academic performance, it was justified on the basis it gave the administration flexibility. The report was made to the Governing Board at its April 18 meeting.
During the discussion, it became clear that the survey revealed underlying problems that exist between the faculty and the Administration. The Administration indicated it would address these concerns in the future.
A question about how adding the additional two weeks would impact part-time students who are employed outside the College went unanswered.
It may have surprised some that the College had not addressed the issue of whether faculty would receive additional compensation because of the change in the academic year. That will be addressed, according to the Administration, sometime in the future.
There is no indication that the faculty suggestion that students be consulted about the impact of the academic calendar was considered.
The video tape below omits comments from two Governing Board members that appeared of little relevance to the discussion. The video provides the Administration officials complete response to the survey.