See Comments under Resolution 5.02
Whereas the use of student achievement outcomes as determinants of funding for colleges and districts will create institutional pressures on grades, degree and certificate requirements, and general academic rigor, and
Whereas such institutionalized pressures can undermine the credibility of our programs, degrees, and certificates in the eyes of transfer institutions and employers, and
Whereas the Chancellor and the Board of Governors remain publicly committed to phasing in such performance based funding for the California community colleges,
Whereas the use of student achievement outcomes as determinants of funding for colleges and districts will create institutional pressures on grades, degree and certificate requirements, and general academic rigor, and
Resolved that the Academic Senate urge the Board of Governors to reject any funding mechanism that would institutionalize pressures toward grade inflation and the reduction of academic rigor.