Extra Time Needed for Serban’s Evaluation

The evaluation of SBCC President Serban was concluded at 5 pm on Monday because we were all tired, not because I had anything to do on Monday night. I didn't. Five hours is a long meeting with only one item on the agenda! Hopefully we'll finish the evaluation on Wednesday. Thanks, Ethan, for the good coverage of SBCC.

"... Serban publicly confirmed a few weeks ago that her love and commitment to SBCC has never wavered and that she remains devoted to serving the school."

Riiiight. She's so committed that she has been looking for a job elsewhere. And "love"?? Gimme a break. She barely "likes" SBCC, not to mention her feelings toward the new Board.

This is unprecedented at SBCC: The Board of Trustees, after 5 hours, did not reach a consensus on whether to renew the President's contract? Wow.
Speculation is that they will keep her on for another year but they're taking their time to go through the laundry list of improvements she needs to do. If so, we won't hear a decision for a long time.

How can the Board, with all its new members with no experience with Serban, possibly do a decent job of evaluating her at this time?

I sure don't trust the new board to do anything that has a basis in reality. They are treating the Adult Education problem like politicians, and not paying any attention to the funding for the school.

@ Susie, don't be divisive. The new board is doing everything in their power to get reality on the record, that takes time. After years of noninclusive behavior and top down management, it takes time to unravel policy that was unclear in it's process.

I'd guess that Ms Serban is replaying the tapes (wait there are non) of past meeting to check her record before today's meeting.

People from the community love Continuing Education and SBCC as a whole, but now see a need for safeguards in implementing its core foundational intent. The Board of Trustee's did a good job in showing the true costs in their presentation, showing things in a clear and concise way.

I did find it a bit "unreal" in the staging of support for Dr. Serban during public comment. One has to love free speech.

I know that these next couple of meetings will be well attended and expect increased media coverage.

Yes, many of us stayed away for fear of Serban's methods of retribution toward those who question her abilities. There are countless negatives in this woman's "professional" manner and public presentation of herself. How she has hoodwinked such a sizable group of "supporters" to champion her is beyond belief. Oh yeah, she likes to dole out "favors", I almost forgot. She has her little club of informants who rat out anyone who speaks against "the queen". Serban is not to be trusted in any way, other than to promote her sorry self and her one-sided agenda. As for "love of SBCC", oh, please. This woman is completely out for herself and would dump the College at the drop of a hat, should she ever be able to get herself accepted anywhere else. Too bad about the Mt. Sac rejection. We had great hopes that she would be gone by now. She doesn't get along with the current new board members because they challenge her and demand accountability…unlike the previous sycophants who let her have free rein. The damage she has done is incalculable and she will not bend to any board directive for change in her procedures. Let's hope her evaluation is not quite stellar—but not bad enough that she couldn't get hired somewhere else.

"They are treating the Adult Education problem like politicians ..."
--susie

"Politician" is the new dirty word to describe someone you don't like because their views differ from your own. susie, maybe they treating Adult Ed like politicians because - hold you hat - they ARE politicians. If you don't like the policies they are advocating, say so, don't just lower yourself to your latest new smear word.