tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29571009.post8106233841386314950..comments2022-03-02T17:47:57.151-08:00Comments on Edmonds School District Weblog: Brossoit wanted diagnostic survey thrown out.ESD15.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13226260553219032275noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29571009.post-84819849196866383532008-08-11T11:30:00.000-07:002008-08-11T11:30:00.000-07:00Yes, most people are honest, but by the time we we...Yes, most people are honest, but by the time we were completing the '05-'06 survey, there was an attitude that we needed to emphasize our point by bubbling in the "extremes", the ones and the fives. This was occuring with the folks on the other side of the issue as well. I also made a concerted effort to get all staff members to complete the survey since there was an historic 20% who didn't participate.<BR/><BR/>The '04-'05 building survey first indicated that there was a split developing in the staff. The normal bell curve had begun to turn into a "U" curve meaning that the staff was being polarized for and against the administrator. When I tried to point this out and express concern for what this might mean for the future, I was treated discourteously by one of the principal's allies in front of the entire staff. The '05-'06 survey results were worse, though the incorrect graphs masked the growing problem. Union officials didn't think the survey supported my conclusions; I'm not sure what the curve would look like at the point at which they would become concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29571009.post-73218443708552048702008-08-11T10:49:00.000-07:002008-08-11T10:49:00.000-07:00As a former employee of the ESD, I just placed my ...As a former employee of the ESD, I just placed my survey in the shredder in my office each year, after the first time I completed a survey and viewed the results, I was convinced this was just another example of the "District" trying to make employees feel that one's opinion was valued. JUST ANOTHER HOAX.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29571009.post-49191418902045218372008-08-11T05:44:00.000-07:002008-08-11T05:44:00.000-07:00I have piles of records to go through, but my posi...I have piles of records to go through, but my position is that of the Auditor's on this matter. They felt that District employees are honest and would only fill out the survey once.<BR/><BR/>While Nick and his henchmen would ensure broad circulation among his allies, I wanted to make sure that people from a slightly different perspective would have an opportunity to fill in the survey.<BR/><BR/>I suspect there was a lot of negativity. In fact, I have heard from several P-12 allies that the survey was horrendous.ESD15.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226260553219032275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29571009.post-87105075970144241572008-08-10T19:57:00.000-07:002008-08-10T19:57:00.000-07:00When you take a survey, you can't pick and choose ...When you take a survey, you can't pick and choose which data you will include or exclude simply because you don't like the data or the source of the data. But is not surprising that an attempt would be made to change it. <BR/><BR/>Data was frequently compromised in our "building survey" at MMS. After the survey was bubbled in, staff had the opportunity to make anonymous written comments. It was not well understood that the comments were ONLY viewed by the principal. Teachers, however, DID know enough not to make these comments in handwritten form because that was an ID of the author; they were afraid to hand word processed comments into the designated collection point (the office manager) for the same reason. Once I offered (as building union rep) to collect comments myself and turn them in at one time and I was excoriated in public for not being a trusting person! The graphs for the '05-'06 survey did not match the previous year's graphs; they made the change (for the worse) of the attitude toward the administration seem smaller than it actually was. Was this carelessness or design?<BR/><BR/>Brossoit seems to be actively campaigning to manipulate the results of the survey for his own purposes. This seems a breach of trust with parents and taxpayers. <BR/><BR/>In other words, it seems to be OK for the District to compromise data by making it clear that opinions critical of the administration might impact your job or working conditions, but not OK for the workers to figure out a way to potentially manipulate data.<BR/><BR/>And notice how Brossoit threatens to use his "pull" with state auditor Sontag against the opposition. This is a bullying tactic. <BR/><BR/>Could this possibly be the reason that the auditor's office found only minor problems with the District?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29571009.post-91134407789686693292008-08-10T17:38:00.000-07:002008-08-10T17:38:00.000-07:00How much did the district spend on this survey? H...How much did the district spend on this survey? How come the results were never published?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com