MY TURN: Carping critics
Has anyone else grown weary of the small group of faultfinders who attend every North Idaho College board meeting? Their repetitive diatribes and sometimes cheeky behavior are frustrating for those waiting their turn to speak. They frequently remind us that Dr. South, who has been invaluable in navigating accreditation, is still on staff. They seem unaware that it was Dr. South’s team of experts and effective action steps which quickly moved the college in the right direction last year. He also has a contract that runs through June. Regrettably, this whole ‘risk of losing’ accreditation scheme has been a big expense for the college, and completely unnecessary. You do not have to be a mystic or even a philosopher to understand what has happened and why. But you do have to use discernment to know which of the “stakeholders" are obscuring the truth.
One contributor to the opinion page pointed out recently, “Deception occurs through the dissemination of incorrect information or the omission of integral information.” At NIC this happens regularly. For example, we were told that accreditation was first put at risk by the firing of President MacLennan without cause. We were NOT told that former trustees Wood and Howard refused to go into executive session. Executive session is where the trustees could have evaluated MacLennan’s performance privately, and made the decision to fire him WITH cause. This would have prevented the first lawsuit brought against the college.
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