Revised and sent back to the author.
Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges supports quality education for all students in a fair and equitable manner;
Whereas, There can be vast differences between grade distributions for students taking the same course with different instructors, formats and lengths;
Whereas, Online professor ranking services are demanding grade distributions from institutions and students are making their choices based upon these sources; and
Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges recognizes the primacy and importance of academic freedom to assign grades;
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges develop a set of "best practices" for local academic senates with regard to grade distribution and rigor of academic programs. MSR Disposition: Revise resolution (eg: model discussion questions - not model grade distribution) and bring back in Spring 2007.