Students cried as board tried to sabotage their examination.
Below the text of an email that Busby Richardson wrote about the adjunct director and defective examination papers.
Dear All,
I'm writing to bring to your attention a series of unfortunate and unexplained events that took place this week, with respect to my examinations:
1. I came in on my off day Monday to review and print the exams that were allegedly vetted by an exam committee. Mr. Sergeant relayed to me an email sent by this committee asking me to make certain changes to items that needed no changes in actuality, e.g: assign points to my exam, when my points were clearly assigned on the exam and cover page. The committee's suggestions also included a change in NIPA's format of the examination cover page. Basically, their email was disregarded because their suggestions were already covered from the beginning.
they did not review anything.
2. Tuesdays Interaction exam was printed lacking two pages and I had to leave the examination room to reprint 25 copies of the missing pages. (I suggest hiring extra administrative help or letting the Instructors assist with printing). Reminder: I came in on my off day to do this but was informed that no assistance was needed.
3. Today's Basic Care exam was a total disaster. Not only were the exams not printed causing a
delay but the exam was defective. I gave Mrs. Maccow a copy of the defective exam along with a copy of what I submitted originally. I Boldly outlined the errors in the defective exam, which
: - Questions were removed completely although the numbering and lines for the answers were visible. - 10+ questions were repeated on several pages. I literally had to read the missing question out loud to the students and have the write it in. The students were very confused and distressed by this.
This could have been avoided completely, had I been able to review and print my own exams on Monday, when I came in to do just that. Or, if the exams are printed in a timely fashion and compared to the originals.
In my opinion, these events could either be unfortunate mishaps or (more disturbingly) intentional sabotage. I do not want to jump to conclusions or assign blame to anyone but this can jeopardize and negatively reflect my competence and professionalism, and may also cast the institution in a negative light.
There is a distinct lack of transparency and organization in the way certain matters are handled by the school. The absence of timely communication is generally eroding morale and motivation. For
I asked Mr. Sergeant to let me know if my services will be needed next semester and if so, what my schedule looked like in order for me to have a head start in preparing the lectures. Mr. Sargeant told me we need to have a conversation first and he gave me a brief glimpse of the preliminary schedule. In addition, my contract ends this week, am I suppose to guess my next working day and show up to work not knowing if my contract was renewed? Everything seems to be
secret where these issues are concerned. I am a very straight forward person and for me transparency is key.
I came to NIPA to make a positive contribution and I have devoted myself to the success of my students. I have invested extra time and personal financial resources numerous times to ensure this. These students are our future
and may hold our lives and that of our loved ones in their hands at some point in the future. Hence, my frustration with the events of this week. I would like to urge more
and cooperation to achieve the objective of producing competent and qualified nurses or professionals in general, that should be the main focus.
Hoping this email is received as positively and constructively as it is sent.
Kind Regards,
Farrah Busby- Richardson
\r\nNIPA Chairman of Supervisory Board called Police on RN Teacher that resigned.
