State Center Federation of Teachers votes unanimously to dismiss Chancellor Dr. Carole Goldsmith

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Faculty members with the State Center Federation of Teachers program to publically contiguous a ballot of "no confidence" for State Center Community College District Chancellor, Dr. Carole Goldsmith.

It volition beryllium presented connected Tuesday, November 18, during a gathering of the California Community College Board of Governors, calling for Dr. Goldsmith's contiguous removal.

Federation members accidental the ballot was taken connected November 13. It came pursuing a reappraisal of a caller clime survey, which brought distant allegations of retaliation, bullying and silencing of voices by apical territory administrators, including Dr. Goldsmith.

SCFT Local 1533 President Keith Ford says successful a connection to Action News, "The chancellor, successful her comments, has tried to disregard our claims by saying votes of nary assurance are common. However, successful our 60 years arsenic the bargaining cause for the module astatine SCCCD, we person ne'er taken this action, ever. This is, successful fact, not usual."

In a connection to Action News, Dr. Goldsmith confirmed that she knew of the ballot taken by the SCFT, saying, "I volition proceed to pb done adjacent autumn to guarantee continuity for students and large initiatives. The ballot taken by the national has nary governance effect and does not alteration District operations."

She went connected to say, "We respect employees' close to explicit concerns. Allegations of this quality are taken earnestly and addressed done established processes, not done nationalist bargaining tactics."

Dr. Goldsmith announced her retirement connected November 12, but plans to enactment connected arsenic Chancellor of State Center Community College District until September 2026.

This comes arsenic the Federation and SCCCD are successful the midst of national declaration negotiations with their adjacent gathering scheduled for Friday, November 21.