There are a number of ways of finding administrators. We could draw from the field of conflict resolution and dispute mediation. For instance we could offer training and give tests for skills that have been proven to resolve conflicts. There is a whole field of conflict resolution, which already has standards of training for good moderators.
For specific arguments, we could give slightly more weight to opinions by “certifiable experts” in that field. For each person who asserts they are an expert we could have an algorithm to determine how many extra points we would give their vote. I propose the following equation and list of definitions:
· PRn: Number of professors who remember or recommend a student.
· PAn: Number of professors who were asked to recommend a student. The database would have a form for sending a recommendation. It would have a list of known professors at a university that it would send the request to.
· C: Constant. This is needed because if you ask 1 teacher, and they recommend you, then we still are not 100% sure that you went to the school, or were a good student. The constant results in a situation where getting two of two recommendations would be better than getting 1 of 1, even though they are both 100%.
· VESn: Verifier’s expertise Score. A teacher’s level of expertise would be obtained by a similar equation, with their peers being the verifiers for each area of study.
· RSn: Recommender’s score. This multiple would allow teachers to weigh their recommendation, perhaps on a scale of 0 to 1.
· RSn With a line over it: This is the average score given out by a given teacher
· SRn: Number of fellow students who remember or recommend a student
· SRn: Number of fellow students who were asked to recommend a student. Similar to above, the database would have a form for sending a recommendation.
· sn: Score on a test designed to determine proficiency
· Snbar: Average
· GPA: Grade point average
