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January 18, 2012
New Haven Register

 Connecticut lost ground in the annual ranking of state laws that govern charter schools, mainly because other states such as Maine and New Mexico passed more progressive reforms in the past year.

January 15, 2012
Hartford Courant

 When Gov. Dannel P. Malloy put education reform on the front burner for 2012, he caught a wave of public sentiment that has been building for a couple of years in every corner of the state. Everybody from superintendents and the state's largest teachers union to business leaders, advocacy groups, parents and political leaders wants to improve the state's public schools.

January 15, 2012
CT Now / Fox 61

"Major education reforms for Connecticut are planned for this year, and I'm here with Michael Sharpe, Director of Jamoke Academy, one of the fastest rising charter schools in Connecticut, in Hartford, [and] Patrick Riccards, the new CEO/President of ConnCAN..."

January 8, 2012
CT News Junkie

By Patrick Riccards, CEO, ConnCAN

Last week, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made a passionate case for why we all must commit to education reform in 2012. Speaking at his education reform summit, the governor made clear that school improvement is a team effort, requiring the involvement of all stakeholders.

January 4, 2012
Connecticut Post

About the only top slot the constitution state still clings to is "largest achievement gap in the nation."

So educational reform advocates say much is riding on Malloy's pledge that 2012 will be the year of education reform.

Malloy is hosting an Education Workshop Thursday at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. Many invited are convinced the policies that begin to take shape there may lead to legislation that can transform the state's failing schools and ultimately assist in growing the economy.

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Position: Chief Operating Officer

 ConnCAN has distinguished itself with an energetic “we won’t fail” culture, a national-caliber team working on state-level problems, and a focused and committed board. As Chief Operating Officer, you will ensure that ConnCAN stays on the cutting-edge of public policy advocacy. This is an extraordinary job and we are looking for an extraordinary candidate.

The COO will provide strong and focused internal leadership, serve as campaign manager during the legislative season, represent the organization at key functions and events, and set a consistently high standard across all aspects of ConnCAN’s work.

You will both lead and serve the members of ConnCAN’s team, ensuring that this diverse collection of talent is directed toward a singular purpose: to fix Connecticut’s public schools by fixing public policy. You will work in deep collaboration with, and report to, the CEO, who serves as the public voice and face of the organization, its lobbyist-in-chief and head strategist.

The ideal candidate will possess boundless energy, a great sense of humor, a strong passion for the public elements of our campaign, a command of and connections to the national education reform movement, a high tolerance for the ups and downs of our advocacy efforts, and extremely strong management skills.

Every candidate must be absolutely dedicated to fixing poverty by reforming public education.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the government affairs, communications, research, development, and operations teams.
  • Serve as a mentor to the staff and ensure that they are growing in their respective roles.
  • Lead internal strategy development and connect these strategies to team and individual plans.
  • Partner with the CEO and the board of directors to ensure that the organization’s goals are reached every year—no excuses.

Salary is highly competitive. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to marc.magee@conncan.org

 

Download the job description here. 

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