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Committee moves Dr. Alice Pritchard forward as executive director of CTECS
Summary
The legislature’s Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee advanced Dr. Alice Pritchard’s nomination to serve as executive director of the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System after testimony about recruitment, enrollment pressure and operational reviews.
Dr. Alice Pritchard, nominated to be executive director of the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System, told the executive and legislative nominations committee on Jan. 30 that she is focused on stabilizing operations and improving student outcomes as the agency moves into its third year as a stand‑alone state department.
Pritchard told the panel she has visited many CTECS campuses since taking the interim post in late November and described the system as “a really strong foundation from which we can build.” She said the agency is balancing near‑term operational work — human resources, finance, procurement and facilities — with efforts to improve student retention and academic supports.
The nomination hearing underscored demand for CTECS programs: Pritchard said the agency received roughly 6,000 applications for about 3,000 ninth‑grade seats…
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