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Clarus Group assisting SSWDB procurement
Clarus Group is assisting the MassHire South Shore Workforce Development Board with its procurement to contract with an organization that has appropriate capacity and expertise to serve as the One-Stop Career Center Operator for the MassHire South Shore Career Center...
Clarus Group trains town officials in public contracting requirements and best practices
In October 2019, the Clarus Group principals delivered a day-long training to managers and staff with procurement responsibilities in the Town of Danvers. The training covered the legal requirements and best practices for purchasing owner’s project manager services,...
Clarus Group trains community college officials in public construction laws and best practices
In June 2019, Dan Ahern and Pamela Bloomfield delivered a day-long training to Middlesex Community College managers and staff. The interactive training focused on the legal requirements and best practices for purchasing public works and public building construction...
Clarus Group trains municipal officials in public contracting requirements and best practices
In March 2019, the Clarus Group principals delivered a day-long training to West Springfield officials with procurement responsibilities. The training covered the legal requirements and best practices for purchasing construction services and materials under the...
Dan Ahern speaks on government partnerships at Suffolk University public service symposium
Suffolk University’s Institute for Public Service hosted a symposium entitled “The Future of Public Service: Advancing the Civil Society Through Partnership Governance.” At the invitation of Suffolk University, Dan Ahern participated on an expert panel discussing...
Dan Ahern speaks on contract management
Dan Ahern was the featured speaker at the April 2018 meeting of the Massachusetts Association of Public Purchasing Officials (MAPPO). His topic was “Contract Management: Selected Issues and Best Practices.” Dan provided an overview of contract management, including...
Clarus Group trains IGs in performance audits, evaluations, inspections, and reviews
In March 2018, Clarus Group delivered a day-long training program on audits, inspections, evaluations, and reviews to federal, state, and local inspectors general and senior staff participating in the Certified Inspector General Institute in Jacksonville, Florida,...
Clarus Group principals moderate plenary sessions at IG conference
Clarus Group principals Dan Ahern and Pamela Bloomfield served as moderators for plenary sessions at the November 2016 conference held in Boston, Massachusetts by the Association of Inspectors General, a nonprofit, membership organization for agencies and...
Watch Dan Ahern discuss his public service experience and perspective
Dan Ahern was invited to discuss his public service experience and perspective as part of Ask Me Why I Care: Public Service Stories, a project of the College of Public Affairs and Community Service at the University of Nebraska Omaha....
Pamela Bloomfield speaks on public-private partnerships
Pamela Bloomfield was the speaker at the June meeting of the Massachusetts Association of Public Purchasing Officials (MAPPO). Her topic was "Public-Private Partnerships: Promises and Perils." The principal takeaways from her presentation were that long-term...
Clarus Group evaluates a school district’s budgeting and financial management
Clarus Group conducted a detailed evaluation of the Gill-Montague Regional School District's financial management and budgeting practices and its capacity to sustain improvement in district education. Clarus Group analyzed budget and expenditure records, reviewed...
Clarus Group performs evaluation study for MA education department
Clarus Group, under a contract with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), has conducted an evaluation of the experience of 17 school districts with 2012-2013 Level 3 district reviews performed by ESE's Center for District and School...
MA ESE adopts new charter school accountability documents developed by Clarus Group
The MA Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) has issued new charter school accountability documents developed by Clarus Group in collaboration with the ESE: Massachusetts Charter School Renewal Inspection Protocol Massachusetts Charter School Renewal...
Clarus Group principals coauthor article on contracting risks in infrastructure partnerships
State and Local Government Review has published an article coauthored by Pamela Bloomfield and Dan Ahern. Their article, "Long-Term Infrastructure Partnerships: Contracting Risks and Risk-Reduction Strategies" appears in the Governance Matters section of the April...
Bloomfield’s 2006 award-winning article on public-private partnerships available
Copies of Pamela Bloomfield's 2006 article, "The Challenging Business of Long-Term Public-Private Partnerships: Reflections on Local Experience," may be obtained while supplies last by emailing Clarus Group at info@theclarusgroup.com. Her article, which highlighted...
MA OIG issues study by Clarus Group on use of construction management at risk (CMR) by MA agencies
The Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has issued a study on the experience of Massachusetts public agencies with construction management at risk (CMR) under M.G.L. c. 149A. The OIG contracted with Clarus Group to conduct the study and prepare the...
The Center for Charter Schools at CMU adopts LILI inspection protocol developed by Clarus Group
The Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University has implemented a learning and instructional leadership protocol, developed by Clarus Group in conjunction with Class Measures, for inspections of charter schools authorized by the Center. The inspection...
Clarus Group briefs R.I. Senate Committee on construction management at risk (CMR) delivery method
At the request of the R.I. Senate Committee on Government Oversight, Dan Ahern and Pamela Bloomfield gave a joint presentation and answered questions at a June 16, 2008 Committee hearing regarding the CMR delivery method. Their topics included a comparison of CMR with...
MA DOE issues Randolph Public School District Leadership Evaluation Report written by Clarus Group
In March 2008, the Massachusetts Department of Education (DOE) issued a District Leadership Evaluation Report on the Randolph Public Schools. After declaring the district an underperforming school district, the DOE appointed Matt George, former Brockton...
MA DOE issues Gill-Montague Regional School District Leadership Evaluation Report
In November 2007, the Massachusetts Department of Education (DOE) issued a District Leadership Evaluation Report on the Gill-Montague Regional School District. After declaring the district an underperforming school district, the DOE appointed a district review team...