01/08/2026
PRESS RELEASE
LICOSESS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY NETWORK LIBERIA SIGN LANDMARK 15-YEAR PARTNERSHIP..... Officially Turning over the management of all CAN School System Campuses in Montserrado, B**g and Nimba Counties!!!
August 1, 2026
CAN Leadership Academy Campus, Gbarnga, B**g County, Liberia.....
LICOSESS College of Education and Opportunity Network Liberia (ONL) today officially entered into a historic 15-year Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that establishes one of Liberia's most significant public-interest partnerships in private education.
The agreement places the management and academic leadership of the CAN Leadership Academy School System under Licosess College of Education to expand access to quality education and strengthen teacher preparation throughout Liberia.
The signing follows a series of successful transition and turnover meetings conducted on July 30 and 31, 2026 in Jacob Town, Montserrado County; Gbarnga, B**g County; and Neigbein, Nimba County, during which administrators, teachers, and support staff were formally introduced to the new governance framework and the transition implementation plan.
Scope of the Partnership
Under the Agreement,
LICOSESS College of Education assumes responsibility for the academic, administrative, institutional, and quality assurance management of the CAN Leadership Academy system while Opportunity Network Liberia continues to provide strategic oversight as the founding institution.
The partnership is founded on the principles of:
Academic excellence
Professional management
Transparency and accountability
Child protection and student welfare
Financial sustainability
Continuous teacher professional development
Innovation in teaching and learning
Long-term institutional growth
The Agreement also establishes CAN Leadership Academy as an official LICOSESS Demonstration School, creating a direct link between teacher education and classroom practice.
Courtesy: LICOSESS College of Education