Helping Schools
& Students Thrive
We leverage proven management techniques and education best practices to support school district leaders in raising student outcomes.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT : DMG Leadership Council for K-12 School Finance Officers
Explore best practices and actionable strategies to strengthen financial management, discover solutions for long-term sustainability, and learn how to maximize resources to support student success. Enrollment on a rolling basis.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT : DMG Special Education Leadership Council
Discover real-world solutions to strengthen support programs, explore best practices and emerging trends to improve student outcomes, and gain insights to lead lasting change in your district. Enrollment on a rolling basis.
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Effectively allocating resources for greater impact within existing budgets is a priority. Since 2004, we have partnered with hundreds of school districts across the U.S. to bring about transformational, sustainable improvements in resource allocation, operational efficiency and student outcomes.
- 35
- states
- Hundreds
- of districts
- Thousands
- of school & district leaders
- Millions
- of students supported
How We Help
Accelerated Learning Program
Raise reading and math achievement and increase school attendance and graduation rates while building the leadership capacity of teachers and staff.
Featured Success Story
Birmingham City Schools (AL)
Third-grade students in Birmingham City Schools (AL) defied the odds with 81% scoring on or above grade level in ELA on the 2024 state exam (ACAP), up from 53% the year before, with the Breakthrough Results program.
Consulting Services
Get our expert advice and support to achieve significant and sustainable improvements in your district.
FEATURED SUCCESS STORY
Lincoln Public Schools (NE)
Lincoln Public Schools (NE) partnered with DMGroup to create a strategic plan aimed at guiding and aligning the district's efforts over the next five years to achieve its goals.
Elementary & Secondary Scheduling Support
Create powerful schedules that raise achievement, improve equity, and save resources.
FEATURED SUCCESS STORY
Elementary Scheduling Made Easy for Minnehaha Academy (MN)
DMSchedules for Elementary Schools scheduling software enabled Minnehaha Academy to create highly-efficient school schedules and successfully implement their priorities.
Professional Development
Enhance your skills and build your capacity with a combination of coursework and coaching in a cohort-based setting.
FEATURED SUCCESS STORY
Boulder Valley School District (CO), Beaverton School District (OR), Tigard-Tualatin School District (OR)
Read how three districts learned specific approaches and tools for integrating data into resource allocation decisions to ensure the greatest possible impact from district budgets.
District Management Council
Join our professional learning community for superintendents and district leaders to strengthen your leadership and management capacity to solve complex challenges in school districts.
DMG SUMMIT 2025 HIGHLIGHT
2025 State of the Sector
DMG CEO John J-H Kim kicked off the 2025 Summit with an essential analysis of the key challenges confronting the public education sector today.
Programs & Events
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Aug4
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DMG Leadership Council for K-12 School Finance OfficersGet InfoK–12 CFO or school budgeting and finance leaders: Join the DMG Leadership Council to explore best practices and actionable strategies to strengthen financial management, discover solutions for long-term sustainability, and learn how to maximize resources to support student success.
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Aug4
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DMG Special Education Leadership CouncilGet InfoK–12 Special Education and Student Support Directors: Join the DMG Special Education Leadership Council to discover real-world solutions to strengthen support programs, explore best practices and emerging trends to improve student outcomes, and gain insights to lead lasting change in your district.
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Sep23
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Fall 2025 Secondary Scheduling InstituteGet InfoJoin our in-depth professional development program designed to build the capacity of district and school leaders to design best-in-class secondary schedules. Over four months, participating teams learn by working together to actively understand and apply best practices within the context of their school’s schedule.
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Oct7
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Fall 2025 Academic-ROI InstituteGet InfoLearn to employ the Academic-ROI methodology to measure what works best for students. Over multiple months, district teams will build the capacity to analyze and assess programs and initiatives to determine what works best for which students and at what cost. This hands-on approach will equip you with knowledge and skills to successfully and sustainability evaluate future district programming.
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Feb4
DMG SUMMIT
DMG SUMMIT 2026Get InfoSave the date for the DMG Summit 2026! Exclusively for DMCouncil member superintendents and their district leaders, the DMG Summit provides a unique opportunity to learn the latest best practices research, share ideas, and network with a community of forward-thinking peers committed to transformational change. Get ready for another immersive professional development experience with top experts on critical K-12 strategic topics.
What Our Partners Say
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"There isn’t a board meeting that goes by where we aren’t talking about how we are addressing our strategic plan. We are always referring back to our strategic plan. DMGroup’s approach helped us craft a strategic plan that drives our district work."
Dr. Brian Maher
Former Superintendent
Sioux Falls School District (SD) -
“The challenge of turnaround is that a multitude of leadership and management issues must be tackled but taking these on all at once can be overwhelming. DMGroup provided tremendous support and was an important partner.”
Dr. Lawrence Moussoline
Former Superintendent
Downingtown Area School District (PA) -
“We contracted DMGroup to help us with some elementary scheduling. Previously, we used an Excel file to schedule, so finally we now have a very robust program for our elementary schools and our ten elementary principals love it.”
Dr. Pia Burkin
Former Superintendent
New Bedford Public Schools (MA)
