John J-H Kim, Founder & CEO of DMGroup, and Dr. Pamela Williams, Chief Academic and Accountability Officer at Birmingham City Schools (AL), sat down for a fireside chat at ASU+GSV Summit 2025 to share how the district leveraged DMGroup’s Breakthrough Results approach to achieve remarkable gains in early literacy.
📈 The result? 3rd-grade reading proficiency skyrocketed from 53% to 81% in just one year.
With the Alabama Literacy Act now requiring students to read at grade level to advance past 3rd grade starting in SY2024, these gains are both timely and critical.
The session delved into actionable strategies, leadership practices, and the power of collaboration in driving rapid, meaningful change in schools.
The Breakthrough Results approach combines focused goals, rapid action cycles, progress monitoring, performance coaching, and targeted professional development to address significant challenges and deliver real results.
To date, more than 10,000 educators across the country have used this program, helping over 50,000 students achieve better outcomes.
Learn more about the Breakthrough Results program