Nebraska CLSD Approved Provider

Partnering with Nebraska Schools to Accelerate CLSD Grant Literacy Outcomes

by translating the Science of Reading into measurable student gains through structured instructional support and data-driven performance coaching.


District Management Group (DMGroup) is a Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Approved Provider for Professional Learning and Materials Implementation.

A partnership with DMGroup will position you towards meeting Nebraska’s 2030 goals for literacy proficiency on NSCAS and ACT, with improvement-science performance coaching as the vehicle.

Our Breakthrough Results (BTR) program approach blends the Science of Reading with performance coaching, helping educators turn research into results quickly. We’ve done this across the country and in several Nebraska districts, including Grand Island, where Kindergarten students outperformed the previous year’s mid-year phoneme segmentation fluency benchmark by 14 points.

With DMGroup, you don’t just plan literacy improvement. You do it. You measure it. You get results fast.

Nebraska Department of Education schools that have partnered with DMGroup 

1. Literacy Diagnostic: 

We begin with a deep dive into your district’s literacy landscape. Our team analyzes DIBELS, i-Ready, MAP, or other local assessments to pinpoint instructional strengths and identify priority skill domains.

The result: a clear, data-informed starting point and tailored program design for each school team.

2. SMART Goal Design Aligned to the Science of Reading:

We guide school-based teams and leaders through collaborative development of high-leverage, literacy-focused SMART Goals, directly aligned to:

• How Children Learn to Read 
• Phonological & Phonemic Awareness
• Phonics (Decoding & Encoding)
• Fluency
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension

This sharp goal-setting process drives focus, alignment, and accountability across every participating classroom.

3. High-Impact Weekly Performance Coaching & Embedded Professional Development:

Each team receives weekly support from a dedicated DMGroup Performance Coach. Performance Coaches support teams:

• Translate SMART Goals into daily instructional practice 
• Facilitate strategy planning and real-time refinement
• Review weekly or biweekly progress-monitoring data
• Build educator capacity through embedded professional learning

With structured performance coaching, educators turn theory into practice, and practice into measurable results.

4. Data Dashboards: 

Our progress monitoring dashboards compile weekly or biweekly student data (e.g., DIBELS, i-Ready, etc.) into clear, visual reports that help teams track progress, identify the effectiveness of particular strategies, spot learning or instructional gaps, and make timely decisions.

This gives your educators real-time insight to adjust instruction and accelerate literacy growth where it matters most.

5. Final Impact Report & Strategic Reflection: 

At the end of each cycle, we provide a customized Outcomes Report highlighting trends in student growth, instructional improvement, and strategy impact.

These reports help district and school leaders continue to build momentum for what’s working and make informed decisions for future literacy investments.

Alignment to CLSD 

✔ Comprehensive Coverage of Core Science of Reading Components 
✔ Interactive and Sustained Engagement
✔ Embedded Checks for Understanding
✔ Ongoing Practice and Feedback Loops
✔ Consistent Emphasis on Structured Literacy
✔ Addressing Misconceptions with Data-Driven Coaching

The Breakthrough Results Program is built on the belief that “successful change programs begin with results”...not just plans or theories. Every performance coaching session, goal, and strategy is designed to produce measurable literacy gains that teams can see, celebrate, and build on. We don’t just talk about improvement; we deliver it, with a proven track record of helping schools and districts exceed benchmarks and accelerate student literacy outcomes.

Learn more about the Breakthrough Results Program

Please reach out to Shannah Varón to explore how DMG can partner with your district or ESU.

 svaron@dmgroupK12.com       617-453-2580