Success Stories

Acton-Boxborough Regional School District (MA)

Developing a long-term strategic plan for Acton-Boxborough Regional School District (MA)

Acton-Boxborough Regional School District (MA), a high-performing suburban school system, faced growing pressure from declining enrollment, rising costs, and aging facilities. Yet any effort to reorganize schools and services risked disrupting long-established communities and family expectations, making change politically sensitive. Learn how DMGroup helped the district develop a long-term strategic plan and evaluate reorganization options grounded in data and community input to better align resources with student needs.

Niles Township High School District 219 (IL)

Building a Student-Centered Strategic Plan for Niles Township High School District 219 (IL)

Like many districts, Niles Township High School District 219 (D219), a suburban district in Illinois, struggled to manage numerous well-intentioned initiatives without a clear, unified framework to prioritize efforts, track progress, and ensure accountability towards goals. In partnership with DMGroup, the district developed a student-centered, data-informed strategic plan with five clear priority areas, measurable goals, and a theory of action informed by more than 2,200 students, staff, families, and community members.

Huntsville City Schools (AL)

Realizing Rapid Math Improvement in Huntsville City Schools (AL)

In the winter of 2025, Huntsville City Schools (HCS) undertook an effort to accelerate math proficiency among its fourth-grade students, hoping to realize immediate gains on the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment of Progress (ACAP) in spring 2025.

Learn how HCS schools that implemented DMGroup’s Breakthrough Results (BTR) program saw a 43% increase in proficiency on ACAP over the prior year.

Littleton Elementary School District (AZ)

Smarter Scheduling, Stronger Equity: Protecting Tier 1 Instruction and Expanding SPED Capacity

Learn how Littleton Elementary School District (AZ) used DMSchedules to transform special education scheduling. Before implementation, fragmented practices meant students with disabilities frequently missed Tier 1 instruction, while limited visibility into general education schedules made it difficult to ensure IEP compliance and effective staffing. Within two years, the district saw measurable gains in compliance and efficiency, and one school was removed from Arizona Targeted Compliance and Improvement (ATCI) monitoring after sustained improvement.

Birmingham City Schools (AL), East Baton Rouge Parish Schools (LA), and Grand Island Public Schools (NE)

Making the Science of Reading Deliver: From Implementation to Breakthrough Results

In this article, we explore how districts are moving from Science of Reading policy and ideas to results-driven classroom practice through Breakthrough Results—highlighting powerful gains in Birmingham City Schools (AL), East Baton Rouge Parish Schools (LA), and Grand Island Public Schools (NE). Learn how focused goals, rapid data cycles, and embedded coaching translated research into measurable improvements in fluency, phonemic awareness, and vocabulary.

Birmingham City Schools (AL)

Dramatic Gains in Third-Grade Reading at Birmingham City Schools (AL)

In SY24, third-graders in Birmingham City Schools (AL) defied the odds and rose to a level of post-pandemic recovery rarely seen, with 81% scoring on or above grade level in reading on the 2024 state exam (Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program, or ACAP), up from 53% the year before.

Learn how Birmingham City Schools students achieved these exceptional gains with DMGroup’s Breakthrough Results (BTR) program.

Lincoln Public Schools (NE)

A Strategic Plan to Strengthen Community and Deliver for All at Lincoln Public Schools (NE)

Lincoln Public Schools 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. The planning process centered on fostering community engagement and cohesion while creating a plan that served all stakeholders.

Birmingham City Schools (AL)

Measurably Improving Third-Grade Math Achievement at Birmingham City Schools (AL)

Determined to improve third-grade math achievement, Birmingham City Schools partnered with District Management Group to implement a 10-week rapid-cycle intervention program called Breakthrough Results across 20 elementary schools. The results achieved were outstanding.

Minnehaha Academy (MN)

Elementary Scheduling Made Easy for Minnehaha Academy (MN)

A high-performing K-12 parochial school Minnehaha Academy struggled with a complex school schedule using spreadsheets and other scheduling tools. Learn how they used DMSchedules school scheduling software to create highly efficient school schedules and successfully implement their priorities for teaching and learning.

Boulder Valley School District (CO)

Investing in What Works at Boulder Valley School District (CO)

After participating in District Management Group’s Academic-ROI Institute, district leaders at Boulder Valley SD decided to apply lessons learned and use the Academic-ROI methodology to redesign the process for setting central office budgets.

Bibb County School District (GA)

Increasing Middle School Attendance at Bibb County School District (GA)

Having successfully partnered with District Management Group multiple times over the years, BCSD decided to try tackling middle school chronic absenteeism using DMGroup’s Breakthrough Results Program. The results achieved by BCSD were extraordinary.

West Feliciana Parish Schools (LA)

Special Education Opportunity Review Lights a Path to Improvement at West Feliciana Parish Schools (LA)

Read about the high-impact opportunities District Management Group identified to raise achievement for students in special education at West Feliciana Parish Schools (LA), and how the district prioritized the most impactful and feasible recommendations to better support students with the greatest learning needs.

Great Valley School District (PA)

Innovative School Schedules for a New School Configuration at Great Valley School District (PA)

Read how District Management Group analyzed staffing needs at Great Valley SD and helped develop creative scheduling solutions to maximize the potential of their new campus for grades 5 and 6.

East Baton Rouge Parish School System (LA)

Dramatic Improvements in Third Grade Literacy at East Baton Rouge Parish School System (LA)

EBR’s leadership had heard about the incredible results in literacy achieved with District Management Group’s Breakthrough Results Program. Determined to do all they could to help their third-graders, EBR decided to try this new approach, and launched a 10-week Breakthrough Results Literacy Challenge.