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.
Read MoreBirmingham City Schools (AL), East Baton Rouge Parish Schools (LA), and Grand Island Public Schools (NE)
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.
Read MoreBirmingham 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)
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.
Read MoreBirmingham 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.
Read MoreMinnehaha 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.
Read MoreBoulder 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.
Read MoreBibb 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.
Read MoreWest 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.
Read MoreGreat 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.
Read MoreEast 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.
Read MoreLos Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) South (CA)
Michael Romero, superintendent of Local District South wanted to make sure students in his district continued to learn and make progress during this period of online learning. Romero reflected on the success the district had had in previous years using District Management Group’s Breakthrough Results Program. Could something like this approach be carried out successfully online?
Read MoreSioux Falls School District (SD)
Facing myriad challenges including rising enrollment, a teacher shortage, an increasing population of English Language Learners, and falling graduation rates, SFSD, working in partnership with DMGroup, embarked on a strategic planning process that produced an actionable, results-oriented plan that has mobilized the district and community to work together toward shared goals.
Bibb County School District (GA)
With support from DMGroup, BCSD established new instructional guidelines to help schools align to best practices and provide equitable learning and support opportunities for students. Implementing these guidelines required overhauling master schedules for all 22 elementary schools, a process accomplished through District Management Group facilitation and iteration on schedule drafts.
Read MoreBoulder Valley School District (CO), Beaverton School District (OR), Tigard-Tualatin School District (OR)
Three districts participating in the 2017–2018 A-ROI Institute learned to conduct a rigorous A-ROI analysis using District Management Group’s 10-step process to assess both outcomes and cost. The A-ROI Institute provided a hands-on learning experience for district leaders through a combination of in-person workshops and personalized coaching for district teams.
Read MoreSouth San Antonio Independent School District (TX)
As the fifth superintendent in three years, Dr. Abelardo Saavedra knew South San Antonio ISD was facing many challenges. In addition to facing a $4 million budget gap, the district needed to make new investments to raise student achievement and meet the many demands of its population. Learn how the district achieved these goals by taking a close look at general education and special education staffing.
Read MoreNewport News Public Schools (VA)
When more rigorous state tests and standards yielded troubling results for NNPS, district leadership took action to examine current practices to support students who struggle, particularly with regard to elementary reading. Learn how the district within one year implemented a best-practice elementary Response to Intervention (RTI) model that is producing dramatic gains.
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