DMGroup Spotlight
Headlines abound about K-12 teachers and staff leaving the profession. According to a McKinsey report, nearly a third of US K–12 educators consider leaving their jobs, citing feeling overworked, underpaid, undervalued, and stressed. Supporting, developing, and empowering teachers and staff is therefore essential — for teachers and staff’s career fulfillment, well-being and retention — and for the students who depend on them to thrive in school and life.
For DMGroup, working with school districts nationwide to provide opportunities for teachers and staff to develop skills and unleash their potential has always been of central importance. Learn more about our team-focused professional development, performance coaching, and other resources to provide teachers and staff with the support and resources they want and need.
STRATEGY: Developing an Effective Instructional Coaching Program
Instructional coaching is one of the most powerful ways to develop excellent teachers. The key to successful coaching is to align it with the district's teaching and learning priorities but also to make it a constructive and comfortable space where teachers' professional development and learning are prioritized over performance evaluations.
Is your school district’s instructional coaching program structured to ensure that teachers are reliably matched with coaches whose skills are well-suited to meet their particular development needs?
We share DMGroup’s strategic approach to developing an effective instructional coaching program that will deliver results.
CASE STUDY: Dramatic Improvements in Third-Grade Literacy at East Baton Rouge Parish School System (LA)
At DMGroup, we are extremely proud of our Breakthrough Results (BTR) Program that has proven to deliver measurable results for students while building the leadership capacity of teachers and staff. The program has been successfully used to improve reading and math achievement, raise attendance, increase graduation rates, and much more.
Besides delivering results for students, BTR programs foster team collaboration and empower, support, and encourage teachers and staff to grow. They also generate excitement and satisfaction as teachers and staff achieve success for their students.
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Learn about exceptional improvements in third-grade literacy and the inspiring impact of the BTR program on students and staff at East Baton Rouge Parish School System.
ARTICLE: The Securely Attached Superintendent: The Leader Your Staff and Students Need
Education is relationship work. Teachers do best when they know an empathetic leader is available to hear and respond to their needs. Therefore, the attachment style of district and school leaders is critical to leadership effectiveness.
What does secure attachment look like, and what is insecure attachment? What is your attachment style as a leader?
Learn how you can cultivate secure attachment for yourself and for others in order to foster a better learning environment for students and staff.
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