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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR DISTRICT AND SCHOOL LEADERS 

Academic-ROI Institute

October 7, 2025 - January 13, 2026

10% off early bird pricing by July 1, 2025


DMGroup’s Academic-ROI Institute is an in-depth professional development program that builds your district team’s capacity to analyze and assess programs and initiatives to determine:

• Which programs are achieving the intended outcomes
• Which students are benefiting most from a given program
• How cost-effective is each program

Learn about the Academic-ROI Institute in more detail.

Who Should Enroll?

This program is intended for district finance and academic leadership, and anyone focused on ensuring resources are utilized for maximum impact.

In this program, you will gain the skills to:
 

 ☑️ Conduct a team-based assessment of a cost and effectiveness of a critical district initiative

 ☑️ Make better use of data to optimize resource allocation decisions

 ☑️ Unlock new ways of segmenting and supporting students

 ☑️ Rework your budget without sacrificing student outcomes

 

Call us at 877-362-3500 or fill out the form to secure spot
Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria, CFO of Fort Worth ISD (TX) explains how DMGroup's Academic-ROI approach helps district leaders make more strategic resource allocation decisions.

Institute Alumni & Partners

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What is Academic-ROI?

DMGroup has developed an approach called Academic Return on Investment to measure the benefits (determined by student outcomes per student segment) and fully-loaded costs of individual programs.

Based on this data, the district can assess and compare programs and consider which to expand, maintain, target to specific segments of the student population, or sunset.

 

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How the Program Works

  • Participation by district teams: Each district can enroll a team of up to eight participants to work collaboratively to improve the use of district resources.

  • Four-month training in multi-mode approach: Over four months, participants will learn DMGroup's 10-step Academic-ROI analysis process through remote group meetings, webinars, and self-use tools.

  • Learn by doing: Academic-ROI assessments are conducted by district teams with the support of our coaches to gain actionable insights into their own district's key programs or initiatives.

  • Peer network: At the Institute, participants have an opportunity to meet peers from other districts and provide each other energy and support as they learn together and collaborate.

Calendar

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Cost

$18,000 per team or $15,500 per team in districts that are DMCouncil members. District-wide packages available upon request.

Early-bird 10% off pricing by July 1 - $16,200 per team or $13,950 per team for DMCouncil members.

About District Management Group

District Management Group was founded in 2004 on the belief that management techniques combined with education best practices are key to addressing the challenge facing American public schools. We partner with school and district leaders across the country and provide them with the best management and educational practices, tools, and techniques to produce measurable, sustainable improvements that help schools and students thrive.