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MGT Consulting Group

Point Person

Colorado
June 18, 2019

Adams 14 schools won’t have a superintendent as private company takes over operations

The board has not named an interim superintendent or started a superintendent search process.

done deal

Colorado
June 10, 2019

Adams 14 finalizes deal with company taking over management of the district

The contract, which took effect Saturday and will go through Sept. 30, 2023, lays out specific deadlines for initial work.

best interest

Colorado
May 14, 2019

Colorado State Board members defend decision to ask for-profit firm to manage Pueblo school

State Board of Education members Angelika Schroeder and Steve Durham said they followed the law and acted in the best interests of children.

off to court

Colorado
May 10, 2019

Teachers union challenges improvement plan for Pueblo school, calling it bid to ‘privatize’

The legal challenge focuses on the role of MGT Consulting, a for-profit firm also in line to manage operations at the Adams 14 district and two Aurora schools.

yes vote

Colorado
May 9, 2019

State Board, despite misgivings, approves Adams 14’s selected external manager

Adams 14 now has 30 days to draft and sign a contract with MGT Consulting.

big decision ahead

Colorado
May 6, 2019

Few easy options as Colorado State Board weighs outside manager for troubled Adams 14

Urgency is high as July 1 draws closer. This isn’t the first external manager the State Board of Education considers for the Adams 14 school district.

step back

Colorado
April 11, 2019

State Board rejects Mapleton as Adams 14 manager and apologizes for not acting sooner

In a letter signed by Adams 14 board President Connie Quintana, she wrote that her board would attempt to identify a new external manager at a meeting April 23.

About MGT

Colorado
April 9, 2019

One company could lead school improvement efforts in at least two Colorado districts soon

The Florida-based company, MGT Consulting, could double their school turnaround management work soon with three projects in Colorado.

on hold

Colorado
April 3, 2019

External manager choice unclear as Adams 14 board takes no action

Adams 14 officials say they will reach out to the state to set up a meeting with Mapleton leaders.

deadline

Colorado
March 28, 2019

Adams 14 chooses a second group to manage its district, giving Mapleton an ultimatum

The board of Adams 14 passed a resolution asking Mapleton to agree to work with MGT Consulting, a Florida-based company, on the work of managing Adams 14.

listen first

Colorado
February 8, 2019

A focus on leadership, and a search for what’s working are part of one Adams 14 management proposal

Florida-based MGT Consulting Group, with offices in Centennial, is one of the four finalists to manage Adams 14, the district ordered by the state to hire outside help.

Early Action

Colorado
February 6, 2019

Aurora school board approves plan to hire external managers to help improve two schools

If the state approves Aurora’s plan, the district will hire the two external managers, MGT Consulting for North, and Communities in Schools for Gateway.

Business of education

Tennessee
June 29, 2018

Memphis school leaders pledge ‘a new day’ in contracting with diverse business owners

The plan comes about seven months after a study commissioned by the school board highlighted wide disparities for businesses owned by white women and people of color.

It's not just the classroom

Tennessee
November 28, 2017

Disparities persist in how Memphis schools contract with businesses, study shows

Although black-owned businesses make up more than a third of the local construction industry, they were awarded less than 1 percent of school contracts.

Politics & Policy

Indiana
August 2, 2017

Veteran Indianapolis educator heads to Gary to lead Indiana’s district takeover

Hinckley previously served as superintendent in three districts including Warren Township and as interim-superintendent in Indianapolis Public Schools.
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