Hiring the right leader shouldn’t come down to gut instinct. JG Consulting’s proprietary A+VER platform transforms how school districts evaluate candidates across every key leadership role—replacing guesswork with evidence, and resumes with results.
When the stakes are this high, districts deserve more than a strong interview. They deserve proof. A+VER (Analytics + Verified Evidence of Results) is JG Consulting’s groundbreaking analytics platform, purpose-built to bring unprecedented clarity to leadership hiring at every level. Whether a district is searching for a Deputy Superintendent, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Financial Officer, or other senior leader, A+VER gives hiring committees a data-backed foundation for one of the most consequential decisions they’ll make.
At the center of every A+VER analysis is a precision scorecard that isolates a candidate’s leadership window—the exact period of their tenure—and maps it against longitudinal district performance data. Did student achievement improve during their watch? Did equity gaps close? Did growth outpace peer districts? A+VER answers these questions with z-scores, statewide rankings, and demographic comparisons—not anecdotes.
The scorecard’s two headline metrics—A+VER’s Performance Benchmark Score and Growth Impact Score—give hiring committees an immediate read on both where a district stood under a candidate’s leadership and how far it moved. Together, they answer not just “how well?” but “how much did they actually drive change?”
From cabinet-level executives to campus and central office administrators, A+VER brings the same analytical rigor to every search. No matter the role, every district deserves to know that the leader they’re hiring has already delivered results—in the areas that matter most to their students and community.
A+VER is already at work. JG Consulting has been using the platform in superintendent searches, with candidate scorecards delivered directly to school boards as part of their hiring materials. Now, JG Consulting is taking the next step: a SaaS platform that allows school districts and other executive search firms to purchase their own licenses and run A+VER-powered searches independently. The same proven analytics. The same rigorous scorecards. Available soon to any organization committed to getting leadership hiring right.
James Guerra
President & CEO
James has served education systems in various roles since 2004. He recognized early in his career that human capital is the driving force for sustaining and improving all school systems. James believes that teachers and executive-level leaders are equally responsible for providing every student with an opportunity for post-graduation success. Since founding the company in 2014, James had one goal in mind: to support any school system in the country with a clear focus of retaining the best-in-class educators while supporting a select group of educational partners that offer a unique blend of products and services to ensure that every learner has the necessary tools to achieve academic success.
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