About
We Help Leaders Do the Hard, Human Work — and Do It Well
CCM Education Group Consulting LLC is a Massachusetts-based, certified minority-owned education consulting firm founded by Craig Aarons-Martin. The firm helps leaders close the gap between what they say they value and what students, staff, families, and communities actually experience.
Meet Craig Aarons-Martin
Founder & CEO, CCM Education Group
Craig Aarons-Martin is an award-winning educator, former teacher, principal, executive director and superintendent, consultant, leadership coach, author, facilitator, speaker, and civic leader. He has spent his career working at the intersection of leadership, culture, belonging, and equity in education.
Craig founded CCM Education Group to help leaders build the culture their mission keeps promising — through practical, equity-centered coaching, consulting, professional learning, and facilitation that produces meaningful and sustainable change.
- National Distinguished Principal
- Former Principal and Executive Director/Superintendent
- Three-Time Top Selling Author
- Co-Chair, Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ+ Youth
- Certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise
- ASCD Author and Conference Presenter
- Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Member
Why CCM Education Group Exists
The Gap Between Values and Experience
Most organizations say the right things. They have mission statements about belonging, equity, and excellence. They have strategic plans with ambitious goals. They have leaders who genuinely care.
But what students, staff, families, and communities actually experience is often different. The gap between stated values and lived culture is real — and it does not close on its own.
CCM Education Group exists to help leaders close that gap — through honest diagnosis, practical frameworks, skilled facilitation, and the kind of coaching and consulting that moves from reflection into action.
Primary Areas of Work
- Leadership development and executive coaching
- Organizational culture and belonging
- Strategic planning and implementation
- Professional learning and adult development
- Retreat design and facilitation
- Instructional leadership
- Educator observation, feedback, and development
- Staff trust, retention, repair, and alignment
- LGBTQIA+ student safety and schoolwide belonging
- Black boys, Black male wellbeing, leadership, and joy
- Keynotes, conference sessions, and speaking engagements
- Youth, family, and community engagement
Ready to Work Together?
Most partnerships begin with a conversation. Book a discovery call to explore whether there is alignment between your needs and Craig's work.