About Actuate Development Company, LLC
Changing lives. Transforming performance.
Meet Dr. Essie Hill, president and founder of Actuate Development Company, LLC. She is an instructional leadership coach and consultant who believes that strategic educational practices can change lives and transform performance. She has a background in K-12 education and has held various roles in instructional leadership impacting quality teaching and learning. Our mission is to empower instructional leaders to support teacher talent development, enhance student learning and achievement, and drive continuous improvement.
Our Expertise
Leadership Consultation
Instructional Leadership Strategy
Receive consultation on how to build an internal strengths-based instructional coaching program to support new, emerging, and experienced educators. The program can be incorporated as a key feature of your institution’s professional development program. It can meet multiple goals: support school leaders in developing teacher talent, boost teacher and student engagement, foster continuous improvement and continued growth, increase teachers’ instructional capacity to impact student learning and outcomes, and improve teacher retention.
Instructional
Coaching
Professional Development Support
Engage in one-on-one coaching sessions designed to improve performance and educational practices, as well as student learning and achievement. Coaches will provide personalized guidance through a strengths-based approach to growth and development. Coaching will focus on building upon a teacher's existing talents and capabilities, with particular emphasis on instructional strengths and practices, not just on weaknesses or areas for growth.
Educator
Workshops
Active Learning Sessions
Participate in workshops focused on equipping instructional leaders with powerful tools to establish a strengths-based culture. Training may include how to implement the strengths philosophy and leverage teacher strengths to maximize performance and give feedback. Sessions will help leaders promote a more positive and empowering experience, achieving overall success: increased teacher engagement and motivation, improved performance and practice, and enhanced student learning.
Actuate Insights
100%
Educator Satisfaction
98%
Student Achievement
20+
Years of Impact
Our Strategy
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Tailored Consultation
Our tailored consultation approach is designed to provide personalized support to educators and educational leaders, fostering growth and unlocking new opportunities.
2
Empowerment Solutions
We provide empowerment solutions that align with the unique needs of educational institutions, ensuring sustainable growth and long-term success for educators and students.
3
Student-Centric Focus
Our student-centric focus ensures that student achievement and educational objectives are at the heart of everything we do, driving tangible results and sustainable growth in educational settings.
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Innovative Practices
We employ strengths-based strategies to address educational challenges and to develop leaders. This innovative approach shifts the focus from defictits to assets, emphasizing identifying, nurturing, and strategically leveraging individuals' existing strengths and talents.
Our Approach
Leadership Consultation
A consultant collaborates with leaders on how to build an internal strengths-based coaching program to support teaching and learning practices and overall success. This involves an initial assessment, building a strengths-based culture, and ongoing implementation and evaluation.
Instructional Coaching
A coach supports a teacher to improve performance, educational practices, and ultimately student learning through tools such as assessment, goal setting and action planning, and reflection and feedback. Strengths are highlighted, but developmental areas or areas of improvement are not overlooked.
Educator Workshops
A facilitator guides the learning of participants by using elements of group coaching, collaborative discussions, brainstorming or other small group activities, and peer learning to enhance instructional leaders' skills in creating a strengths-based culture.
