Practical leadership and campus operations that stick after we leave.
CultivatED helps Tennessee school leaders and teacher teams build systems that hold up on a busy Tuesday, not just on a training day. Practitioner led. Implementation focused.
Why CultivatED
Built by a practitioner
Support from someone who currently does the work as a Tennessee high school assistant principal. The advice is tested against real schedules, real staffing, and real campus life.
Focused on implementation
A good plan is only the start. Every engagement ends with tools your team keeps and clear next steps your people can carry forward on their own.
Grounded in evidence
Our instructional work draws on well established learning science, explained in plain language and applied honestly. No buzzwords and no promised miracles.
Services
Five ways to work together, from a single morning to a full semester of support.
Campus Pulse Discovery Half Day
A focused listening and operations scan with your leadership team. You receive a one page discovery brief and a prioritized action list.
Leadership Operations Workshop Day
A full day working session for a leadership team or small cohort. Your team leaves with practical tools and a ninety day implementation plan.
Leader Implementation Coaching Cycle
Eight to twelve weeks of one to one or small team coaching, virtual by default, to turn plans into everyday practice.
ROOTED Lesson Design Training
A half day professional learning session where teacher teams learn a clear, six step daily lesson structure and plan a real lesson with it.
Growth Data Coaching
Help for teachers and leaders who want to understand TVAAS style growth measures and turn them into better daily instruction.
One lesson structure. Every subject.
Most schools do not have a lesson planning problem. They have a coherence problem. ROOTED gives teachers and leaders one shared language for strong instruction: six steps, grounded in learning science, that a teacher can plan on a single page.
Retrieve. Orient. Out Loud Modeling. Try Together. Exercise Independence. Debrief and Check.
Rooted in the work
CultivatED was founded by Jacob Dunn, a Tennessee high school assistant principal based in McMinnville. Jacob knows what it takes to keep a campus running while still moving instruction forward, and he builds support that fits the realities of school life.
Ready to grow something that lasts?
Tell us what is working on your campus, what is not, and what you want to be true by the end of the year. We will listen first and suggest a sensible starting point.
CultivatED is an independent consulting practice. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Tennessee Department of Education, SAS Institute, or any school district. TVAAS and EVAAS are referenced for educational purposes only.
