It starts with believing in students

We believe in empowering our students and educational leaders for success. Our Professional Development Program focuses on raising student achievement and providing effective educational practices. Through continuous learning, teachers and administrators gain valuable tools and strategies to support their students' growth. Together, we create a brighter future for all.

Dr. Brown created The C.O.D.E Coaching Framework, engaging people and inspiring them to unlock and maximize their potential by helping them find meaning, wholeness, value, and motivation in their thinking, feeling, and choosing. The C.O.D.E Framework

The C.O.D.E Coaching Framework

Created and taught by Dr. Shanita Brown, the C.O.D.E. Coaching Framework is designed to inspire, unlock, and maximize the potential of the educational leader by helping them find meaning, wholeness, value, and motivation in their thinking, feeling, and choosing.

The C.O.D.E Framework improves authentic power, self-awareness, sense of identity, and empowerment. The C.O.D.E coaching framework research includes the integration of ICF Core Competencies.

Identity- Foundation/Anchor in which the other components will align

Desire- What do you want?

Connect-Why is the desire important to you?

Obstacles- What restricts you from achieving your desire?

Development- Response to obstacles?

Execute-Next steps?

C.O.D.E. Leadership Development Curriculum 

The C.O.D.E Leadership Development Curriculum supports leaders in three areas: self, relational, and organizational leadership.

Each pillar of the curriculum consists of hands-on activities and instructional methods comprising communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking strategies

This creates awareness and development around participants thinking, feeling, and choosing.

Also included is an integrated coaching approach using The C.O.D.E coaching model, which helps participants reflect, deepen, and apply what they’re learning in the development experience for lasting and continuous change. 

Customized Professional Development

We provide Individual Coaching to support your professional and personal growth, focusing on your overall well-being, including social and emotional aspects. Our coaching approach nurtures your inner self to achieve success in your endeavors.

Our Team Coaching services support groups of two or more individuals striving towards a shared goal. We align our coaching with your organization's objectives, fostering teamwork, identifying strengths, and maximizing potential for desired outcomes using our proven coaching methodology (CODE).

In Group Coaching, we focus on leadership principles and development. We create a sense of belonging and community, empowering participants to grow as effective leaders within a supportive group setting.

Dr. Shanita Brown of Shanita Brown Empowers Inc (SBE) focuses on leadership development working alongside leaders and leadership to assist them in developing the character and competencies needed to maximize the potential that leads to their desired results.  

Along with the team at Innovation Center Outreach, Dr. Brown’s leadership starts with character and heart. Leadership has more to do with being– one's thinking, feeling, and choosing versus doing. Leadership is about leading yourself first and empowering others to do the same by connecting and finding meaning that aligns with the mission or goals.