What If WE Could Build the Tool That We REALLY need?

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Merissa Sadler-Holder
August 07, 2025

What If We Could Build the Tool That Helps Right Now?

We don’t have to wait for the next wave of AI tools.
We don’t have to settle for platforms that almost fit the needs of our schools.

We can build the tool we actually need right now.

That’s what we’ve been helping schools do with a new service designed to move beyond AI overwhelm and into AI action.

😩 Sound familiar?

Right now, many educators are feeling frustrated with AI because:

  • The tools are generic and not built to customize to individual schools’ needs

  • Training feels disconnected from real needs

  • AI is framed as “the future” while today’s problems go unsolved

  • Leaders are told to “integrate AI” but not how, where, or why

The result? More noise. More pressure. Little clarity.

🎯 AI Coherence in Action: Custom GPTs for Schools

A done-for-you service where we build a custom-made school-specific AI bot designed to solve a real workflow challenge like:

  • ✅ Curriculum mapping

  • ✅ Accreditation prep

  • ✅ MTSS support and tiered intervention planning

  • ✅ Any initiative you have!

You get:

  • A discovery session with us

  • A fully working GPT designed for your school

  • A quick-start guide + video walkthrough

  • ✅ Optional staff training and an editable idea submission template

This isn’t about adopting the next big tool.
This is about designing your own solution.

Why This Matters Now

Too often in education, AI is treated as a siloed initiative:
“AI for grading.”
“AI PD day.”
“AI for lesson planning.”

But in business? The most effective AI strategies start by identifying:

  • What’s broken?

  • What’s slowing us down?

  • Where’s the heat?

Then, and only then, they ask:
Where can AI help here?

This is the mindset behind the AI Coherence Cycle, developed in partnership with Danelle Almarez at InnovateED:


Start with the real work, and use AI to support it.

💬 Want one for your school? Or know someone who should?

👉 Email us directly by hitting reply or forward this to a school leader who’s ready to stop guessing and start building.

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Let’s stop waiting for the perfect tool.
Let’s build it together.

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