AI coaching for independent school leaders and educators.
Ready to amplify your capacity, enrich learning, and prepare your students for a rapidly changing future?
When It Comes to AI, What Kind of Support Do You Actually Need?
Artificial intelligence isn’t just another innovation—it’s changing how you lead, how your faculty teach, and how your institution learns. As an independent school leader, you’re navigating a moment where the boundaries between human and machine intelligence are being redrawn in real time. Many responses focus narrowly on risk—cheating, shortcuts, or loss of originality—but the deeper opportunity is transformational: using AI to deepen thinking, restore time for relationships, and make learning more human, not less.
That kind of change doesn’t come from a presentation or a policy alone. It requires ongoing reflection, experimentation, and conversation. Coaching helps you and your leadership team build internal fluency and institutional resilience—the habits of mind and structures that allow you to guide your community through complexity with confidence. This work isn’t about outsourcing judgment. It’s about building wisdom, not dependency.
AI Coaching That Meets You Where You Lead
Different roles face different challenges. Each coaching pathway is designed to help you respond wisely, ethically, and confidently—without losing what matters most.
AI Coaching for Academic Leaders & Leadership Teams
(Heads, Division Heads, Academic Deans, Curriculum Coordinators, Department Chairs, etc.)
You’re being asked to lead learning through a transformation you never trained for.
AI is changing what it means to know, to create, and to learn. Your students already have unprecedented agency over their own learning—access to tools that can generate ideas, test hypotheses, and explore knowledge at scale. The real question is whether schools will rise to meet that shift intentionally, or react to it piecemeal.
This signature coaching engagement helps academic leaders and leadership teams develop a deep, shared understanding of AI—not just what it is, but how it invites us to rethink teaching, assessment, curriculum, and student agency. Together, we explore how AI can support a more hands-on, applied, and inquiry-driven model of education—one that prepares students for the future while staying grounded in human judgment and purpose.
This is not about chasing tools. It’s about building institutional fluency, shared language, and a clear academic vision—so your school can move forward with coherence, confidence, and integrity.
Best for:
Academic leadership teams who want to lead proactively, align faculty, and reimagine learning—without outsourcing their values.
AI Coaching for Student Life Leaders & Student Wellness Teams
(Dean of Students, Counselors, Student Life, Residential Life, Grade-Level Deans, etc.)
You’re on the front lines of student impact—and the risks are real.
AI raises urgent questions for student wellbeing:
How might these tools affect mental health, identity formation, or peer relationships?
What new forms of bullying, misuse, or overreliance could emerge?
How do we protect students without resorting to fear-based policies or reactive bans?
This coaching pathway is designed specifically for Deans of Students, counselors, and social-emotional wellness leaders. We focus on understanding the real risks associated with AI use—from social harm to psychological vulnerability—while also developing thoughtful, developmentally appropriate responses.
Together, we build frameworks, guardrails, and shared understanding that help your school navigate AI with care, reflection, and responsibility. The goal is not panic or prohibition—it’s wise stewardship of student wellbeing in a rapidly changing landscape.
Best for:
Student life leaders who want to protect students, support families, and guide policy with nuance rather than alarm.
AI Coaching for Admissions, Advancement, Business, & Operations
(Admissions, Advancement, Communications, CFO, Operations, etc.)
You’re trying to do more—with the same time, the same budget, and higher expectations.
Independent schools are tuition-driven, and every dollar matters. Admissions, advancement, communications, and business offices are under constant pressure to be more responsive, more strategic, and more human—often with limited resources.
AI offers real capacity gains—but only if it’s implemented thoughtfully.
In this coaching engagement, we work together to identify your team’s specific pain points and design custom AI-supported workflows that give you back time, reduce friction, and unlock capabilities that used to be out of reach. From communications and data synthesis to planning and analysis, the focus is always on impact, efficiency, and mission alignment.
This is not about replacing people. It’s about helping your team become capable of more than past resources allowed—so more of your energy can go where it belongs: improving the student experience.
Best for:
Operational teams who want practical, ethical AI integration that actually lightens the load.
About Dr. Michael Lomuscio
You’re being asked to lead through change that feels faster, more complex, and higher-stakes than ever before.
AI is reshaping how students learn, how teachers teach, and how schools operate—often faster than policies, training, or shared understanding can keep up. As a school leader, you’re expected to respond thoughtfully, protect what matters most, and still move your community forward. That’s not easy work, and it shouldn’t be done alone.
I’m Dr. Michael Lomuscio, and for nearly two decades I’ve lived inside the same systems you’re trying to lead. I’ve worked as a teacher, department leader, and senior academic administrator in independent schools, navigating real constraints—limited time, competing priorities, faculty concerns, and ethical responsibility—while guiding schools through change.
I currently serve as Associate Head of School for Academic Affairs at Carolina Day School and previously held senior leadership roles at ‘Iolani School and Rabun Gap–Nacoochee School. I hold a doctorate in Educational and Organizational Leadership and a master’s degree in Applied Mathematics, and I’ve been working with machine learning and AI long before it became a headline topic in education.
What matters most, though, is how I work with you.
My coaching is grounded in partnership, not prescription. I help leaders and teams build internal understanding, confidence, and judgment—so you’re not dependent on outside experts or chasing the latest tool. Together, we focus on making wise, ethical, and mission-aligned decisions about AI that serve students and sustain trust.
I don’t believe in living on the cutting edge. Schools are places of responsibility and care. My work helps leaders operate on the smart edge of AI—where innovation meets integrity, and where humans remain firmly at the center.
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What others have to say.
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"Michael is a subject matter expert who skillfully tailors his presentations to meet the learning objectives of his audience. His ability to reference relevant studies, statistics, and real-world experiences on the fly underscores not only his deep knowledge but also his commitment to staying current in the rapidly evolving field of AI."
Ashly Maag
Assistant Head of School for Philanthropy
Asheville School
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"Michael's thoughts and insights on artificial intelligence have helped inspire countless schools and educators. He is able to connect the dots across numerous areas with schools and guide school leaders in the right direction."
William Stites
Director of Technology
Montclair Kimberley Academy
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"Michael is an incredibly patient and insightful thought partner. His curiosity, deep knowledge of AI, and ability to meet people where they are make him an exceptional coach for both beginners and experienced users alike."
Dan Morrison, Ed.D.
Director of Connections & Strategic Initiatives
Robert Louis Stevenson School (NYC)
