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Scadco × Citizen Leader Lab

Scaling School Leadership Through AI

A focused pilot to test whether AI can help school principals access clear, accurate guidance on policy, governance, and compliance — and build the case for national scale.

Prepared for

Citizen Leader Lab (CLL)

Prepared by

Mitchell Struwig / Scadco

Pilot Goal

Validate value fast

Prove that principals can use an AI assistant to get trustworthy guidance without building a full platform upfront.

Target Users

50 principals

A focused sample group that gives enough signal to test usefulness, trust, adoption, and the most common support needs.

Strategic Outcome

Create a path to scale

Use the pilot to support funding conversations, district partnerships, and a broader rollout across schools.

5. Investment

Why there is an upfront cost

The pilot is intentionally lean, but it still requires real configuration, setup, and tuning to ensure the results are credible and useful.

Pilot Investment

Strategic Partnership

R15k

Once-off

  • • AI model configuration and content ingestion
  • • Structuring and grounding responses in your materials
  • • Interface setup and testing environment
  • • Iteration and tuning during the pilot
  • • Support, monitoring, and feedback capture

What this enables

This upfront investment ensures the pilot is not just a demo, but a properly configured environment that produces meaningful insights. It allows CLL to test real-world usage with confidence and build a strong case for scaling.

Rather than investing heavily in a full platform upfront, this approach keeps risk low while still delivering high-quality results that can support funding, partnerships, and broader rollout decisions.

2. The Opportunity

School leaders are drowning in complexity

  • DBE policies, governance frameworks, and compliance obligations are often dense and difficult to navigate.
  • Principals need fast, reliable answers they can trust in real-world situations.
  • CLL already has the expertise and content foundation needed to make a high-value AI pilot viable.

Why now

The ingredients are already on the table

Content

Curated PDFs and expert knowledge

Audience

50 principals ready for testing

Use case

Governance and policy support

Potential

National-level scale

3. Proposed Solution

Two layers. One clear experience.

The proposed solution combines a grounded AI knowledge assistant with optional digital avatar experiences to improve clarity, engagement, and usability.

AI Knowledge Assistant

A custom AI chatbot trained on CLL’s curated material, with a tailored tone, grounded answers, and source-aware responses.

Discoverdiva.ai Digital Tutors

Optional AI avatars that can act as digital tutors, helping make the experience more human, intuitive, and engaging for end users.

Live Preview

What the experience looks like

Below is a preview of the AI assistant in action. This demonstrates how principals would interact with the system to get clear, grounded answers based on governance and policy content.

AI Chat Preview

4. Proof of Concept

Focused, measurable, and intentionally lean

Pilot Group

50 principals

Duration

4–8 weeks recommended

Input Content

PDF-based governance and policy material

Testing Outputs

Usage insights, trust signals, feedback

What success should answer

  • Do principals trust the answers?
  • Does the tool reduce time spent searching for guidance?
  • What questions are asked most often?
  • What would a scaled rollout need to include?

5. Investment

Why there is an upfront cost

The pilot is intentionally lean, but still requires real configuration, setup, and tuning to ensure meaningful and credible results.

Pilot Investment

Strategic Partnership

R15k

Once-off

  • • AI configuration and content ingestion
  • • Structuring and grounding responses in your materials
  • • Interface setup and testing environment
  • • Iteration and tuning during the pilot
  • • Support, monitoring, and feedback capture

What this enables

This upfront investment ensures the pilot is not just a demo, but a properly configured environment that produces real insights. It allows CLL to test actual usage and build confidence in the solution.

Instead of committing to a full platform upfront, this approach keeps risk low while still delivering high-quality results that can support funding and future rollout decisions.

6. Rollout Model

Designed for broader deployment

Per Principal

R20 – R50 / month

Recommended

District License: R5k – R25k / month

7. Future Expansion

A platform wedge, not just a pilot

  • Digital tutor-led learning experiences
  • AI-powered training modules
  • Analytics dashboards for programme insight
  • WhatsApp-based communication and support interface
  • Mobile app publishing (iOS, Android)
  • Additional platform products and future upsell opportunities

8. Strategic Value

A partnership with room to grow

For CLL, this pilot creates a practical path toward scalable, technology-enabled support for principals. For Scadco, it creates the foundation for a broader education platform relationship — the kind that starts small and gets interesting fast.

Stronger funding and donor conversations
A case for district and national scale
A future channel for additional platform solutions

9. Next Steps

Move from concept to 'go live'

Schedule a live demo

Confirm pilot scope

03

Confirm pricing approach

04

Initiate PoC build