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PENNSYLVANIA · PRE-K–8 · ONLINE PARENT PLANNING

A homeschool plan.
Your family’s way.

Excited to homeschool, but overwhelmed by the planning?

Together, we’ll choose learning materials and build a practical plan around your children, your schedule and your goals.

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A 20-minute conversation about your family, your goals and whether I can help.

TALK · PLAN · BEGIN · ADJUST

Your path to a family plan.

  1. Talk

    Share where you are and what you need.

  2. Plan

    Choose materials and a routine together.

  3. Begin

    Put your first two weeks into practice.

  4. Adjust

    Review at week two and refine the plan.

You teach. I help you plan.

Four-week launch · From $800 for one learner
A roadmap and tools to keep afterward.

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8 years of K–5 teaching2 master’s degrees in educationPennsylvania-certified educator

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WHAT WE’LL WORK ON TOGETHER

Support with the planning.
So you can focus on teaching.

Personal guidance to choose learning materials, organize your week and adjust when something isn’t working.

Learning materials

Choose suitable resources and a starting point for each child.

How we choose materials

We review reading and math starting points using relevant information and selected activities when needed. No prior formal test is required. Placement is provisional—not a formal diagnostic, whole-child grade-level determination or annual evaluation.

Keep suitable materials, adjust how you use a program, or combine existing resources. I check relevant resource details before recommending them. You approve choices and purchases; curriculum and materials cost extra where needed.

Your weekly routine

Fit lessons, activities and shared family time into a workable week.

How we organize your week

Plan around parent attention, siblings, shared devices, preparation and breaks. Coordinate parent-led lessons, selected live online classes and self-paced resources, with access and support needs checked. Self-paced does not automatically mean independent work.

Make room for projects, movement, interests and social opportunities. Work around existing groups or explore a short list of possibilities if you want help. You confirm suitability and safety, and handle registration, transport and supervision.

Progress and next steps

Notice what works, adjust the plan and know where to go next.

How we review and adjust

Simple tools help you note completed work, useful examples, help needed and where to resume. At our planned week-two review, we use your observations to decide what to keep or change: the starting task, pace, support or schedule. Extra practice has a clear purpose and stopping point.

Keep a flexible semester or school-year roadmap and a reusable planning routine, including guidance for interruptions or unfinished work. Launch support lasts four weeks; ongoing advisory is separate. Continuous monitoring and automatic updates are not included.

See the full four-week launch process

Preparation, included calls and what happens each week. These are the details behind the four-step path—not extra meetings or weeks.

BEFORE YOUR FOUR SUPPORTED WEEKS

Start with a conversation.

We begin with a 20-minute conversation about your family and goals. If we proceed after agreement and payment, you complete a questionnaire. We discuss curriculum options by email, review starting points when needed and prepare your draft Family Plan before the launch call.

WHAT THIS CLARIFIES

Your priorities, resources, time, budget and each child’s starting-point information.

Week 1Begin
Week 2Try + review
Week 3Continue
Week 4Continue + closeout

The roadmap continues. Included launch support ends after week four; ongoing advisory is optional and separately agreed.

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  1. Before launch: a 20-minute conversation about your family and goals. If we agree to proceed, review the scope and agreement. A $100 deposit counts toward your total; the balance is due before intake review. Complete the questionnaire, then discuss curriculum options with Matthew by email. After agreeing which options to explore, complete any needed starting-point activities. Review your draft Family Plan before the launch call; resource choices and access are clarified before beginning.
  2. Launch and weeks 1–2: a 60-minute launch call to walk through each child’s plan, your schedule and the detailed first two weeks. You put the plan into practice and note what needs attention.
  3. Week-two review: a 30-minute call to discuss observations, make the included planning adjustment where needed and finalize weeks three and four.
  4. Weeks 3–4: continue with the updated detailed plan. Parent questions receive replies within two business days during the engagement.
  5. Week-four closeout: a 30-minute call to review the current plan and practice choosing next tasks. Keep your big-picture roadmap, reusable tools and recovery guidance. Included launch calls and routine replies end with the engagement. Optional ongoing advisory or tutoring is arranged separately.

Four weeks of launch support. The detailed plan is released in two parts so the second reflects your experience. The longer-term roadmap is not a full year of daily lesson plans or provider support.

DIFFERENT AGES. ONE COORDINATED PLAN.

Room for each learner.

Separate starting points and tasks for each child. Shared projects and experiences where they make sense.

PRE-K–K

Early learning

Play, language, early math, movement, read-alouds and family rhythm.

GRADES 1–3

Foundations

Reading and math foundations, manageable blocks and hands-on practice.

GRADES 4–5

Growing independence

Supported routines, learner choice, projects and useful feedback.

GRADES 6–8

Middle grades

Subject planning, organization, manageable workloads and responsibility.

Age bands guide planning; they do not establish a child’s level or independence. The service range is separate from Matthew’s teaching experience and certification areas.

Matthew Tracey

YOUR PLANNING PARTNER

Hi, I’m Matthew.

I bring an educator’s perspective to the decisions you’re making at home.

I’m Matthew Tracey, with eight years of K–5 teaching experience and experience in virtual education, curriculum design and independent tutoring.

My role here is to help you make informed choices and build a workable plan—not take over your family’s education.

More about my background and approach

Experience behind the plan

  • Pennsylvania Instructional IIPK–4 certification with Grades 5–6 extensions.
  • M.Ed. · Mathematics Education (K–6)Western Governors University.
  • M.Ed. · Educational Technology and Instructional DesignWestern Governors University.
  • B.S. · Early Childhood Education (PreK–4)Holy Family University.
  • Current Pennsylvania clearancesState Police, Child Abuse and FBI.

FOUNDING-FAMILY PRICING

One package.
Personalized for your family.

A one-time launch-service fee.
The founding pilot is limited to three families.

FOUR-WEEK HOMESCHOOL LAUNCH SYSTEM

One learner$800
Two learners$1,150
Three learners$1,500
Four or more learnersPersonalized family quote

$800 for the first learner; $350 for each additional learner within the standard package. Larger families are welcome. We review each child’s needs, shared resources, scheduling and meeting time before agreeing on your family’s scope and price.

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Included in your launch

  • Your family plan, resource recommendations and reusable schedule.
  • Detailed weeks 1–4, plus a big-picture semester or school-year roadmap.
  • Activity and social-opportunity planning, progress tools and continuation guidance.
  • 60-minute launch · 30-minute week-two review · 30-minute closeout.
  • Replies to parent questions within two business days during the four-week engagement.
  • One planned calibration adjustment and one consolidated correction round.

If I make an error, I correct it without using up your planned adjustment. New requests outside the agreed scope are separate.

What you purchase separately

Curriculum, books, printing, materials, subscriptions, activities and outside services. You approve those choices; recommendations consider your budget. Suitable owned, borrowed, free and paper options can be part of the plan.

SUPPORT THAT CAN CONTINUE

Start with a plan.
Stay supported through the year.

Already homeschooling? You can request advisory support without purchasing the launch package. Choose occasional advice or an ongoing arrangement. For families beginning with launch, the package stands on its own; continued advisory and tutoring are separate options.

School-year advisory

An educator in your corner as your family’s needs change. Review progress, talk through what is working and adjust priorities, pacing or routines.

More than meeting time: a short parent update before we meet, preparation and review, written next steps and agreed targeted adjustments. Recurring plans also include a defined allowance for between-meeting parent questions.

Choose 30- or 60-minute meetings. Rates below cover one child; additional children and more extensive planning receive a family quote. No fixed three-child limit.

Virtual tutoring

Focused teaching for specific skills or learning goals, with the subject, starting point and session plan agreed together.

$80/hour · Separate service

Subject and grade fit, scheduling and session terms are confirmed before booking. A parent remains present throughout; all communication stays with the parent. Tutoring is not included in launch or advisory fees.

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Choose the rhythm that fits.

Parent advisory · One-child rates
Meeting frequency30-minute meetings60-minute meetings
One-time consultation$100per session$150per session
Once a month$200per month$250per month
Twice a month$300per month$400per month
Weekly$550per month$750per month

Monthly arrangements are month-to-month, not a full-year commitment. Twice-monthly means two meetings per calendar month. Weekly pricing includes a fifth scheduled meeting when the month has five. Dates, included reviews, updates and communication limits are agreed in writing before starting; no unlimited support or automatic extra charges.

New to the service? You do not have to buy the launch package to ask about advisory. If a baseline review is needed, the standard one-child initial review is $150, including a 30-minute parent call, background review and written priorities; broader needs are quoted before proceeding. We reuse suitable current launch information without charging again for the same review.

Detailed weekly lesson planning, proactive check-ins and larger-family arrangements are quoted separately. Advisory is parent guidance—not daily teaching, continuous monitoring or a complete curriculum rewrite. Replies to parent questions within the agreed scope are provided within two business days during the engagement.

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CLEAR ANSWERS, BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Good questions.

Already homeschooling, preparing to begin or still exploring? You’re welcome to ask about fit. The launch package is for families ready to put a homeschool plan into practice.

Am I only getting four weeks of education?

No. You’re purchasing four weeks of planning and implementation support, not four weeks of school. Your detailed launch plan gets you started. The big-picture roadmap, schedule, records tools and continuation guidance remain yours to use afterward.

What if my child has no recent test scores?

No prior formal score is required. We use relevant existing information, selected publisher placement activities or a documented review of needed skills before confirming a level-dependent start. Younger learners may use play and observation. This is not a formal diagnostic, whole-child grade-level determination or annual homeschool evaluation.

Do you create or purchase the curriculum?

I recommend and coordinate existing resources, adjusting starting points, pacing and implementation where appropriate. Limited supporting tools may be created, but not a complete original curriculum or a year of daily lesson scripts. You approve and purchase third-party resources. App access is not included.

Can you plan around multiple children or shared devices?

Yes. Each child has a separate plan section and individual starting points. One family schedule accounts for adult attention, shared materials and device availability. For four or more learners, we agree on a personalized scope and quote before beginning; there is no fixed three-child limit. Self-paced activities are not assumed to be independent work.

Are social opportunities part of the plan?

Yes, when you want that help. Tell me about interests, existing groups, budget, travel limits and virtual preferences in the questionnaire. We can plan around existing connections or identify a short list of possibilities to investigate. You confirm arrangements and suitability, manage registration and supervision, and make safety decisions. Availability or admission is not guaranteed.

Can the plan reflect secular or faith-based preferences?

Yes. Your preferences and boundaries inform the recommendations. You review and approve resource choices.

Can you support additional learning needs?

Possibly, when the work fits educational planning and curriculum adaptation. We discuss fit first, and existing qualified-professional recommendations may inform the plan. Diagnosis, therapy, special-education evaluation or advocacy, and formal accommodations decisions are outside this service.

Will you teach or communicate privately with my child?

The launch package is parent-facing planning, not instruction. Optional virtual tutoring is a separate service at $80/hour, with learning goals and scheduling agreed in advance. You remain present throughout any child interaction, including tutoring. Communication and booking stay with the parent; no private child messaging or separate learner accounts.

Does this make our homeschool legally compliant?

No. Planning tools and records organization do not certify compliance or replace required filings or evaluations. You remain responsible for applicable Pennsylvania requirements. Suggested curriculum times do not establish that annual instructional obligations have been met.

What happens if unfinished work builds up?

Your handoff includes guidance to identify the cause, preserve essential learning, pause optional extras and rebuild a manageable plan without automatically doubling work. It also explains when to seek appropriate help. This guidance is included—not a reason you must buy ongoing support.

What makes the plan dynamic and current?

Relevant resource details are checked when preparing recommendations. Your observations inform our planned week-two review: keep what fits and make agreed adjustments where needed. This does not mean always using the newest product or continuous updates after the engagement.

Can I keep working with you after launch?

Yes—ask about ongoing parent advisory throughout the school year or virtual tutoring at $80/hour. Choose one-time, monthly, twice-monthly or weekly advisory with 30- or 60-minute meetings. See the advisory rates and included support; your family’s final scope is agreed separately. Tutoring has its own goals and schedule. Neither is included in the launch fee or required to use your plan. You keep your launch materials, and correcting my errors or completing owed launch work does not require another purchase.

Is this a school? Are there situations you cannot take on?

This is not a school, enrollment program, childcare service, official evaluator or credit/diploma provider. It does not offer daily teaching, diagnosis, therapy or legal-compliance services. I cannot take on planning where educational decision-making authority is contested in an active custody dispute.

A CONVERSATION BEFORE A COMMITMENT

Your family doesn’t need
to have it all figured out.

Support with the planning, so you can focus on teaching.

Already homeschooling, preparing to begin or exploring the possibility? Email Matthew about launch planning, ongoing advisory or tutoring. Start with a 20-minute conversation about your family, your goals and whether I can help. There is no obligation to purchase.

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