TeachSmart Services — Writing Evaluation, Curriculum Planning & ESA Documentation for Texas Families
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Parent-Facing Educational Support

Five services. One team.
Built around your child.

Every service connects to the next, so your child's progress is tracked clearly over time. All delivered to parents and guardians by experienced Texas educators.

TeachSmart is not a school and does not enroll students. Services are provided remotely to parents and guardians only.

How TeachSmart works

Parents submit student work, learning goals, grade level, and educational concerns. TeachSmart educators review the information and provide parent-facing feedback, lesson planning support, progress notes, and recommended next steps for the parent to use at home.

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Writing Evaluation

Writing evaluation & feedback

Replaces $40–80/hr private tutor Learn about ESA eligibility →

Real writing improvement doesn’t come from a grade on a page. It comes from specific, personal feedback delivered consistently over time — the kind that coaches rather than criticizes, and builds confidence alongside skills.

Writing evaluation helps you, the parent, assess your child’s writing against their exact TEKS grade-level standards. You receive detailed coaching feedback — what your child did well, where they can grow, and specific next steps — so you can guide their progress at home with confidence.

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Share your child’s writing

You paste or type your child’s writing — any assignment, any prompt. You choose the writing type and grade level.

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Writing is evaluated against TEKS

The work is assessed against TEKS ELA standards for your child’s grade — organization, voice, ideas, conventions, and more.

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You receive coaching feedback

Specific strengths, clear growth areas, and actionable next steps — written for you to review and use with your child at home.

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Progress is saved to your family record

Every session is saved to your family’s education record — so you can see exactly how far your child has come and what to focus on next.

What writing evaluation can help reduce or replace

Private writing tutor$40–80/hr
Estimated sessions/year$3,840–$7,680
TEKS alignmentVaries by tutor
Progress trackingManual / inconsistent
TeachSmart writing evaluationIncluded in all plans
Up to $7,680/yr saved

vs. equivalent private tutoring. Included in every plan from $29/mo.

May qualify as a tutoring or educational service expense under Texas TEFA guidelines. Learn more →

What’s included

  • TEKS-aligned evaluation by grade level
  • Rubric scoring across all writing dimensions
  • Personalized coaching feedback for parents
  • Specific strengths and growth areas
  • Session-by-session progress tracking
  • Saved to your family’s education records
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Instructional Planning

Curriculum planning

Replaces $500–2,000 curriculum Learn about ESA eligibility →

Lesson planning is one of the most time-consuming parts of homeschooling. Finding materials, sequencing skills, making sure you’re covering what Texas requires — it can take hours before you’ve taught a single lesson.

Curriculum planning builds custom weekly lesson plans tailored to your child’s grade level, learning style, pacing, and TEKS requirements — adapting as your child grows. Informed by decades of building school-wide instructional plans that actually work in Texas classrooms.

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Review your child’s current standing

Curriculum planning draws from your child’s assessment results and feedback history to understand exactly where they are.

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Your plan is prepared

A custom weekly plan is built — daily activities, learning objectives, TEKS coverage, and suggested resources for each day.

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You review and approve

Look it over, make any adjustments that fit your family’s week, and approve. Print it out or follow it on your tablet.

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Mark activities complete

As you work through the week, mark activities done. All saved to your family’s organized education records.

What curriculum planning can help reduce or replace

Boxed curriculum (annual)$500–$2,000/yr
Curriculum consultant$50–150/hr
TEKS alignmentGeneric / not Texas-specific
Adapts to your childOne-size-fits-all
TeachSmart curriculum planningIncluded in Growth & Complete
Up to $2,000/yr saved

vs. annual boxed curriculum. TeachSmart adapts every week.

May qualify as an instructional materials or curriculum expense under Texas TEFA guidelines. Learn more →

What’s included

  • Custom weekly lesson plans by grade
  • Daily activity breakdown Mon–Fri
  • TEKS standards covered each week
  • Resource suggestions per activity
  • Parent approval and notes workflow
  • Saved to your family’s education records
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Diagnostic Assessment

Academic assessment

Replaces $200–400 per assessment Learn about ESA eligibility →

Before you can teach effectively, you need to know where your child actually stands — not where a textbook assumes they should be, but where they are right now against the specific skills Texas expects at their grade level.

Academic assessment benchmarks your child against Texas TEKS standards by subject, grade, and skill. It pinpoints gaps before they become problems, identifies strengths to build on, and creates a clear roadmap for what to teach next.

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Sit with your child and work together

Select a subject. Questions appear one at a time — you work through them with your child and enter their responses.

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Responses are reviewed

Each response is mapped to specific TEKS standards — identifying mastery levels across every skill and strand.

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You receive a full diagnostic report

A clear breakdown of where your child is strong, where they need support, and what to prioritize — by standard, not just subject.

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A learning roadmap is built

Assessment results feed directly into curriculum planning — so next week’s plan is built on what your child actually needs.

What academic assessment can help reduce or replace

Educational diagnostician$200–500/evaluation
Test prep service$300–800/year
TEKS-specific benchmarkingRarely available privately
Connects to lesson planningManual / disconnected
TeachSmart academic assessmentIncluded in Growth & Complete
Up to $500/assessment saved

Run assessments as often as needed — quarterly, pre-STAAR, or anytime.

May qualify as an academic assessment expense under Texas TEFA guidelines. Learn more →

What’s included

  • Assessments in ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies
  • TEKS standard-by-standard results
  • Mastery level tracking over time
  • Gap identification and learning roadmap
  • STAAR preparation benchmarking
  • Saved to your family’s education records
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ESA Documentation Support

Compliance reporting

Replaces hours of paperwork Learn about ESA eligibility →

Every ESA family carries the same quiet worry: “Am I keeping the right records?” TeachSmart helps families organize educational activity, learning progress, and spending notes in one place — creating clear documentation parents can reference if records are ever requested.

Built by educators who understand what Texas ESA families need to document — so you can spend less time on paperwork and more time on learning.

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Activities are saved to your family record

Every writing evaluation, assessment, and lesson plan completion is saved to your family’s organized education records — no manual entry needed for TeachSmart activities.

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Add anything else you do

Log outside activities too — field trips, reading time, co-op classes. “We read for 30 minutes” takes 10 seconds to add.

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Track your ESA spending

Log educational expenses to stay within spending category limits and keep your documentation organized.

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Generate and download your report

Select the period and click prepare. A formatted PDF is ready to download — clear, organized records families can reference when needed.

What compliance reporting can help reduce or replace

Education consultant$100–250/hr
Annual compliance support$1,200–$3,000/yr
Organizing records yourselfDIY / time-consuming
Downloadable parent reportsManual / stressful
TeachSmart compliance reportingIncluded in all plans from $29/mo
Up to $3,000/yr saved

vs. hiring an education consultant for ESA documentation support.

May qualify as an educational service expense under Texas TEFA guidelines. Learn more →

What’s included

  • Organized education activity records
  • Manual activity entry for outside learning
  • ESA spending notes across all categories
  • Technology spending category tracker (10% limit)
  • Downloadable PDF progress and activity reports
  • Organized records families can reference when needed
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Special Education Documentation

IEP Progress Tracker

Replaces scattered paper records Learn about ESA eligibility →

Managing special education at home means tracking IEP goals, writing progress notes, keeping organized documentation, and staying on top of records across every service your child receives. Most families do this manually — in notebooks, spreadsheets, and folders that are hard to keep current.

The IEP Progress Tracker helps parents organize goals, progress notes, accommodations, and weekly documentation in one place. It is designed to support parent recordkeeping and progress monitoring — not to replace legal, medical, therapeutic, or diagnostic services.

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Enter your child’s IEP goals

Add each IEP goal with its criteria and baseline. The system structures them for consistent tracking — no special format required from you.

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Progress is organized across all services

Writing evaluations, assessments, and lesson completions are cross-referenced with IEP goals — building an organized documentation record over time.

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Receive formatted weekly progress notes

Clearly worded progress notes for each IEP goal — documenting what your child worked on, how they responded, and what the record shows.

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Stay organized with exportable records

All documentation is stored in your family account, exportable as PDF, and organized by goal, date, and service — ready when you need it.

Important: TeachSmart does not provide legal, medical, therapeutic, diagnostic, or special education evaluation services. The IEP Progress Tracker is a parent-facing documentation and progress-tracking support tool designed to help families organize goals, accommodations, notes, and educational records. Families navigating contested IEPs, ARD disputes, or due process matters should consult a licensed special education advocate or attorney.

What IEP Progress Tracker can help reduce or replace

Manual progress note writingHours of parent time
Scattered notebooks & foldersDisorganized / hard to find
Weekly goal trackingBuilt from scratch each time
Parent documentation burdenManual / disconnected
TeachSmart IEP Progress TrackerIncluded in Complete plan
Hours saved every week

Structured documentation, formatted progress notes, and organized records — in one place.

May qualify under Texas TEFA guidelines for special education families. Families with qualifying IEPs may receive up to $30,000/year in ESA funds. Learn more →

What’s included

  • Structured IEP goal entry and tracking
  • Formatted weekly progress notes per goal
  • Progress summaries for parent review
  • Plain-language IEP document explanations
  • Annual review and re-evaluation reminders
  • Downloadable parent documentation export

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