Every state has its own homeschool rules: notices to file, records to keep, portfolios to build, evaluations to schedule, deadlines that matter. Compliance, Handled is a certified teacher walking your family through all of it — what your state requires, what to file, what to keep, and when — in plain language. For homeschool families in all 50 states.
Check-Up $95 — one 45-minute review. Compliance Year $350 per family, for the whole year.
All 50 states
A 45-minute review of your family's compliance, one-on-one with Brian.
Together we look at what your state asks of a family like yours: the notice or filing, the subjects and records, the portfolio, the evaluation, and every deadline on your calendar.
What to file, what to keep, what to prepare, and when — a checklist you can actually follow, with nothing left to guesswork.
With Compliance Year, the filings, the portfolio, and the deadlines are tracked with you all year long, and evaluation prep is part of the plan — so a letter from the district never catches you off guard.
| Compliance Check-Up — $95 | Compliance Year — $350/family/year | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A one-time 45-minute review | Year-round help, all school year |
| Your state's rules, explained for your family | Yes | Yes |
| A written checklist of what to file, keep, and prepare | Yes | Yes |
| Deadlines tracked with you through the year | — | Yes |
| Portfolio building help | Reviewed and advised | Yes — built with you |
| Evaluation preparation | Advised | Yes — planned and prepared with you |
| Questions during the year | — | Yes — ask as they come up |
Compliance, Handled is run by Brian Carlson, a certified elementary teacher in Illinois and Texas with a master's degree in education and ten years in K–5 classrooms. Brian knows school systems from the inside and reads state requirements the way a teacher reads them — looking for what a family actually has to do. One thing we say plainly: this is guidance from a certified teacher, not legal advice, and Invently is not a law firm. If your family ever needs a lawyer, we will say so. And as with everything at Invently: you remain your child's legal homeschool and school of record — we help you carry the paperwork well.
Yes — Compliance, Handled covers all 50 states. Every state's rules are different, and the Check-Up starts from your state's actual requirements for a family like yours — your children's ages, your district, and where you are in the school year.
Almost never. Most families who come to us are mid-year and mid-worry. The Check-Up sorts out where you stand, what needs attention first, and what can wait — step by step, without panic.
A portfolio is a simple record of your child's work — samples, a reading list, attendance notes. Some states require one; in others it is simply good protection. Either way, we show you how to keep one in a few minutes a week, and Compliance Year families build theirs with us.
Yes — evaluation preparation is part of the plan: what the evaluation involves in your state, what to gather, and how to walk in ready. The Check-Up maps it; Compliance Year families prepare it with us, on the calendar, well before it is due.
No. Brian is a certified teacher, and Compliance, Handled is guidance — a teacher helping you understand and meet your state's requirements. It is not legal advice. That honesty is deliberate: you should know exactly what kind of help you are getting.
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