Find a home education advisor in Palm Beach County

While it is not required initially, contacting a local homeschool evaluator is one of the first steps in getting you homeschooling in the right direction. From legal to curriculum advice, consulting with an experienced homeschool evaluator can ease your transition from traditional school and encourage you in your homeschool journey. 

Below are home education advisors in Palm Beach County. It is recommend that you speak to several prospective evaluators before selecting one. Be sure to ask about their evaluation style so you can be sure it will be a good fit for your family. 

Michelle Brill
email: the_brills@bellsouth.net
phone: 561.577.3211
Florida State certified K-12
Taught in public and private schools for 16 years; homeschooled for 7 years
Evaluation style: Interview with parent and child; review of portfolio
Location: flexible
Rate: $40.00 1st child; sibling discount

Michelle Commosioung
Email: drmichelle@chelseainternationaleducation.com
Phone: (855) 847-8881
City: Boca Raton
Florida Certification Area(s): K-12, Reading (Writing included), Elementary Education, Middle School Education, ESOL
Evaluation Method: Portfolio Review,Testing,Interview
Location of Evaluations: Online
Rate: $75

Andrea Duprey
Email: andreag.7321@gmail.com
Phone: (954) 579-4523
City: Wellington
Florida Certification Area(s): PreK – 3rd & ESE K-12
Evaluation Method: Evaluation is completed with a review of a portfolio, work samples, projects or logs as well as an in person conversation with both parent and child.
Location: Wellington
Rate: $40 first child $5.00 sibling discount

Jennifer Fertitta
Email: markjenfertitta@verizon.net
Phone: 410-746-5031
City: Jupiter
Florida Certification Area(s): Special Education
Evaluation Method: Homeschool Mom to three boys specializing in special needs, unschooling and alternative learning methods. Evaluation is done through a review of portfolio or materials used, work samples or projects and discussion with parent and child.
Location: Palm Beach or Martin County
Rate: $40 for first child, discount for siblings

Nancy Free
Email: nancymfree@gmail.com
Phone: 561-255-9356
City: Boca Raton
Florida Certification Area(s): Elem. Ed 1-6, 21 years experience teaching in a Christian school, currently teaching 1st grade, homeschooled for 13 years.
Evaluation Method: Relaxed interview with parent and child, review of portfolio and log.
Location: Public library
Rate: $40

Stephanie Gordon
Email: Stephanie.Gordon@palmbeachschools.org
Phone: 561-818-4747
City: Tequesta
Florida Certification Area(s): K-6; ESOL Endorsed
Evaluation Method: Testing
Location: Flexible
Rate: $50/hour, $75.00 for 2 Hr. Session
Location: Jupiter/Tequesta

Cathy Hall
Email: holisticlearningacademy1933@gmail.com
Phone: (561) 723-1668
City: Palm Beach Gardens
Florida Certification Area(s): Elementary
Evaluation Method: Portfolio Review
Location of Evaluations: Your home
Rate: $50

Brooke Hibbard
Email: Brookeehibbard@gmail.com
Phone: (772) 360-8452
City: Royal Palm Beach
Florida Certification Area(s): K-6
Evaluation Method: Portfolio Review
Location of Evaluations: Public Library
Rate: $60

Ashley Kelz
email: ashley920@gmail.com
Phone: 561-305-2169
City: Boca Raton
Florida Certification Area(s): K-6
Evaluation Method: Interview with parent and child. Portfolio review.
Rate: $35

Carol King
email: JCFirstLove@aol.com
City: West Palm Beach
Phone: 561-317-3667
Florida Certification Area(s): My certificate is in Art K-12, I do evaluations in all subjects for all students K-12
Evaluation Method: Portfolio review, with parent present look through the year’s collection of educational activities and note the progress made commensurate with ability.
Rate: $40 for the first child, $5 sibling discounts. Will travel some to meet you if gas $ offered.

Cindy Knoess
Email: Cindy@theacademiclink.com
Phone: 561-469-7533
City: West Palm Beach
Education/Experience: BA Christian Education; Progress in Masters of Education, Liberty University; Educational Therapist in the National Institute for Learning Development, NILD; Founder and Executive Director of The Academic Link, a homeschool learning center; 17 years private school teaching experience.
Rate: Annual Evaluation $40; WCJ-III $155; Private Standardized Testing $165; group testing available.

Stacey Lederberg
Email: staceylynn36@gmail.com
Phone: (954) 366-5464
City: Boca Raton
Florida Certification Area(s): ESE K-12, Math 6-12, Math 5 – 9
Evaluation Method: Portfolio and Interview
Rate: 50.00 first child, 25 each additional

Kim Nemeth, M.Ed
Phone: 561-866-4177
email: nemethg@bellsouth.net
B.A. Elementary Education, M.Ed. Early Childhood Education. Twenty years experience as a home-school mom, seven years experience in a traditional classroom, and three years serving as a teacher for a home-school distance learning program.
Evaluates grades K – 12
Evaluation style: Portfolio Evaluation, including curriculum counseling. Standardized testing (IOWA) administered in April. Please call or email in February to register. Private standardized testing also available (Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) or IOWA Test of Basic Skills).
Location: Portfolio evaluations done in my home, Boca Raton, FL .
Rate: Portfolio evaluations: $60 first child, $25 second child, $5 each additional child. Fee is adjustable as needed. Standardized testing: $75 first child, $10 discount for each additional child. Private testing rate: TBD

Jay Osowiecki
Email: scientasticinstitute@gmail.com
Phone: (561) 459-1724
City: Wellington
Florida Certification Area(s): General Science
Evaluation Method: Portfolio Review,Testing,Interview
Location of Evaluations: OutSide the Box Education
Rate: $35

Kasey Phillips
Email: kaseynichole84@gmail.com
Phone: 561-402-6148
City: West Palm Beach
Florida Certification Area(s): K-6th state certification, ESE endorsement, currently working on Speech Therapy degree
Evaluation method: Portfolio review
Tutoring: Algebra, Elementary Math, Spanish on Florida Virtual, Reading, and Writing.
Rate: Evaluations are $30 for one child & $50 for 2 children, $65 for three children; Tutoring: $45-$55 depending on subject level.

Christina Seamster
Email: cseamster11@gmail.com
Phone: 561-406-8737
City: Boca Raton
Florida Certification Area(s): Elementary Education (K-6), Exceptional Student Education (K-12), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL K-12), Educational Leadership (All Levels), Gifted Endorsement, Reading Endorsement
Evaluation Method: Portfolio review, Discussion with student, Reading inventory assessment, Math standards based assessment
Location of Evaluations: Boca Raton
Rate: $100

Cheryl Trzasko
Email: Cheryl@FLHomeschoolEvaluations.com
Phone: (561) 798-3842
City: Wellington
Florida Certification Area(s): Math grades5-9 and Math grades 6-12
Evaluation Method: Portfolio Review
Location of Evaluations: online throughout Florida
Rate: from $38 for first student to $45 depending on option chosen; $10 more each additional student

Nina Wilson
Email: nina_wilson7@yahoo.com
Phone: (561) 309-4722
City: Lake Worth
Florida Certification Area(s): English 6-12; Reading, ESE, ESOL Endorsed; AP Certified
Evaluation Method: Portfolio eval.; administering Seton Testing and tutoring (i.e. IOWA, TerraNova); tutoring for PSAT, SAT, PERT, and AP tests.
Location: Student home/Library
Rate: $35 Portfolio Eval; $45 Testing; Sibling Discount

Dorothy Zablotsky, M.S.
email: Mrs_z@bellsouth.net
Phone: 561-734-3321
Certification in: Gifted and Talented; Reading; ESOL; Elementary Education
Years of teaching: 20
Present occupation: Retired, Tutor and FAU instructor for Remediation in Reading #RED 4311. Present tutoring students are from Congress, St. Vincents, St. Marks, and Banyan Creek.
Evaluation Style: find out what goals the parents set at the beginning of the year, look for improvement in each subject area of the portfolio, offer suggestions for improvement on weaknesses and activities to enrich the strengths. Can administer the Informal Reading Inventory to find problem areas of vocabulary, decoding skills, and comprehension.
Rate: $40 per session for each evaluation; $70 for testing

Hope Mucklow
email: hmucklow@protonmail.com
City: Boca Raton
Phone: 301-980-4640
Florida Certification Area(s): My certificate is in Middle School Science Grades 5-9, I do evaluations in all subjects for all students K-12
Evaluation Method: Reviews student work, with parent and student(s) present via virtual meeting or in person.  Answer any questions. Completes a pdf form within 24 hours convenient to email to homeed@palmbeachschools.org in addition to a hard copy for family records.
Rate: $35 for one child, $60 for two, $75 for three.