Academic Retainer Services
For families who want one person accountable for their child's academic future.
I serve as a retained academic officer for a small number of families, overseeing strategy, instruction, and continuity across years.
This is not tutoring by the hour. It is long-term academic stewardship — one person responsible for the entire system.
One Brain
·One Memory
·One Decision-Maker
Scope
Everything under one roof.
Academic Roadmap
Long-range planning — 6 months to 5+ years. Course sequencing across AP, IB, and honors tracks.
Direct Instruction
Mathematics, science, reasoning, and writing. Middle school through advanced undergraduate.
Testing Strategy
SAT, AP, MCAT, LSAT. Custom diagnostics, score acceleration, and strategic timing.
Competition Prep
USNCO, IChO, IMO, Science Olympiad. Structured training from foundational to national level.
Admissions
Narrative architecture, positioning, and application strategy. Built into the long-term system, not bolted on.
Enrichment
Research mentorship, robotics, science fair, extracurricular strategy. Depth over checkbox activities.
Weekly accountability reviews
Async access between sessions
Damage control for academic setbacks
Annual Retainers
New engagements begin with a 90-day period. How engagement works →
Tier 1
$36,000
per year
Core stewardship. Long-term planning, weekly reviews, direct instruction, system coordination.
Tier 2
$48,000
per year
Higher-touch. Increased access, project supervision, enrichment and admissions involvement.
Tier 3
$72,000
per year
Full delegation. Near-complete ownership of the academic system.
About Kevin Braza
Teaching & Mentorship
Villanova Preparatory School — private boarding school, international families. AP/IB curricula, 400+ students.
Competition Prep — USNCO, IChO, IMO, Science Olympiad, science fair mentorship.
Standardized Testing — SAT, AP exam coaching and diagnostic development.
Enrichment — Robotics program director. Berklee College of Music Game Music Jam mentor.
Schoolhouse.world — #1 tutor on the platform (Khan Academy). 250+ sessions.
Process
Apply
Short inquiry. Who the student is, what the family is looking for.
Discussion
If there is a fit, we talk. I respond personally within 48 hours.
90-Day Engagement
Full scope of work begins. Both sides confirm alignment before annual commitment.
6–8 families maximum at any time.
One person. One system. Across years.
If your family needs long-term academic stewardship, not hourly tutoring, this may be the right fit.
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