Waypoint is new. The model isn't. We're part of the Acton Academy network — more than 300 schools in over 20 countries, built and refined since 2009. Every tool we use, from self-paced mastery to learner governance, has been tested across thousands of learners. What's new is bringing it to Franklin.

Brad Cerasuolo — grew up in Williamson County, Naval officer, math instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy, and father of three. After years of watching talented students struggle the moment external structure disappeared, he reached a conclusion: their success had never belonged to them. It belonged to the parents, teachers, and systems that managed them. Waypoint exists so that children build success that is theirs — earned early, owned for life. The Cerasuolo family has moved to Franklin to build it, and Brad's own children will be learners here.

Tuition is $14,000 per year, every age, with a one-time $500 enrollment fee. Families with multiple learners receive $500 off annual tuition for each additional sibling. That's the number — no fundraising obligations, no activity fees stacked on later.

At Waypoint, a learner advances in reading, writing, and math only by demonstrating mastery — not because the calendar turned. Traditional school moves on whether or not your child learned it; we don't. If anything, the accountability runs higher here: mastery is proven, in public, with work the learner stands behind.

We open in August 2026 in Franklin, Tennessee, serving ages 4–10. Waypoint grows with its learners — each year we'll serve the next age up, on a path through high school.

Families who want a school that reports progress through grades and test scores, assigns nightly homework, and keeps an adult directing each step. Parents looking for a drop-off school, where educating children and raising them are separate jobs. And anyone who wants order imposed from above — or who is pessimistic about what children can achieve.