1. NAVIANCE NIGHT 2014 CHS COUNSELORS: ARLENE KNEWITZ SARAH SCHWARTZ JON YOUNG

2. AGENDA FOR THE EVENING WHAT IS NAVIANCE AND FAMILY CONNECTION? LOG-ON PROCEDURES PROPOSED LIST OF ACTIVITIES BY GRADE LEVEL (8 TH GRADE-12 TH GRADE) HOME PAGE AND ABOUT ME CAREERS COLLEGE QUESTION AND ANSWER TIME This presentation will also be posted on the CMS and CHS websites.

3. WHAT IS NAVIANCE? NAVIANCE/FAMILY CONNECTION IS A COMPREHENSIVE AND WIDELY USED COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANNING SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT WILL ASSIST OUR STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND COUNSELORS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THEIR EDUCATION AND POST-HIGH SCHOOL PLANNING PROCESS.

4. PROPOSED GRADE LEVEL ACTIVITIES 8 TH GRADE-CMS “SELF ASSESSMENT” COMPLETE CAREER DAY SURVEY/REFLECTION TAKE CAREER INTEREST PROFILER TAKE DO WHAT YOU ARE/MEYERS-BRIGGS PERSONALITY TEST TAKE LEARNING STYLES INVENTORY TAKE STRENGTH’S EXPLORER 9 TH GRADE-CHS “CAREER EXPLORATION” 4 YEAR PLAN COMPLETE CAREER DAY SURVEY/REFLECTION RESEARCH DETAILS OF CAREERS IDENTIFIED IN CAREER INTEREST PROFILER 10 TH GRADE-CHS “COLLEGE EXPLORATION” COMPLETE GAMEPLAN SURVEY BEGIN COLLEGE EXPLORATION USING SUPERMATCH COMPLETE CAREER DAY SURVEY/REFLECTION AP EXAM REGISTRATION (IF APPLICABLE)

5. PROPOSED GRADE LEVEL ACTIVITIES 11 TH AND 12 TH GRADE 11 TH GRADE-CHS “REFINING COLLEGE AND CAREER OPTIONS” BEGIN TO ASSEMBLE A LIST UNDER COLLEGES I’M THINKING ABOUT REGISTER TO ATTEND COLLEGE VISITS WITH COLLEGE REPS AT CHS REGISTER TO TAKE ACT COLLEGE VISIT REFLECTION AFTER EACH COLLEGE VISIT COMPLETE A MOCK COLLEGE APPLICATION BUILD A RESUME AP EXAM REGISTRATION (IF APPLICABLE) 12 TH GRADE-CHS “FINALIZING POST-HIGH SCHOOL PLANS” COMPILE A LIST OF COLLEGES I’M APPLYING TO COMPLETE COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS, AND LETTERS OF REC REGISTER TO ATTEND COLLEGE VISITS WITH COLLEGE REPS AT CHS AND COMPLETE COLLEGE VISIT REFLECTIONS AFTER VISITS TO CAMPUS COMPLETE SENIOR PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETE FAFSA RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES COMPLETE SENIOR EXIT SURVEY AP EXAM REGISTRATION (IF APPLICABLE)

6. LOG-ON PROCEDURES GO TO EITHER THE CMS OR CHS HOMEPAGE. ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, CLICK NAVIANCE. IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED AS A PARENT, PLEASE PICK UP YOUR REGISTRATION CODES BEFORE YOU LEAVE (OR EMAIL EITHER MR. HERMAN OR THE APPROPRIATE COUNSELOR). THEN CLICK I NEED TO REGISTER. IF YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORD, YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT MR. HERMAN OR A COUNSELOR TO RESET IT FOR YOU. New user? I need to register.

7. HOME PAGE ANNOUNCEMENTS WHAT’S NEW LINKS MESSAGES CONTACT US

8. ABOUT ME INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT YOUR STUDENT FAVORITE COLLEGES FAVORITE CAREERS RESUME JOURNAL GAME PLAN OFFICIAL THINGS: PROFILE This is where you can also change your username or password.

9. NAVIANCE MOBILE APP

10. CAREERS Students will complete the career interest profiler in 8 th grade and will continue their career research in 9 th grade. Do What You Are: Personality Test (8 th grade)

11. CAREER INTEREST PROFILER RESULTS Matching Occupations List

12. MY FAVORITE CAREERS AND CLUSTERS

13. COLLEGES WILL PROBABLY BE THE MOST USED TAB AT CHS! INCLUDES COLLEGE REP VISITS TO CHS, SUPERMATCH COLLEGE SEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH, REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS FOR APPLICATIONS, AND ABILITY TO LINK TO COLLEGE WEBSITES.

14. COLLEGES SuperMatch: Narrow down the list of schools your student is interested in using the categories… you do not need to complete every step unless you want to ! *Students can add schools to Colleges I’m thinking about

15. COLLEGES AS EARLY AS SOPHOMORE YEAR, STUDENTS CAN SIGN UP TO MEET WITH ADMISSION REPS FROM VARIOUS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IT’S A GREAT WAY TO: FIND OUT IF YOUR STUDENT IS REALLY INTERESTED IN A PARTICULAR SCHOOL BEFORE YOU VISIT THE CAMPUS START A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL OF CHOICE AND THE ADMISSION REP

16. CONTACT INFO FOR ANY HELP WITH NAVIANCE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE PERSON: CMS CONTACT (8 TH GRADE): MR. JEFF HERMAN, JHERMAN@BURLINGTON.K12.IL.USJHERMAN@BURLINGTON.K12.IL.US CHS COUNSELORS (9 TH -12 TH GRADE): MRS. ARLENE KNEWITZ, SENIORS A-G OR FRESHMEN-JUNIORS A-HARS AKNEWITZ@BURLINGTON.K12.IL.US AKNEWITZ@BURLINGTON.K12.IL.US MR. JON YOUNG, SENIORS H-PAN OR FRESHMEN-JUNIORS HART-PES JYOUNG@BURLINGTON.K12.IL.US JYOUNG@BURLINGTON.K12.IL.US MRS. SARAH SCHWARTZ, SENIORS PAO-Z OR FRESHMEN-JUNIORS PET-Z SSCHWARTZ@BURLINGTON.K12.IL.US SSCHWARTZ@BURLINGTON.K12.IL.US

17. QUESTIONS? Thank you for coming! Please fill out the survey before you leave.