Naviance
Naviance is a web-based Student Success Plan portfolio and college and career readiness platform available to all 6th -12th grade students. Naviance provides many resources all in one place, including, but not limited to:
Career and Personality Interest Inventories
Students can take assessments and discover potential careers and majors that match skills and interests.
Career Exploration
Job descriptions, education/training, knowledge, skills, expected salaries for thousands of careers, as well as related majors are available within Naviance career searches. Students can save their favorite careers.
Resume Builder
Students can track their activities, personal awards, accomplishments, experiences, and skills, and export in resume form.
College & Major Search Options
Students can search for colleges using specifications (location, size, major, GPA, athletics, etc.). Links to college websites and information about admissions requirements and deadlines are also available. Students can save favorite colleges.
eDocs
Students can manage their college application deadlines, link to their Common Application accounts, update college acceptance status, and request letters of recommendation through Naviance Student accounts. School staff can upload and send required college application materials electronically through eDocs.
Goal Setting
Students can set short and long-term goals in SMART goal format and track progress over time.
Scholarship Search
Students can search for local and national scholarships.
Student Success Planning
SSP tasks can be assigned, completed, stored, and tracked using Naviance. At HPS we have created district required SSP tasks for students in grades 6-12 to complete, all assigned in Naviance.
HPS Naviance Required Tasks
High School
| Suggested
Timeline |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Sept-Nov | A – Four Year Planning Survey-Class of 2024
|
A – Four Year Planning Survey-Class of 2023 | A – Four Year Planning Survey-Class of 2022 | A – Four Year Planning Survey-Class of 2021 |
| Sept-Nov | A/SE/C – 9th Gr SMART Goal | A/SE/C – 10th Gr SMART Goal | A/SE/C – 11th Gr SMART Goal | A/SE/C – 12th Gr SMART Goal |
| Dec-Mar | SE – Strengths Explorer | SE – Do What You Are Personality Inventory | C – Update the list “Colleges I’m thinking about” | C – Update the list “Colleges I’m applying to” |
| Dec-Mar | C – Intro to Post-Secondary Survey | C – College Super Match | A- Game Plan Survey | SE -Update & Upload Resume |
| April-May | SE – Intro to Resumes Survey | SE – Develop & Upload Resume | SE – Update & Upload Resume | A – Graduation Survey Class of 2021 |
| April-May | A- Preparing for 10th Grade Survey | A- Preparing for 11th Grade Survey | A- Preparing for 12th Grade Survey | A- Preparing for Transition to Postsecondary Survey |
Middle School
| Suggested
Timeline |
6 | 7 | 8 |
| Sept-Nov | A/SE/C – 6th Gr SMART Goal ‘20-21 | A/SE/C – 7th Gr SMART Goal ‘20-21 | A/SE/C – 8th Gr SMART Goal‘20-21 |
| Sept-Nov | C – Intro to Post-Secondary Survey | C – Career Key | C – Career Cluster Finder |
| Dec-Mar | A – Naviance Curriculum
Theme: Success Skills Lesson: Academic Challenges |
A – Naviance Curriculum
Theme: Success Skills Lesson: My Definition of Success |
SE – Naviance Curriculum
Theme: Success Skills Lesson: Decision Making |
| Dec-Mar | SE – Naviance Curriculum
Theme: Self Discovery Lesson: Self Confidence |
SE – Naviance Curriculum
Theme: Support Network Lesson: Team Work |
A – Naviance Curriculum
Theme: Success Skills Lesson: Time Management |
| April -May | SE – Naviance Curriculum
Theme: Success Skills Lesson: Taking Responsibility |
SE – Naviance Curriculum
Theme: Self Discovery Lesson: Exploring My Options |
SE – Naviance Curriculum
Theme: Success Skills Lesson: My High School Preview |
| April -May | C – Hartford Promise Presentation & Survey | C – Hartford Promise Presentation & Survey | C – Hartford Promise Presentation & Survey |