Naviance Succeed

Columbus City Schools and I Know I Can

Kate Webster CCS Resource Counselor

Katina FullenExecutive Director, I Know I Can

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Columbus City Schools

51,000+ students – largest school district in the state

11,000 middle school and 14,000 high school students

27 middle schools and 21 high schools

82% students qualify for free/reduced priced meals

Current graduation rate is 77.6%

Each student is highly educated, prepared for

leadership and service, and empowered for success

as a citizen in a global community.

I Know I Can

Non-profit Organization founded in 1988

College Advising staff and volunteers who support

students, parents, and counselors in the middle and high

schools and on 15 college campuses in Ohio

I Know I Can’s mission is to inspire, enable and support

Columbus City Schools students in pursuing and

completing a college education

The Search

•CCS Superintendent charged I Know I Can with researching and

presenting options for an online college and career planning tool

•IKIC researched and presented three options to several groups of CCS

administrators, counselors and parent consultants

•CCS and IKIC organized a planning team representative of all

departments within the school district

•Worked with purchasing department to create an RFP and interviewed

two prospective vendors

•Selected Naviance Succeed as the college and career planning tool

•Created training schedules and implementation plans for all grades

•Rolled out pilot for high school students in Winter 2010 and then all

middle/high school students in Fall 2011.

The Plan

In spring 2009, CCS Superintendent charged I Know I Can with researching and

The Right Tool…Naviance Succeed!

CCS and IKIC believe that Naviance Succeed meets our collective needs and goals by providing the following key elements:

Structured personal success plan geared toward college and career readiness for middle and high school students

Enables students to explore interests, strengths, and goals and connect these with academic studies

Family Connection…..a vehicle to get and keep parents engaged! A shared resource linking home to school

On-line tool for collaboration and real-time communication between and among counselors, students, and parents

Accurate, complete records about student choices and top-notch reporting capabilities

Naviance Succeed for Middle and High School

Middle and High School students answer four

questions using tools in Naviance Succeed…

1.Who am I?

2.Who do I want to become?

3.Where do I want to go?

4.How will I get there?

Who Am I?

• Personal Success Plan – goals & tasks

• Journaling

• Favorite Colleges

• Favorite Careers and Clusters

• Personality Type

• My Game Plan

CITE Learning Styles Inventory

104-question test that

assesses student learning

preferences and gives

them recommendations on

how to improve their study

effectiveness according to

these preferences.

Who Am I?

Who Am I?

Who Am I?

Who Do I Want to Become?

Career Cluster

Finder is a simple

assessment that

helps students

discover which

career clusters may

be a good match for

them based on

activities that

interest

them, personal

qualities the

student has, and

subjects they enjoy

in school.

Who Do I Want to Become?

The Career Key is based on John

Holland's theory of career choice. The

theory explains work-related behavior –

such as, which career choices are likely

to lead to job success and satisfaction.

The Holland Codes is a system to

classify jobs into job

categories, interest clusters or work

personality environments.

Understanding Holland’s theory will

help you make good choices –

decisions about which

occupations, careers, or majors best fit

In the Holland Model, the six work

personalities are:

Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, E

nterprising, and Conventional

Who Do I Want to Become?

Once a student has found a career, a tabbed page will appear with a description of the career, related majors and career clusters for the career, the knowledge and skills needed for the career, common tasks and activities, and wage information.

Who Do I Want to Become?

Where Do I Want To Go?

You can search by filtering through a set of questions about what is important to you in finding the right fit: type, location, students, majors admission, cost athletics, and/or special programs. You can view matches and then narrow your options and compare/contrast schools.

Where Do I Want To Go?

Students work with

counselors and IKIC

staff to develop

SMART goals

including 2 academic

goals, 2 career

development

goals, and 1 personal

and/or social goal

How Will I Get There?

How Will I Get There?

How Will I Get There?

How Will I Get There?

The course planner allows students to ensure course selections meet CCS

graduation requirements AND college admissions requirements.

How Will I Get There?

Questions?

Naviance Succeed