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December 4, 2007 > Naviance Is Featured in CNN Money's "28 Best"
Paying for college is among the largest investments most families make, and as part of its series titled "The 28 Best Money Web Sites," CNN Money recognizes Naviance as one of the best on-line partners a family can have in making this important decision. Read "Click Your Way to the Right School" at cnn.com. >> top
November 13, 2007 > Naviance Earns Kudos from The Seattle Times
Students in nearly every U.S. state and in 50 countries are making better college and career decisions thanks to Family Connection, part of WorkspaceK12 from Naviance. In a recent article in The Seattle Times, a current senior highlights her picks for the best available tools and Family Connection wins kudos as a "great tool for personalized college and scholarship research, planning and application tracking." She writes: "If we had Naviance at our school, a lot of people wouldn't turn to other services." Read "Rating the Online College-Search Tools" at nwsource.com. >> top
November 8, 2007 > Naviance Leads e-Forms Transformation
Counselor's Office from Naviance is the industry-standard platform for planning and advising in middle and high schools. And, when it comes time for counselors to help students apply to college, Counselor's Office leads the way with on-line submission of all application credentials to more colleges than any other system. With nearly half a million active students from this year's senior class alone, Naviance is transforming the way high schools help students transition to college. Our unique relationship with the Common Application gives Naviance Network members the ability to send electronic transcripts, Secondary School Reports, Mid-Year Reports, recommendation letters, and profiles to 315 leading U.S. colleges and universities. Says one happy counselor, "the amount of time, postage and paper we have saved is enormous!" Electronic forms are just one more way Naviance is making lives better for counselors, students, and parents in more than 50 countries around the world. >> top
October 26, 2007 > Vermont Students Benefit with WorkspaceK12
Counselors at Mount Anthony Union High School and Brattleboro Union High School are helping to spread the word about Naviance to their colleagues in Vermont. The Bennington Banner reports that MAU and Brattleboro leading the way with WorkspaceK12. MAUHS counselor Eric Caron states that his students have found Family Connection, part of WorkspaceK12, "incredibly helpful" as they build their post-secondary plans. He particularly likes that Family Connection can help students overcome the financial hurdles of attending college by providing detailed information about local scholarships -- information that often isn't available anywhere else. Read "Web site helps MAU kids plan for college" at benningtonbanner.com. >> top
October 23, 2007 > Norfolk Leads the Way with WorkspaceK12
Public school districts across the U.S. are adapting high schools to ensure all students are college- and workplace-ready. In Southeastern Virginia, Norfolk Public Schools set out on "a journey to be a 'world-class' school district" and adopted WorkspaceK12 to help bring this vision to reality. As Joyce Beamon, Senior Coordinator for NPS writes, "counseling tools and methods of the past are not adequate for student needs of the future," but with WorkspaceK12, "Norfolk Public Schools' counselors will be an integral part" of the district's college- and workplace-readiness efforts. >> top
October 1, 2007 > See Naviance in The New York Times
Fall can be a tense time for high school seniors as The New York Times Magazine reports in "Tense Times at Bronxville High" appearing in its annual college issue. Fortunately families and counselors at Bronxville High School and thousands of other schools across the U.S. and around the world have access to WorkspaceK12 from Naviance. As the Times reports, WorkspaceK12 helps students "compare their grades and SAT scores with those of students accepted at various schools." Families can use these data and other WorkspaceK12 features in consultation with their counselors to help make better decisions and reduce stress. Read more in "Tense Times at Bronxville High" at nytimes.com. >> top
September 24, 2007 > Rural Schools See Benefits of WorkspaceK12
Students in rural schools can sometimes feel like college is a distant possibility -- both literally and figuratively. WorkspaceK12 helps bridge that gap, and increasingly rural schools are relying on WorkspaceK12 as part of a comprehensive approach to college access for their students. This fall Hutchinson High School and Fergus Falls High School, both rural high schools in Minnesota, are using WorkspaceK12 with seniors for the first time. Speaking of the implementation at Fergus Falls High School, The Fergus Falls Daily Journal reports that students will now have "a systemic way to track students’ interests, high school courses and college materials." Read more about Fergus Falls' implementation in "Counseling Enters Computer Age" at fergusfallsjournal.com. Hutchinson and Fergus Falls are among hundreds of rural high schools across the U.S. and around the world who use WorkspaceK12 to maximize post-secondary opportunities for their students. >> top
September 17, 2007 > WorkspaceK12 Helps Drive College Access
Naviance began working with the Hamilton County (TN) Department of Education in 2005 supporting the efforts of the College Access Center to improve access to higher education for students throughout the Greater Chattanooga area. The Chattanoogan.com reports that WorkspaceK12 has become an integral part of the district's college access initiative, providing "accurate information about all aspects of the college admissions process." Using WorkspaceK12, schools can collect detailed data about student goals and outcomes, facilitating collaboration among all stakeholders and ensuring that counselors and administrators can measure success. Read more about the efforts of The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Public Education Foundation, and College Access Center in "Local Non-Profits Join HCDE To Fund College Advisor Program" at chattanoogan.com. >> top
August 30, 2007 > Twin Cities Office Makes Major Impact
Last summer's opening of our office in St. Paul, Minnesota has brought significant success in expanding usage of WorkspaceK12 throughout the Twin Cities and across the midwest. Building on successful implementations in many of the area's largest school districts and most prominent private schools, this fall middle school counselors and students in Minneapolis and St. Paul will join their high school counterparts who are already using WorkspaceK12 for course, college, and career planning. >> top
August 14, 2007 > Naviance Launches Research Notes
As the new school year approaches, let Naviance help you stay informed about some of the most relevant new research focusing on the preparation of students for success in post-secondary education and their careers. Faith Connolly, Ph.D., vice president of research and development, oversees our latest offering which presents a monthly summary of relevant research of interest to counselors, administrators, and others who work to ensure each student maximizes post-secondary success. Visit the Research Notes page in the Community section of our website or subscribe to our Research Notes newsfeed using your favorite RSS reader to make sure you never miss an issue. >> top
July 17, 2007 > Colorado Districts Choose WorkspaceK12
Boulder Valley School District is the latest public school system in Colorado to choose WorkspaceK12 -- the premier planning and advising system for schools. With the addition of BVSD, school districts enrolling nearly half of all public school students in the state are now members of the Naviance Network, connecting their counselors, students, parents, and administrators to maximize student success. >> top
July 9, 2007 > Naviance Opens Chicago Office
Chicago is the home of the first Naviance Network user group and the site of our newest office. Led by Peggy FitzGibbon -- who joins Naviance from Kirkwood High School in Missouri and who has extensive experience as both a counselor and a businessperson -- our new office in Chicago expands our ability to serve schools throughout Illinois and across the Midwest. >> top
July 5, 2007 > WorkspaceK12 Passes 5 Million Applications
WorkspaceK12 is the preeminent planning and advising system for K-12 schools -- in breadth, depth, and usage. Naviance is proud to report that counselors in 42 countries now depend on Counselor's Office, part of WorkspaceK12, to keep track of more than 5 million college applications -- more than 1.2 million of which were submitted by the class of 2007 alone. With more members joining the Naviance Network each day, WorkspaceK12 is the platform connecting post-secondary advising offices at leading schools and schools on the move in every corner of the globe. >> top
July 2, 2007 > Naviance Names Joe Berry to Executive Team
Naviance is pleased to welcome Joseph Berry, M.Ed., who has been named Director of Community & Professional Development. Prior to joining Naviance, Mr. Berry worked as both a middle and high school counselor, most recently as director of guidance at Mt. Hebron High School in Howard County, Maryland. Please see Mr. Berry's professional biography to find out more about his background. Mr. Berry will lead our efforts to maintain the Naviance Network™ as the preeminent on-line community of practice for counseling professionals. >> top
June 27, 2007 > Leading K-12 Researcher Joins Naviance
Naviance is pleased to welcome Faith Connolly, Ph.D., who has been named Vice President of Research & Development. Before joining Naviance Dr. Connolly served most recently as Director of the Department of Shared Accountability for the Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools. In that role Dr. Connolly oversaw applied research, program evaluation, and training activities for one of the nation's largest school systems. Please see her professional biography to find out more about Dr. Connolly's background. Dr. Connolly will work to extend our leadership in providing innovative solutions that help K-12 schools ensure students are prepared for college and the twenty-first century workplace. >> top
June 25, 2007 > Naviance Is Now a Hobsons Company
Naviance is pleased to announce that we are now a Hobsons company. Together, Hobsons and Naviance will deliver comprehensive services that support college readiness, college admissions and college success. There will be a series of conference calls on June 29, 2007 with Hobsons President Craig Heldman and Naviance CEO Stephen M. Smith discussing the details of the acquisition. Visit the Naviance, a Hobsons company page for more information or complete our on-line form to register for the conference call. >> top
June 4, 2007 > Naviance Partners with IECA
Naviance and the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) are pleased to announce a new partnership to support the work of experienced independent educational consultants who comprise IECA's membership. Through this agreement, IECA members will be able to benefit from Counselor’s Office, part of WorkspaceK12 from Naviance, with special enhancements designed to meet the needs specific to consultants’ work. IECA members will be able to purchase this special edition of Counselor's Office directly from the Association beginning this fall. >> top
May 18, 2007 > Fairfax County Expands Use of WorkspaceK12
This spring, more than 5,000 students from across the Fairfax County Public Schools used planning and advising tools in Family Connection, part of WorkspaceK12 from Naviance. According to the district, FCPS students use Family Connection to create "a personal plan, generate a record of activities and interests, and explore [postsecondary] educational opportunities ... while reducing the stress and complexity of the college application process." Moreover, because it's integrated with WorkspaceK12 and the tools Fairfax counselors already rely on each day to do their work, Family Connection "provides a secure and convenient stream of enhanced communication between counselor and student." Read the full press release. >> top
May 14, 2007 > Podcast Explores the Gap Year
For many reasons, some students may choose to take a gap year and delay the start of their college education. Drawing upon years of experience as a counselor and a parent, Phil Trout offers his favorite resources for students who are considering this option. Download this podcast from The Counselor's Podcast page in the Community section of our website, or subscribe to The Counselor's Podcast newsfeed using Apple iTunes or your favorite RSS reader to make sure you never miss an episode. >> top
April 27, 2007 > Saint Paul Schools Adopt WorkspaceK12
By deploying WorkspaceK12 district-wide, schools and administrators can work more collaboratively than ever before. WorkspaceK12 allows districts to set and monitor long-term goals for student success while increasing the delivery of services in every school. As the Naviance Network member schools in Minnesota know, Naviance is the only web-based planning and advising company that puts the school counseling program first. >> top
April 9, 2007 > Naviance Releases Podcasts for Students
In this month’s episodes of The Counselor’s Podcast, Tom Rajala, Associate Provost for Enrollment at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California offers “The Myth of the One and Only College” in English. Gloria Zelaya, college counselor at The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks and View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter High School in Los Angeles, California presents “Beginning the College Process” in Spanish. Download these podcasts from The Counselor's Podcast page in the Community section of our website, or subscribe to The Counselor's Podcast newsfeed using Apple iTunes or your favorite RSS reader to make sure you never miss an episode. >> top
March 28, 2007 > Blackboard and Naviance Offer Single Sign In
Managing important school data just got easier for students and parents in Virginia’s largest school district. Through an innovative offering, Naviance and Blackboard have partnered to allow students to access all of the benefits of WorkspaceK12 as well as critical information about homework and course enrichment resources with a single sign-in. Matthew S. Pittinsky, chairman of Blackboard, said "We’re pleased to have worked with Naviance and FCPS to demonstrate how the Blackboard Academic Suite supports an integrated technology environment to facilitate K-12 education –- both inside and outside of the classroom." Read the full press release. >> top
March 15, 2007 > Members See Higher College Admit Rates
By using WorkspaceK12 to collect historical college admission data specific to their schools, counselors can give students a much more accurate estimation of their admission prospects than by relying on guidebooks or even the colleges’ own published statistics. Naviance Network members report their students’ admit rates have increased as much as 25%, both in Early Decision applications and across the class. Counselors, students, and parents agree that using WorkspaceK12 as an integral piece of the counseling process contributes to greater student success. Read the full press release. >> top
March 7, 2007 > Naviance Releases Latest Counselor's Podcast
In the latest podcast, Bruce Hammond, Director of College Counseling at Sandia Preparatory School in Albuquerque, presents "Making the Most of College Visits". Download this podcast from The Counselor's Podcast page in the Community section of our website, or subscribe to The Counselor's Podcast newsfeed using Apple iTunes or your favorite RSS reader to make sure you never miss an episode. The Counselor’s Podcast is an on-going series of talks delivered by leaders in the profession on topics designed to re-energize counselors' work with their students. Other speakers in the series include Marcia Hunt from Pine Crest School (FL), Ralph Figueroa from Albuquerque Academy (NM), Linda Connelly from New Trier High School (IL), Jonathan Reider from San Francisco University High School (CA), Cathy Curtis from Shanghai American School (China), and Monica Inzer from Hamilton College (NY). >> top
March 1, 2007 > Naviance Unveils WorkspaceK12 Upgrade
The newest release of WorkspaceK12 extends the lead Naviance enjoys as the premier provider of planning and advising system for schools. This release includes powerful new group e-mail features for reaching students and parents even more effectively, enhancements to the course scheduling features of Course Manager, expanded collaboration features for Naviance Network members, and more. The latest release of WorkspaceK12 is already available to the more than 23,000 professionals in 42 countries who rely on Naviance every day. >> top
February 12, 2007 > Naviance Releases Latest Counselor's Podcast
In the latest podcast, Marcia Hunt, Director of College Counseling at Pine Crest School, presents "Counselor Recommendations: Gathering the Information You Need". Download this podcast from The Counselor's Podcast page in the Community section of our website, or subscribe to The Counselor's Podcast newsfeed using Apple iTunes or your favorite RSS reader to make sure you never miss an episode. The Counselor’s Podcast is an on-going series of talks delivered by leaders in the profession on topics designed to re-energize counselors' work with their students. Other speakers in the series include Bruce Hammond from Sandia Preparatory School (NM), Ralph Figueroa from Albuquerque Academy (NM), Linda Connelly from New Trier High School (IL), Jonathan Reider from San Francisco University High School (CA), Cathy Curtis from Shanghai American School (China), and Monica Inzer from Hamilton College (NY). >> top
February 7, 2007 > See Naviance in the Clarke Times-Courier
Ashley Rhodes of Clarke County High School began using Counselor's Office, part of WorkspaceK12 just this school year, but as she told the Clarke Times-Courier, it's already been a big help. On the occasion of National School Counseling Week, and in recognition of their work on behalf of the county's students, the Clarke Times-Courier named Ashley and the county's five other school counselors "Citizens of the Week". Read more about Ashley and her colleagues in "Guidance Counselors make a difference in Clarke County Schools" at the newspaper's website, TimesCommunity.com. >> top
January 22, 2007 > Districts Showcase "Innovative Technology"
The NSBA's Technology Leadership Network will be making site visits to Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia and the Minnetonka Public Schools in Minnesota, two of the many school districts that have adopted WorkspaceK12 from Naviance to support their middle and high school academic, college, and career counseling. The site visits will give these Naviance Network member schools the opportunity to demonstrate to other districts how WorkspaceK12 has improved the services they deliver to their students. >> top
January 16, 2007 > Naviance Releases Latest Counselor's Podcast
In the latest podcast, Will Dix, college counselor at the University of Chicago Laboratory High School, presents "Great Counseling Begins with Listening". Download this podcast from The Counselor's Podcast page in the Community section of our website, or subscribe to The Counselor's Podcast newsfeed using Apple iTunes or your favorite RSS reader to make sure you never miss an episode. The Counselor’s Podcast is an on-going series of talks delivered by leaders in the profession on topics designed to re-energize counselors' work with their students. Other speakers in the series include Marcia Hunt from Pine Crest School (FL), Ralph Figueroa from Albuquerque Academy (NM), Linda Connelly from New Trier High School (IL), Jonathan Reider from San Francisco University High School (CA), Cathy Curtis from Shanghai American School (China), and Monica Inzer from Hamilton College (NY). >> top
