Using Family Connection Online Resource for Planning & Advising Overview for Parents Marian High School

What is it all about? Web-based software – you can log in from any computer with internet access Each student and parent has their own account password It is a program that helps with post secondary planning Specific to Marian High School

3 Two ways to access Naviance Go to the Marian High School website: From there, click on Academics, then Guidance, and in the left column, click on Naviance Family Connection Go directly to the Naviance Family Connection website:

4 How do you register? Each parent and student receives a code Use code to create a personal account Codes are random and alphanumeric for security reasons Codes can be used only once On your first visit, enter the code in the New User box, then follow on-screen instructions On subsequent visits, sign in using the Returning User box

5 What can it do? College search College match Compare colleges Links to selected third-party resources Track deadlines Produce scattergrams Show schedule of college visits

Main Page 6 First time registering, click “I need to register” The next time you log in, use Username and Password

Complete Your Registration 7

After Sign in 8 Important messages Updates from the Guidance Office

9 Colleges Page Use these links to do a college search

College Profile 10 Use this link to visit the college website

11 College Compare

12 Scattergram

13 How does it help? Shared resource linking home to school On-line tool for collaboration among counselors, students, and parents Realistic assessments of your child’s chances of admission at colleges where prior graduates have applied

14 Questions? Please contact Joyce Cavanaugh in the Guidance Office at ext. 209