1. 1 CHELMSFORD HIGH SCHOOL’S Introduction to Naviance

2. 2 NAVIANCE OVERVIEW What is Family Connection? What is Family Connection? What can I do with it? What can I do with it? How can it help with my career and post secondary planning? How can it help with my career and post secondary planning? How do I access it? How do I access it? How do I register? How do I register?

3. 3 WHAT IS IT? Web-based resource that supports career and post secondary planning. Web-based resource that supports career and post secondary planning. Data specific to CHS students. Data specific to CHS students. Streamlines communication between guidance counselor and student. Streamlines communication between guidance counselor and student.

4. 4 WHAT DOES IT DO? Allows students to: Allows students to: Create a post-secondary plan Create a post-secondary plan Complete career, personality, and learning style assessments Complete career, personality, and learning style assessments Explore careers & majors Explore careers & majors Search & compare colleges Search & compare colleges Request transcripts Produces scattergrams of CHS acceptances… denials…waitlists. Produces scattergrams of CHS acceptances… denials…waitlists. Displays and allows registration for CHS career, military and college visits Displays and allows registration for CHS career, military and college visits Research and download scholarship applications Research and download scholarship applications

5. 5 HOW DOES IT HELP? HOW DOES IT HELP? Enhances on-line communication among counselors, students, and parents. Enhances on-line communication among counselors, students, and parents. Maintains records on GPA and SAT scores for current students. Maintains records on GPA and SAT scores for current students. Allows for GPA & SAT comparisons with recent Chelmsford High graduates. Allows for GPA & SAT comparisons with recent Chelmsford High graduates. Provides analysis of your chances of admission at colleges where prior graduates have applied. Provides analysis of your chances of admission at colleges where prior graduates have applied.

6. 6 ABOUT CAREERS CAREER EXPLORATION CAREER INTERESTS PERSONALITY TYPE RESUME BUILDER

7. 7 CAREER EXPLORATION

8. 8 CAREER INTERESTS

9. 9 MY PERSONALITY TYPE

10. 10 RESUME BUILDER

11. 11 ABOUT COLLEGE SEARCH COMPARE COLLEGES SCATTERGRAMS CHS CAREER, MILITARY, AND COLLEGE VISITS SCHOLARSHIPS

12. 12 COLLEGE SEARCH

13. 13 COMPARE COLLEGES

14. 14 SCATTERGRAMS

15. 15 CHS COLLEGE VISITS

16. 16 SCHOLARSHIPS

17. 17 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Organize personal data Organize personal data Lay out a “game plan” Lay out a “game plan” Maintain a list of prospective colleges Maintain a list of prospective colleges Track applications Track applications Link to resources (financial aid, NCAA, test prep, ROTC, etc…) Link to resources (financial aid, NCAA, test prep, ROTC, etc…) Communicate with counselor and colleges Communicate with counselor and colleges And so much more…! And so much more…!

18. 18 REGISTRATION Welcome to Family Connection Access and registration instructions

19. 19 Family Connection is on the Web Family Connection is on the Webhttps://connection.naviance.com/fc/signin.php Link is also available on the CHS guidance web-page. Link is also available on the CHS guidance web-page. All students and parents will need to register to activate their account. All students and parents will need to register to activate their account. HOW IS IT ACCESSED?

20. 20 WELCOME PAGE If you are registering for the first time please click on the blue section titled I need to register.

21. 21 New User Registration Put in your registration code given to you by your counselor.

22. 22 E-MAIL & PASSWORD