Post High School Planning:
College and Career
Naviance Family Connection
Guidance Lesson Results Sample
Deniece Chideme
Ruben Escobar
Fall 2010
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Classroom Guidance Curriculum
• 12th Grade Students
• Post-High School Career & College Planning
on Naviance
• November 2010
• Government Class
• Lesson Content
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Career planning
College exploration
Matching interests to career choices
Navigating the Naviance website
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Reasons for our lesson
Two-thirds of
Hoover seniors are
graduating
ineligible for
UC/CSU admission
(08-09 most recent year data was available)
Hoover’s A-G completion rates are rising, but they are still below the district rates.
Goal: Increase A-G graduation rate,
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awareness of post-high school options
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12th grade students who took the SAT
Hoover students are
consistently below
district levels in taking
the SAT
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ASCA National Standards
Academic
Standard B: Students will complete school with the
academic preparation essential to choose from a wide
range of substantial post-secondary options, including
college.
• A:B2: Plan to Achieve Goals
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ASCA National Standards (cont’d)
Career
Standard A: Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world
of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career
decisions.
• C:A1.1 Develop skills to locate, evaluate and interpret career
information
Standard B: Students will employ strategies to achieve future
career goals with success and satisfaction
• C:B1.5 Use research and information sources to obtain career
information
• C.B2.1 Demonstrate awareness of the education and training
needed to achieve career goals
Standard C: Students will understand the relationship between
personal qualities, education, training and the world of work
• C:C1.3 Identify personal preferences and interests influencing
career choice and success
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Research
• Components of Computer Assisted Career
Guidance Systems (CACGS) often lead to a
decrease in high school dropout rates
(Kuder, 2009).
• Noonan (2005) concludes that assisting
students in effective academic planning
contributes to more successful completion
of coursework and results in greater
retention and graduation rates.
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City Heights
Educational Collaborative
Goals for Hoover HS
• 10% increase in the percentage of students
who are eligible for and who apply for
college
• 10% increase in the percentage of students
who apply for FAFSA
• 70% reduction in the number of seniors
who are not on target to graduate from
start of year to 2nd term progress report
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Can name at least 3 people who can
write them a letter of recommendation
26% increase in
number of students
who strongly agree
80% of students agreed or strongly agreed that they could think of someone who
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of recommendation
after the lesson.
I know the difference between
a job and a career
41% increase in students
who strongly agreed they
knew the difference
between a job and
career!
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Students who believe it
is important to research
qualifications for a
career
Students who believe
their interests can lead
them to a career
Pre: 86% Agree/Strongly Agree
Post: 89% Agree/Strongly Agree
• Pre: 87% Agree/Strongly Agree
• Post: 89% Agree/Strongly Agree
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I can choose my
future career based on
16% increase in students who could properly identify ALL aspects that they could use to
base future career decision.
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Goals after high school
79-82% have goals
involving
education after HS
Approx 60% of students surveyed plan to attend a 4-year university while
only 35% graduate A-G eligible
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Results of the Lesson
100% of the students using Naviance during
our lesson were able to:
• Successfully log in and navigate the system!
• Research relevant career and college information
(credentials, related careers & majors,
recommended courses / activities) and list the
information on the Career Cluster form
• The roll out of this new system was determined
successful based on the monitoring of student
usage
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Usage
• Since lesson delivery, there have been over
1,900 senior student log-ins in Naviance
Family Connection (between Nov 2010
and March 2011)
• 4.3 Average number of log ins per senior
(between Nov 2010 and March 2011)
• 86% of seniors have logged onto Naviance
3 or more times (between Nov 2010 and
April 2011)
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Post High School “Game Plan”
• Since guidance lesson delivery,
291 seniors have started their
game plan (goals after high
school)
• 62% (228) of seniors completed
their “game plans”
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Collaborative Outcome Goals
Students that applied to
a four year university
Students that completed
FAFSA
41%
Not all CSU/UC
eligible
students are
eligible to apply
for FAFSA
Goal: 10% increase in students eligible for and applying to college, 10% increase in students completing FAFSA.
This is baseline data, the numbers from last year were not collected systematically.
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Seniors Not On Target to Graduate
Data
Unavailable
Goal: 70% reduction in number of seniors not on target to graduate from
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Summary
• Naviance has been unveiled to the entire
12th grade
• Students were able to research college and
career info and save their “game plans”
• Students are excited to use the
personalized features of Naviance
• The direct link to Naviance Family
Connection is now located on the Hoover
Counseling Department website
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Limitations
• Not all students have the same computer skills;
some are faster than others. Be prepared with
activities for students who work quickly.
• It takes a long time for students to log in to the
computer; many do not remember their
usernames and passwords. Distribute log in info
prior to lesson.
• Pre- & post-tests could not be administered to all
classes due to time limitations
• Inform teachers well in advance that
presentations will be occurring and provide
reminders
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Lessons Learned:
Students Need More Support!
• Based on our survey, approximately 60%
of students indicated they had plans to
attend a four year university
• However, only 35% of students are
graduating UC/CSU eligible
• There is a disconnect between student
goals and actual outcomes
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Next Steps
• Continue to use Naviance Family Connection
with students.
• Train staff and faculty to use and promote the
system.
• Find creative ways to engage the students
• Conduct Naviance guidance lessons across all
grade levels (9-12) in conjunction with A-G
College Planning lessons
• Follow-up / monitor student use of Naviance
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Next Steps (Cont’d)
• Use Naviance to track the number of
students that applied to UC and CSUs.
• Compare this data with the number of
students who applied last year to
determine if the use of Naviance has
produced the desired result of increasing
college applications by 10%.
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Thank You!
The school counseling program
is contributing in a meaningful way
to the academic achievement
of all students
Thank you for your
continued support of the
school counseling program
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References
• Kuder. (2009). The value of career education:
a brief research summary. Retrieved from
http://www.kuder.com/downloads/News/20
09_08-14_WP-CareerEducation.pdf.
• Noonan, B. M., Sedlacek, W. E., &
Veerasamy, S. (2005). Employing
noncognitive variables in admitting and
advising community college students.
Community College Journal of Research and
Practice, 29, 463-469.
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