Feliz Naviance! Creating a "Naviance Culture" in Your School Presented by Steve Shiels, Terry Sheneman, Kelly Fox Naviance Summer Institute 2015

2. Feliz Naviance!
Creating a “Naviance Culture” in Your School
Mr. Steve Shiels, Director of CCR
Dr. Terry Sheneman, Coordinator of CCR
Mrs. Kelly Fox, Secondary Counselor Coordinator
Fort Bend Independent School District – Houston, Texas
Wednesday July 8, 2015

3. Creating Excitement!
Feliz Naviance!

4. Fort Bend ISD
 Southwest of Houston
 7th largest school district in Texas
 11 traditional and 3 specialty high schools
 14 middle schools
 Over 39,000 secondary students in 28 schools
 One of the most diverse districts in the country
We launched Naviance in August 2014
to ALL 28 schools!
And, we survived!

5. Fort Bend ISD

6. Fort Bend ISD
MISSION
FBISD exists to inspire and equip
all students to pursue futures
beyond what they can imagine.
Naviance is a critical addition to fulfilling this mission!

7. Pilot or No Pilot, that was the question!
 Our district is focused on equity and access for
all schools
 We made the decision to launch the whole
enchilada in ALL 28 secondary schools
 College Planning Tools
 StrengthsExplorer
 Cluster Finder
 eDocs
 Course Planner
 “Other” tools
This was a HUGE undertaking
and took a lot of planning and focus

8. Develop a Solid Plan for Implementation
The planning portion of launching Naviance is
critical to building a Naviance Culture
 Developed a Naviance Task Force – included
campus staff
 Decision about what and when we wanted to do
specific programs and tasks
 Developed a specific Scope & Sequence plan
and document
 Our Naviance Reps (Catherine Brunks and
Sauda Callahan) were instrumental
throughout the process to help us get it
going

9. Scope and Sequence Document

10. Develop a Solid Plan for Implementation
 Extensive staff training
 Some thoughts on timing…
 LDAP Log In capability
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(single sign on capability for all LDAP
capable applications – fairly unique!)
 Coordinated launch on
all campuses
 Be ready for trouble-
shooting… A LOT of
trouble-shooting…
 Developed many support
tools for campuses to use

11. Key Stakeholders
 Selected central administration
staff to implement program
 Project Manager & CCR
Coordinator
 Selected specific campus staff
to manage the launch
 CCR Advisors and Lead MS
Counselors
 All lead stakeholders needed
to get excited about the launch
and create enthusiasm
 In addition, they needed to
take the lead in knowing
exactly HOW to use the
program

12. Creating Navihype
 You MUST get staff excited about
Naviance!
 Involve them in all aspects of the
planning and launch strategies
 Allow each campus to make it “their
own” and take ownership
 Replicate ideas across different
campuses
 Involve ALL administrators including
district and campus leaders in the
implementation process
 Develop “visuals” throughout the
schools, such as posters,
announcements, and tasks
 Get into the Navigroove and have
FUN with it!

13. Navi-Nary (Naviance Dictionary)
Navitunnel Syndrome – a sharp pain in
both wrists, usually caused by trying to
complete too many tasks at once just
before a deadline.
Navisaavy – Mastery of 90% or
more of the College Search and
College Applications tools in
Naviance.

14. Navi-Nary (Naviance Dictionary)
Naviphoria – the feeling a student
experiences when they realize they
have completed everything needed to
actually go to college.
Navimare – A really bad dream where
the student wakes up in the middle of
the night thinking they forgot to hit
“submit” on their college applications.

15. Navi-Nary (Naviance Dictionary)
Navicopter (also known as a Helinavi)
– a parent who commandeers their
child’s login and does all their
assessments and applications, and
adds ten colleges to their child’s
profile.
Naviatsee – Making a college choice by
means of rolling the dice.

16. Some fun examples! Visuals…

17. Some fun examples! Visuals…

18. Some fun examples! Visuals…

19. Some fun examples! Visuals…

20. Road Trip Nation
 We had Road Trip Nation come to Fort Bend ISD
and do their presentation, which was NAVISOME!
 We transported students from all traditional high
schools to one centrally located campus for the
presentation
 They provide a curriculum for following up
 If you ask them, they will try to arrange a visit to
your school/district too!

21. Some interesting ideas from campuses…
“A request from students for a CCR group run
through the counseling office came in. It will
be a lunch bunch that meets once a week to
use Naviance and talk about college, career,
and their future.”
Nicole Chelly – James Bowie MS

22. Some interesting ideas from campuses…
“[We were] the first to use the Survey feature to vote
for Homecoming Queen/King this year. We used
CCR Laptops in the Commons during lunchtime to
get students to login and vote. Our Math
Department Chair also used the survey feature to
have students and parents give feedback about
Student Led Conferences that took place in the fall.
Jackie Hidalgo – Hightower High School

23. NaviAwards
The
“Saw the light at the end of the tunnel
and realized it was a train…”
Award
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24. NaviAwards
The
“Can’t stop til I get enough!”
High School Counselor Award
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25. NaviAwards
The
“We didn’t JUMP off the cliff
but rather TOOK OFF!”
Award
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26. NaviAwards
The
“Interstate 59 Most Traffic”
High School Award
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NNoovveemmbbeerr 1188tthh,, 22001144
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27. Maintaining Momentum
 Any new program launched in a school or district
will only be as good as the people who promote
and use it
 We had several “bumps” in the road – as with
any new program
 Stay focused and keep the hype
 Remember, Naviance is about helping your
students plan their future – there’s no better
reason to get excited about that!
 Planning for the future…

28. Questions?