The document summarizes the history of implementing the college and career counseling platform Naviance in the Adams 12 Five Star School District from 2009-2015. It discusses how Naviance was first adopted by a few schools and then expanded district-wide to integrate into the counseling curriculum. Over the years the district refined Naviance use, developed common lessons and tasks, and increased counseling staff to fully implement a 6-12 comprehensive counseling program using Naviance.

2. District Implementation and
Integration of Naviance into a
Counseling Curriculum
Janette Walters, Executive Director of Secondary Schools
Tammy Lawrence, District Counseling Coordinator
Anjela Schwab, High School Counselor
July 2015

3. Adams 12 Five Star School District,
Colorado

4. District Demographics
Located on the northern tier of the Denver metropolitan area, Adams 12
Five Star Schools serves five cities: Broomfield, Federal
Heights, Northglenn, Thornton and Westminster In addition, the district's
boundaries include portions of two counties - Adams and Broomfield.

5. District Demographics
Total Enrollment = 34,674
Free and Reduced Lunch = 39.97%
English Language Learner = 18.06%
Ethnic Breakdown
CAUCASIAN
HISPANIC
39 50.8
ASIAN 5
AFRICAN AMERICAN 2.1
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.7
MULTIPLE 2.1
HAWAIIAN 0 0.2 10 20 30 40 50 60

6. District Demographics
11 Middle Schools
Middle School Counselor Allocation
26
23.5
18 18.45 18.5 18.5
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015

7. District Demographics
5 Comprehensive High Schools
2 Alternative High Schools
1 Technical Education Program
High School Counselor Allocation
31
26
30.5 30.5
33.5
35
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015

8. •1:291-610
MIDDLE
SCHOOL
14-15
•1:291-446
District Demographics
COUNSELOR CASE LOADS
HIGH
SCHOOL
14-15

9. History of Naviance in Adams 12
The Early Years…..
2009-2010
• Total District Counselor Allocation was 57
• Two individual schools were using Naviance (it
was purchased out of their individual school
funds)
• It was announced in the spring that we would
have major budget cuts and would be losing a
number of counselors

10. History of Naviance in Adams 12
The Early Years…..
2010-2011
• Total District Counselor Allocation dropped to
44.3
• There was new leadership
• Janette Walters, Executive Director
• Counseling Leadership – Tammy Lawrence, High
School and Greg McDonald, Middle School
• Principals agreed to purchase Naviance as a
district with the expectation that it would be used
by every High School in 2011-2012

11. History of Naviance in Adams 12
Adoption of Naviance….
2011-2012
• Total District Counselor Allocation went to 48.8 with the
help of a Counselor Corp Grant for High Schools
• Counseling Leadership – Tammy Lawrence, High School
-- Kemme Buckner and Greg McDonald, Middle School
• Naviance training was held for all High School counselors
in August
• Began working on District Counseling Curriculum in
October
• This work included all schools and all counselors

12. History of Naviance in Adams 12
Other things that happened in 2011-2012
• Created an AdHoc Naviance committee
• Consisted of a Counselor representative from every high
school
• This group met monthly to align the Naviance efforts
across the district
• The state legislature put into law Senate Bill 09-256,
Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP). It also
stated that every school would have, in place, by
September 2011 a system within their school to create
and manage the student’s ICAP

13. History of Naviance in Adams 12
Summer of 2012
• Curriculum AdHoc Committee was formed
• They combined all the information and work that
was created throughout the year and completed a
final draft copy of the curriculum to be vetted by all
Counselors in the fall of 2012
• This curriculum was specific by grade level and was a
6-12 continuum.
• It included Naviance tasks for all grades 9-12
• This format also allowed for the collection of common
data

14. History of Naviance in Adams 12
Adoption of Naviance….
2012-2013
• Total District Counselor Allocation went to 48.8 with the
help of a School Counselor Corp Grant for High Schools
• Counseling Leadership – Tammy Lawrence, High School
-- Porfidia Beuke and Sandy Satler, Middle School
• District Counseling Curriculum was vetted by all
Counselors in September
• The expectation was that all schools would follow
this curriculum

15. History of Naviance in Adams 12
Other things that happened in 2012-2013
• AdHoc Naviance committee continued to meet
• Discussion began regarding the creation of tasks
with Naviance to be held at the District level
• A copy of the ASCA National Model was
purchased for each Counselor
• Counselors would participate in a book study over
the next school year
• Common collection of data from the curriculum
was recorded

16. History of Naviance in Adams 12
Summer of 2013
• Curriculum edits were made by a core group of
Counselors and the Counseling Leadership Team
• The core group consisted of a team of middle
school counselors and a team of high school
counselors
• Work began on Course Planner
• Gathering master course lists from the district
• Creating and testing (and re-testing) a Course
Planner option from the district level of Naviance

17. History of Naviance in Adams 12
Adoption of Naviance….
2013-2014
• Total District Counselor Allocation is 51.8
• 3 High Schools were allocated an additional
counselor
• Counseling Leadership - Tammy Lawrence, High
School -- Porfidia Beuke and Sandy Satler,
Middle School
• District Course Planner was put in place
• All 9th and 10th grade students completed a course
plan in Naviance

18. History of Naviance in Adams 12
Other things that happened in 2013-2014
• All Counselors participated in an ASCA book
study
• There was a planned roll out of Naviance to the
Middle Schools starting with 8th grade
• A new 6-12 Naviance scope and sequence was
created
• Middle School and High School AdHoc
committees were developed – began working in
October

19. History of Naviance in Adams 12
Summer of 2014
• All Counselors participated in a Naviance Professional
Development
• High School Focus: Course Planner = 3 hours
• Middle School Focus: Introduction and Course Planner = 6 hours
• Middle School and High School Curriculum AdHoc committees
developed common lessons for grades 6-12
• Copies of the lessons were provided to all counselors
• Curriculum was cross-walked with ICAP
• ICAP programs were created in Naviance
• District created programs that were assigned by grade level to
students
• Course Planner was re-created
• Courses in the course catalog were updated
• Instruction level was added to all courses

20. History of Naviance in Adams 12
Where we are today…
2014-2015
• Total District Counselor Allocation is 58.5
• Tammy Lawrence is named District Counseling Coordinator
• Counseling Leadership – A new model was formed to include 3
Middle School Counselors and 3 High School Counselors
• The new model includes one leader for each of the ASCA domains of
development, per level.
• Academic: Carrie Kujawa, High School and Teresa Biller, Middle
School
• Career: Anjela Schwab, High School and Olivia Hyten, Middle
School
• Social/Emotional: Karen Stemm, High School and Elise Hauer,
Middle School
• Counselors vetted the updated Counseling Curriculum
• Including common lessons

21. History of Naviance in Adams 12
Where we are today…
2014-2015
• Naviance roll out to 8th grade
• ICAP programs are assigned from the District level for each student
in grades 8-12
• Common data is being collected at the District level
• District ICAP reporting tool was created and shared with
administrators
• Updated Course Planner was used in all grade levels 8-12
• Quarterly Naviance meetings held with High School and Middle
School representative and Naviance consultant
• Middle Schools offered two additional Naviance refresher trainings
• Curriculum updates completed for 2015-2016
• Included cross-walk with ICAP standards and ASCA Mindsets and
Behaviors
• Counseling Leadership created a Counseling Handbook

22. Naviance Scope and Sequence
6th  Career Key
 Add Careers to List
7th  StrengthsExplorer
 Create Goals
8th  Review of StrengthsExplorer to use for Career Expo
 Middle School Survey
(Similar to Game Plan)
 Create Course Plans
9th  Cluster Finder
 Add Clusters
 Start Game Plan
 Create Resume
 Create Course Plans (14-15 will be the last year it is created in 9th grade)
10th  Career Interest Profiler
 Add Careers to List of Favorites
 Add Colleges to List of Colleges I’m Thinking About
 Update Resume
 Update Game Plan
 Update Course Plans
11th  Do What You Are
 Complete College SuperMatch
 Update College List
 Scholarship Search
 Update Resume
 Update Game Plan
 Update Course Plan
12th  Apply to Colleges
 Update Resume
 Apply for Scholarships
 Senior Survey

23. District Curriculum
6th Grade (roll out to Naviance will be 16-17 school year)
Academic
o Organization and Time Management Lesson – attendance data – AD12
6TH ORGANIZATION
o Grad Requirement and Resource Lesson – attendance data – AD12
6TH INTEREST PROFILER
o CIC Interest Profiler – attendance data – AD12 6TH GRADE
INTEREST PROFILER
Career
o CIC Interest Profiler – attendance data – AD12 6TH GRADE
INTEREST PROFILER
Social Emotional
o Second Step SEL Lesson – attendance data – SECOND STEP –
BULLY PREVENTNION BYSTANDERS: LESSON 7 PART 1 AND 2

24. District Curriculum
7th Grade
Academic
o Goal Lesson – Naviance task data (survey) - AD12 7TH GOAL
o StrengthsExplorer – Connected to StrengthsExplorer – AD12 7TH
STRENGTHSEXPLORER
o Grad Requirement lesson – Naviance task data (survey) - AD12 7TH HIGH
SCHOOL READINESS
Career
o StrengthsExplorer – Connected to StrengthsExplorer – AD12 7TH
STRENGTHSEXPLORER
o Career exploration – Connected to saving Pathway and Career - AD12 7TH
STRENGTHSEXPLORER
Social Emotional
o SOS – attendance data – AD12 MS SOS
o Second Step SEL Lesson – attendance data – SECOND STEP – EMPATHY
AND COMMUNICATION: DISAGREEING RESPECTFULLY: LESSON 2
PART 1 AND 2

25. District Curriculum
8th Grade
Academic
o StrengthsExplorer – Connected to StrengthsExplorer – AD 12 8TH
STRENGTHSEXPLORER
o Grad Requirement lesson – Naviance task data (survey) - AD12 8TH HIGH
SCHOOL READINESS
o Resource lesson – Connected to Course Planner – AD12 8TH COURSE
PLANNER
o 4 Year Plan – Connected to Course Planner – AD12 8TH COURSE PLANNER
Career
o StrengthsExplorer – Connected to StrengthsExplorer – AD12 8TH
STRENGTHSEXPLORER
o Career exploration – Connected to saving Pathway and Career - AD12 8TH
STRENGTHSEXPLORER
Social Emotional
o Second Step SEL Lesson – attendance data – SECOND STEP – EMOTION
MANAGEMENT: LESSON 9 PART 1 AND 2

26. District Curriculum
9th Grade
Academic
o Resource Lesson – Naviance task data (survey) – AD12 HS RESOURCE
LESSON
o Resume – Connected to the Resume Builder – AD12 HS RESUME
o Grad Requirement Lesson – Must mark off manually from students or staff –
AD12 GRAD REQUIREMENT
o 4-Year Plan – connected to Course Planner – AD12 HS COURSE PLANNER
Career
o Career Cluster Finder – Connected to Cluster Finder – AD12 9TH CLUSTER
FINDER
o Game Plan – Connected to Game Plan – AD12 HS GAME PLAN
Social Emotional
o JOURNEY – AD12 HS JOURNEY
o SOS – AD12 HS SOS

27. District Curriculum
10th Grade
Academic
o Resource Lesson – Naviance task data (survey) – AD12 HS RESOURCE
LESSON
o Resume – Connected to the Resume Builder – AD12 HS RESUME
o Grad Requirement Lesson – Must mark off manually from students or staff –
AD12 GRAD REQUIREMENT
o 4-Year Plan – connected to Course Planner – AD12 HS COURSE PLANNER
Career
o Interest Profiler – Connected to Interest Profiler – AD12 10TH INTEREST
PROFILER
o Game Plan – Connected to Game Plan – AD12 HS GAME PLAN
Social Emotional
o JOURNEY – AD12 HS JOURNEY
o SOS – AD12 HS SOS

28. District Curriculum
11th Grade
Academic
o Resource Lesson – Naviance task data (survey) – AD12 HS RESOURCE
LESSON
o Resume – Connected to the Resume Builder – AD12 HS RESUME
o Grad Requirement Lesson – Must mark off manually from students or staff –
AD12 GRAD REQUIREMENT
o 4-Year Plan – connected to Course Planner – AD12 HS COURSE PLANNER
Career
o Do What You Are – Connected to Do What You Are – AD12 11TH DO WHAT
YOU ARE
o Game Plan – Connected to Game Plan – AD12 HS GAME PLAN
Social Emotional
o JOURNEY – AD12 HS JOURNEY
o SOS – AD12 HS SOS

29. District Curriculum
12th Grade
Academic
o Senior Meeting/Interview – Naviance task data (survey)
o Graduation Plan – Must be manually marked off by staff
Career
o Senior Exit Survey – Naviance task data (survey)
o Graduation Plan – Must be manually marked off by staff
Social Emotional
o JOURNEY – AD12 HS JOURNEY
o SOS – AD12 HS SOS

30. Data
Just the numbers from 2011-2012 to 2012-2013
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31. Data
Some notable increases in usage in 2012-2013
• Family Connection Students Visits – increased by 136%
• Staff Visits – increased by 221%
• Prospective College Applications Tracked – increased by
148%
• Student Resumes Completed – increased by 218%
• Personality Assessments Completed – increased by 98%
• Career Interest Profiler Completed – increased by 309%
• Career Cluster Finder Completed – increased by 383%

32. Data
Notable increases from 2012-2013 through 2014-
2015
• Student visits have continued to increase – 39% in 2012-2013, 29%
in 2013-2014 and *27% for 2014-2015
• Staff visits have continued to increase – 41% in 2012-2013, 30% in
2013-2014 and *20% in 2014-2015
• Resumes created have increased – 83% in 2012-2013, 40% in 2013-
2014 and *155% in 2014-2015
• *92-99% of our 8th graders have completed StrengthsExplorer in the
first year of implementation
• *88-100% of our 8th graders have created a 4-year Course Plan in the
first year of implementation (we have one school at 51%)
• Average student visits is 4.0 visits per student. This is over the
Naviance average of 3.2 visits per student
* data pulled as of May 13, 2015

33. The Details
The who…
• Early curriculum discussions began with all Counselors
involved – at District Counseling Inservices
• All Counselors had a voice
• The work was hard and long
• Summer work with a group from both Middle School and High
School finalized a document to be presented to all Counselors
• All Counselors had a voice in vetting curriculum to become a
final document
• Curriculum updated have included a representative from each
High School and a number of Middle Schools

34. The Details
The what…
• Curriculum is based in ASCA with standards in
Academic, Career and Social Emotional
• Each standard has a SMART goal, menu of
activities, data collection method and timeframe
• Curriculum is broken down by grade level and
incorporates grade level appropriate tasks

35. The Details
The why…
• Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAP)
were put into law and schools need to be able to
document a students’ progress through their
ICAP
• Counseling Curriculum allows for Counselors to
be in front of students and help promote student
engagement and achievement
• All students are benefiting and students are
receiving the same information from school to
school – the gaps have been eliminated

36. The Details
The where…
Naviance!
Data Collection:
• We have moved from self reported school data to
a standard data form
• Each ICAP Program (Success Plan Program)
includes all Naviance tasks and is assigned by
the district
• Data is collected and reported monthly

37. Curriculum Updates
Moving forward….
• Curriculum has been updated to include more
rigor and depth of knowledge
• Curriculum has been cross-walked with both
ICAP standards and ASCA Mindsets and
Behaviors
• Each curriculum standard has a lesson plan and
a lesson template for counselors to use

38. What We Learned
• We started this process when Counselors had taken a
major reduction in force
• Naviance has helped us focus our lessons and provide a
platform for students that is accessible and informative
• Data collection is important for all stakeholders
• It doesn’t matter if you roll out gradually or go all in, there
will be some bumps in the road
• We have an amazing end product and we continue to
update
• We have buy in from all stakeholders and our Naviance
usage numbers prove we are moving in the right direction
• We have all kept our sense of humor and most of our
sanity

39. Questions?