Naviance Summer Institute 2014 Product Forum Presentation by Steve Smith and Dan Obregon

2. Presented by Stephen M. Smith
Co-Founder and President Hobsons, K-12
Daniel Obregon
Vice President, Product Management & Marketing, K-12, Hobsons
July 2014
Product Forum

3. A look at where we’re we’ve been and where we’re going.
Today’s Conversation
, Why We’re Here
The challenges facing schools and
students are widespread.
Progress to Date
What have we accomplished in the first
half of the year?
Roadmap Updates
Dive in to current and future roadmap
initiatives and project charters.
Next Steps
Talk about next steps.

4. Highlights this year…
2013-2014 school year has been a big one for the Naviance Network!
We’ve added more than 1,000
members to the Naviance
Network and several major
enhancements to our platform.

5. Some quick stats…
12.5millionFamilyConnectionusers,including
studentsandfamilies.
Usersfromall50statesandnearly100countries.
AveragetimeonFamilyConnectionhasincreased
25%year-over-year. Studentsnowspendan
averageof10:30minutesonthesiteeverytime
theysignin.

6. NEXT
The challenges facing schools and students
today are widespread
Why We’re Here

7. Students have strong aspirations, but there is a disconnect between what
students want to do with their lives and knowing how they will get there.
The Student’s Perspective
How Will I Get There?
Once students figure out what
they want to do, they have to
determine how to get there
Who Am I?
Many students struggle to
identify areas of strength
What Do I Want To Be?
Those who recognize their
skills are often unsure where
to apply them
Will I Be Successful?
Students want to know if
they will have the
qualifications and skills to
reach their goals

8. Educators wish to help all students reach their full potential. But how?
The Educator’s Perspective

9. Building Blocks
for Success
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th

10. K-12 Higher Education
Single
Institution
Choose
a path
Select an
institution &
Apply
Test and
college prep
Take courses Acquire skills Job search Graduate
Skills
Life Questions
Skills
(e.g. MOOCs)
Passion/Direction Certifications
Multiple
Institutions
The New Student Lifecycle

11. 471:1
STUDENT TO COUNSELOR RATIO

12. NEXT
What have we accomplished the first half
of the year?
Progress to Date

13. What is Naviance?

14. 2013-2014 Priorities
ImprovingStudentEngagement
ClassroomImplementation
CreatingOperationalEfficiency
DesigningUser-DrivenExperiences

15. Measure student hope,
engagementandwell-being.

16. Measuring Hope, Engagement and Well-Being
The Gallup Student Poll
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18. Finding Your Own Road in Life
Roadtrip Nation’s What’s Your Road?
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19. Start with what’s strong
insteadofwhat’swrong.

20. Gallup Strengths Explorer
A new foundational assessment for middle and high schools.
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21. What is StrengthsExplorer?
StrengthsExplorer assesses 10 talent themes and identifies each
student’s three strongest emerging talents. It provides
explanations of these themes, strategies for capitalizing on
each, and action items to help students gain insight into their
greatest talents – natural patterns of thought, feeling, and
behavior – to leverage in the classroom and in life.

24. Improved Login and Messaging
Learn about the latest Naviance News as soon as you login.
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25. Navigation Re-Design
A simplified, consistent navigation experience with quick access to help resources.
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26. Find any student quickly
andeasilywithglobalsearch.

27. Global Search
Find any student instantly from anywhere in Naviance.
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28. Improve in-classroom
instructionforPSAT,SAT
andACTtestprep.

29. Student Grouping in PrepMe
Simply rostering and class management to improve teacher effectiveness.
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31. Creating an culture of
studentsuccesswith
Naviance.

32. Teacher Engagement Package
Deliver best practices for teachers to leverage Naviance tools in the classroom.
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34. The cornerstone of
personalizedlearning.

35. AchieveWorks from Human eSources
Helping students discover personality type, learning style and multiple intelligences.
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36. Do What You Are
• Personality type assessment on students natural tendencies
• Reveals one of 16 personality types, career interest levels and their associated
majors
Learning Style Inventory
• Identifies students’ environmental, emotional, sociological and physical learning
preferences
Multiple Intelligence (MI) Advantage
• Uses multiple intelligences theory to generate a comprehensive, personalized
report covering nine distinct intelligences such as interpersonal intelligence and
logical-mathematical intelligence

39. Make purposeful connections
betweenstudentsandcolleges.

40. ActiveMatch+
Puts students in control over how and when to connect with colleges and universities.
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41. Develop Critical Non-Cognitive Skills
Acquire College Knowledge
See What’s Possible
Take Ownership Over Their Path

42. Introducing the Naviance Curriculum
A Blended-Learning Environment for College and Career Readiness
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43. Foundations of The Naviance Curriculum
College readiness includes concepts important to students;
including college application procedures, knowledge to
research college characteristics, academic preparation for
post-secondary readiness, and financial aid
comprehension. College readiness also incorporates
positive non-cognitive skills such as self-efficacy,
motivation, determination, and social behaviors.
Hobsons Definition of College Readiness
Hobsons Definition of College Readiness

44. Foundations of The Naviance Curriculum
U.S. Department of Education College Readiness
Standards
Knowledge of the College Readiness Process
Adult Supporters
Academic Preparedness
Financial Aid Readiness
Knowledge of the College Application Process
ASCA National Standards for Students
Academic
Career
Personal/Social
The Curriculum is aligned to national readiness standards

45. The Naviance Curriculum
Blended Learning Experience for
Grades 6-12 incoroporating college
knowledge with non-cognitive skills
The Curriculum
At a Glance
• Grades 6 - 12
• 15 multi-media lessons per grade
• Integrated with Naviance tools
• Reporting capabilities and lesson plans
for staff
• Pre- and post-assessments of readiness
• Myself
• My Success Skills
• My Network
• My College Plan
• My Career Plan
• My Finances
The Curriculum was created to start early in transforming the lives and
aspirations of students
Lesson Pillars

47. The Curriculum Pilot
Conducted with 6 schools during
the 2013-2014 school year
11th Grade Pilot
Naviance Curriculum pilot shows student gains in student readiness
50%+
Percentage of students who showed
readiness gains
+8%
Average score increase across all
participants in college knowledge and
financial literacy

49. eDocs Year-in-Review
More than 22 million documents
sent to nearly 3,000 higher
education institutions, including all
Common App members.
More destinations to come…

50. What’s New with eDocs?
Easier Activation
Intuitive Navigation
Improved Common App Matching
Direct Transcript Delivery to NCAA
New Upload Capabilities

51. Timeline
August 1
•Common App Back Online
•eDocs Goes Live (All Forms
Available for Preparation
and Submission)
Early September
•Last Day to Opt-Out of
Common App Integration
•NCAA Transcript Request
and Fulfillment Available
October
•Multiple Transcript
Upload

52. NEXT
A look at new and future solutions
Roadmap Updates

53. Where are we going?
Improving school and district
staff engagement.
Supporting student needs
throughout the student lifecycle.

54. Platform
Enhancements
THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS
PARTS. MOVE AWAY FROM SILOED POINT
SOLUTIONS AND TOWARDS A SUITE OF
COMPLEMENTARY PRODUCTS.
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Our Vision
To make Naviance the destination for schools and
districts to track and measure college and career
readiness of their students.
Deliver a Naviance experience that is unique based on
your role within a school or district: counselor, principal,
teacher, parent, etc. Provide a continuity of experience
for the student as they progress through the student
lifecycle.

55. DELIVER THE RIGHT INFORMATION, TO THE RIGHT
PEOPLE, AT THE RIGHT TIME.
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Our Vision
Supports platform vision of enabling a single destination
to track and monitor KPIs related to college and career
readiness.
Provides ability to provide greater insight into potential
student outcomes, and track year-over-year
performance for schools and districts.
Reporting and
Analytics

56. Academic
Planning and Outcomes
INCREASE ACADEMIC RIGOR, PUT STUDENTS ON
THE RIGHT PATH TOWARDS MEETING THEIR GOALS.
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Our Vision
Allow students to develop individualized learning plans
based on their desired post-secondary outcomes, and
allow school and district administrators to be able to
track and measure progress towards those goals.
Enable other adult advocates and organizations working
with students to actively participate in the development
and tracking of student goals.

57. Test Preparation PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO TEST PREP
SOLUTIONS, AND ALLOW COUNSELORS AND
TEACHERS TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS IN NEED OF
HELP.
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Our Vision
Make test preparation easier for schools and districts to
manage, by providing tools for teachers to effectively
engage students and reporting to identify students in
need of the most help…all within Naviance.
Deliver best-of-breed content to support new test
types.

58. eDocs INCREASE REACH, AND LOWER BARRIERS.
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Our Vision
To support the world’s largest network of higher
education receiving destinations, and to facilitate the
exchange of information between students and
academic institutions.

59. NEXT
Coming next school year.
Coming Soon…

60. CREATING A CULTURE OF STRENGTHS WITHIN
SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS
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The Offering
• Schools will now be able to develop a culture of
strengths through this new offering. Students can
assess their strengths through Naviance. Now,
enable your teachers and school administrators to
better leverage their own strengths in order to
improve instruction and student outcomes.
Gallup Strengths
Professional Services

61. HELPING STUDENTS FIND THEIR OWN ROAD IN LIFE
REQUIRES THAT THEY HIT THE ROAD.
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The Offering
• The Roadtrip Nation Experience offers an ideal
capstone project for schools to deliver to students
that have already established a strong foundation
for connecting learning and life through their use of
Naviance and the Naviance Curriculum.
Roadtrip Nation
Experience

62. Thank You
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