1. Implementation of Student Success
Plans Using Naviance in Grades 6-
12
Karen Mooney
Supervisor of Student Services Capital Regional
Education Counsel

2. Session Overview
To present a practical middle/high school application
model of Student Success Plans using Naviance
To highlight critical components of developing a
successful development of these plans through
Naviance and how we have done this

3. WHAT IS CREC?
The Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) offers a wide
array of cost-effective, high-quality programs and services to
meet the educational needs of children and adults in the Capitol
Region. Established in 1966, CREC is supported by local, state,
federal and private funds.
• CREC is one of six Regional Educational Service Centers
(RESCs) established under a Connecticut General
Statute, which permits local boards of education to
establish a RESC as a “public educational authority” for
the purpose of “cooperative action to furnish programs
and services.”

4. CREC DISTRICTS

5. CONNECTICUT RESCS

6. SHEFF V. O’NEILL
1989: Elizabeth Horton Sheff and other parents file
a lawsuit charging that Connecticut's system of
separate city and suburban school districts led to
racially segregated schools and a violation of their
children's rights to equal opportunity.
2008: The State and plaintiffs agree to a new
settlement, calling for expanded regional magnet
schools and the use of Project Choice to provide a
quality, integrated education to all children. It
includes the goal that 80% of Hartford parents
seeking to send their children to an integrated school
will be accommodated.

7. CREC Magnet Schools Today
Elementary Schools:
Aerospace and Engineering
Glastonbury/East Hartford Magnet
School
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
International Magnet School
Montessori Magnet School
Museum Academy
Reggio Emilio Magnet School of the
Arts
University of Hartford Magnet Schools

8. CREC Magnet Schools Today
Secondary Schools:
Academy of Aerospace and Engineering –
Middle and High
Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics
and Science
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts –
Middle and High
Metropolitan Learning Center
Medical Professions and Teacher
Preparation Academy
Public Safety Academy
Two Rivers Magnet School – Middle and
High

9. Components of Student Success Plans
21st
Century Skills
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Innovation
• Creativity
• Self-Direction
• Work Ethic
• Collaboration
• Written Communication
• Information Technology
• Leadership
•Experiential Learning: Job Shadows, Internships, Community Service
•Dual/Concurrent Credit
•Capstone Project
Professional Skills
• Interpersonal
• Work & Personal
Ethics
• Communication
• Attendance
• Interview Abilities
• Attitude
• Teamwork
• Time Management
• Organizational Leadership
• Cultural Awareness
• 21st Century and Professional Skills across-the-curriculum
• Evolving post-secondary plan
Foundation: Rigorous academic courses and a related sequence of elective courses
aligned to a specific career pathway in providing:
ELA/
Reading
CT’s
Comprehensive
School
Counseling
Curriculum
H
istory/
Social
Studies
World
Language
Arts
PhysicalEducation
Science
Mathematics

10. What is a student Success Plan?
• An individualized flexible student-driven plan
• Begins in 6th
grade and continues through high school and beyond
• Establishes an adult support team which may include teachers, counselors,
school psychologists, social workers, parents/guardians, community
members, etc.
• Explores education, interests and career paths

11. Additional Benefits of Student Success
Plans
•Helps every student stay connected in school
•Helps students achieve post-secondary education and career goals
•Provides student support in setting goals for personal and academic growth
•Provides a vehicle for integration and demonstration of 21st
century skills
•Utilizes an electronic system for efficiency and portability

12. Core Components of Effective SSPs
Academic Development
□ Acquiring skills, knowledge, attitudes to be effective learner and
for life
Specific Model Criteria:
 Rigorous courses linked to interests, skills and career
pathways
 Courses for the attainment of Education and/or Career
goals
 Successful completion of Portfolio/Capstone Project
 Support & Assessment of Student Progress with
Mentor/Advisor
 Timely Intervention and Student Support
 Learning experiences outside of the classroom

13. Core Components of Effective SSPs
Career Development
□ Acquiring skills needed to investigate world of work and achieve
future career success
□ Specific Model Criteria:
□ Interest and ability inventories
□ Career exploration and interest courses
□ Post Secondary Education and Career Pathway
Development
□ Experiential Learning (i.e., work-based learning, community
service, capstone project)

14. Core Components of Effective SSPs
Social, Emotional, & Physical Development
□ Developing an understanding of and respect for self and others
□ Understanding the necessary steps for decision-making and goal
attainment
□ Acquiring safety and survival skills
□ Specific Model Criteria:
□ Empathetic Interactions and Community Service
□ Self Regulation and Resiliency
□ Healthy and Safe Life Skills/Choices
□ Broadened Awareness of Self within a Global Context
□ Identification of School and Community Resources

15. Prior to Student Success Plan
Implementation
Had the CT Comprehensive
School Counseling Program in
place for many years in grades 6-
12
Guidance curriculum and lesson
calendar were in place
School Counselors had individual
planning in place in grades 9-12
Had Naviance since 2009 but no
one knew how to use it to it’s full
capacity
Had a college fair and career fair

16. How does the CT Comprehensive
School Counseling Program Relate to
SSPs?
• Three domains:
– Academic
– Personal/Social
– Career Exploration
• Individual Planning
• Developmental Guidance
Lessons
• Accountability- measurable
outcomes
Three core components
 Academic
 Social, Emotional & Physical
Development
 Career Development
Interest and ability
inventories
Career exploration
coursework and
activities
Capstone Projects
CT Comprehensive SC
Program
SSP Requirements

17. CREC Guidance Improvements
– District hired additional counselor’s
– Hired a college and career readiness district advisor
to work with students
– New State Guidelines for CT School Counseling
Program came out
– Staff turnover- counselors hired were more tech
savvy
– College Career Pathways were identified
– Implementation of capstone, senior project and
portfolios district wide
– Implementation of mini capstone in middle school

18. Implementation- First Steps
Guidance Department
 Aligned courses to
Pathways
 Joint PD around College
Career Pathways
 Developed partnerships
with colleges for dual
college career credits
 Purchased Naviance for
all district schools
grades 6-12
 Revised the our
Comprehensive SC
Program in 2011-12
 Implemented Individual
Planning in grades 6-8
 Assessments
 Increased parent programs
 Improved communication
with school/home around
college & career planning

19. The Road to Development ….
• Step 1: Go on a Naviance Campaign!
– Engage school counseling staff and provide PD
– Engage leadership within district
• Step 2: Assess/Secure Resources
– Took stock of current services and programs
– Looked at staffing
– Looked at scheduling
• Step 3: Created Draft Plan
– Compared the SDE’s SSP sheet to current services
– Provide PD for & engage school counseling staff

20. How do we collect the data?
NAVIANCE
Electronic-based data
gathering is both efficient
and appealing to the
middle/high school
student.
We like to call it their
electronic filing cabinet

21. Naviance as the Platform for SSP
• Rolled out use of Naviance in grades 6-12 last year
– Course Planner, Career Key, College Planner
– Contracted with a Naviance Trainer to provide
training to all the counselors district wide in Naviance
– Revised SC curriculum & comprehensive program
around use of Naviance
– Developed point person for each school to set up the
schools Naviance accounts/programs and surveys
– Added e-docs

24. Summing Up Our SSP Status
 School Counselors are beginning to lay the foundation for an
electronic portfolio using Naviance.
 School Counselors already provide annual individual planning
with students from grades 6-12.
 Establish goal setting for all students in Naviance in the areas of
academic, personal, and social emotional
 Implementing grade level task assignments in Naviance for
grades 6-12

25. Summing Up Our SSP Status
School Counselors are already providing
assessments/inventories to students through Comprehensive
School Counseling Program and using the career interest
inventories in Naviance
Virtual college tours through the use of Naviance for students
who can not attend the annual college fair
Capstone/Mini-Capstones implemented
A Three year action plan and framework being developed
CREC has chosen Naviance as a resource to house, deploy and
manage students SSP plans

26. Why we choose Naviance?
• On-line School Community
• Secure and Equitable access
• Organizes and promotes expectations
• Tracks Completion
• Reports

27. What Can Students Do with
Naviance Succeed?
• Set personal goals
• Complete tasks assigned to them
• Create to-dos for themselves
• Connect to-dos with goals
• Add reflections on goals and tasks
• Communicate with school members of the
Naviance Succeed community

28. What Can Teachers and School
Counselors Do with Naviance?
• Assign standard or costumed tasks for
SSP’s
• Monitor goals and tasks
• Comment on students goals and tasks
• Manage and create a personal to-do list
for students
• Community with students through
Naviance

29. Student Success Plan – Grade 6
Guaranteed experiences that incorporate 21st Century Skills into the academic (A),
personal/social (P/S), and career (C) domains
– Grade 6 SSP Survey (Individual Plan Session with school counselor)
– Set & Update S.M.A.R.T. Goals (Advisory/Guidance)
– Learning Style Inventory (Multiple Intelligence Survey)
– Career Key Interest Inventory
– Career Exploration & “My Favorites” List
– School Climate/Culture Survey – how do I fit in (Social & Emotional
Questions)
– Activity Resume (Advisory/Guidance)

30. Student Success Plan – Grade 7
Guaranteed experiences that incorporate 21st Century Skills into the academic (A),
personal/social (P/S), and career (C) domains
– Grade 7 SSP Survey ((Individual Plan Session with school counselor)
– Set & Updating S.M.A.R.T. Goals (Advisory/Guidance)
– My Personal Inventory
– Continue Career Exploration & “My Favorites” List
– School Satisfaction Survey
– Update Activity Resume (Advisory/Guidance)

31. Student Success Plan – Grade 8
Guaranteed experiences that incorporate 21st Century Skills into the academic (A),
personal/social (P/S), and career (C) domains
– Grade 8 SSP Survey (Individual Plan Session with school counselor)
– Set & Updating S.M.A.R.T. Goals (advisory/Guidance)
– Transition Planning for High School (school counselors and teachers)
– Career Clusters Inventory
– Career Exploration & “My Favorites” List updated
– Career Fair
– Update Activity Resume (Advisory/Guidance)

32. Student Success Plan – Grade 9
Guaranteed experiences that incorporate 21st Century Skills into the academic (A),
personal/social (P/S), and career (C) domains
– Freshman Orientation
– Individual Planning Sessions
 4-Year Academic Planning
 Personal Reflections
– Goal Setting and Future Planning (advisory/Guidance)
– Career Fair
– Bullying Presentations
– Learner Expectations –(grad. requirement)

33. Student Success Plan – Grade 10
Guaranteed experiences that incorporate 21st Century Skills into the academic (A),
personal/social (P/S), and career (C) domains
– Individual Planning Sessions
 Update 4-Year Academic Plan
 Personal reflections guided by portfolio
– Career Exploration
 Do What You Are (Personality Inventory)
 Career Interest Inventory
 Career Project
 Career Fair
– College Fair/Virtual College Tours
– Learner Expectations –(grad. requirement)

34. Student Success Plan – Grade 11
Guaranteed experiences that incorporate 21st Century Skills into the academic
(A), personal/social (P/S), and career (C) domains
– Junior Post-Secondary Workshop/speakers
– Individual Planning Sessions
 Update 4-Year Academic Plan
 Personal reflections guided by portfolio
 Post-secondary planning
– Resume Building
– College Fair
– Career Fair
– Financial Aid Night
– Learner Expectations –(grad. requirement)

35. Student Success Plan – Grade 12
Guaranteed experiences that incorporate 21st Century Skills into the academic (A), personal/social
(P/S), and career (C) domains
– Senior Seminar – ( the college and post-secondary process)
 Update Resume
 The College Essay
– Individual Planning Sessions
 Update 4-Year Academic Plan
 Personal reflections guided by portfolio
 Post-secondary planning
– Setting & Updating Career Goals
– Post-Secondary Planning
 Decision Days
 College Representative Visits
– Senior Post-Graduate Survey
– Learner Expectations –(grad. requirement)

36. Challenges
Access to students
Access to technology
Adequate staffing has become a
challenge
Allocations in budget for SSP

37. Next Steps
• Take the show back on the road
• Develop mini-capstone & capstone projects for all middle schools
• Increase and improve opportunities for real world experiences at
both levels
• Get all our forms, assessments, etc., into Naviance
• Educate entire staff on SSPs
• Train all staff on how to use Naviance for rollout in seminar classes
• Evaluate the effectiveness of SSP’s; make necessary changes
• Ensure SSP’s are embedded in student’s school day
• Greater involvement with parents

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