NAVIANCE SUMMER INSTITUTE 2014 PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

NAVIANCE SUMMER INSTITUTE 2014 | PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

Naviance Start-Up Success

A How-To StoryKristin Asquith

Blue Valley School DistrictStudent Services Administrator

July 15-17, 2014

NAVIANCE SUMMER INSTITUTE 2014 | PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

The Backstory

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Blue Valley School District Fast Facts

Suburban School District in Overland Park, Kansas 5 High Schools 9 Middle Schools 20 Elementary Schools 22,000 Students Upper Middle to Upper Socioeconomic Base 96% Graduation Rate High Performing District High Achieving Students Highly Involved Students, Parents, Patrons Tagline: Personalized Student Learning

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Enter . . . Naviance!

College & Career Readiness Academic Elements in Place College Research & Selection Career Research & Exploration Required a Streamlined System Selected Naviance from Several Options

Successful Implementation!

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Naviance Components

Blue Valley Schools’ use of Naviance All middle schools All high schools Success Planning College Planning Career Planning Course Planning eDocs Not Prep Me or Learning Styles

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An Ensemble Cast of Players

Building Level Students & Parents Guided Study/Student Advisory Teachers Other Teachers School Site Coordinators Building Administrators

District Level Information Technology Directors Education Services Administrators Student Services Administrators MS/HS Site Coordinator Groups District Steering Committee

NAVIANCE SUMMER INSTITUTE 2014 | PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

The Whole Story – Creating Success

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The Prologue

Not-So-Secret-Secrets from NSI 2013

Maintain the Big PictureTake Baby Steps

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Key Elements to Success

Teamwork Communication Preliminary Planning & Set-up (The Big Picture) Build Capacity Through Training Use the Naviance Support System

• Consultant• Support Personnel• Trainers• Success Manager

Use Timelines Have a Point Person – Project Manager Give Schools Autonomy

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Teamwork!

Form a Steering Committee Identify Site Coordinator for each school Establish ongoing meeting schedules Determine stakeholder needs Collaborate with Naviance staff Connect the Site Coordinators

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Communication is Critical

Develop a communication plan Use Naviance Engagement Package Use Naviance Network Set-up ongoing calls with consultant Keep in touch with Success Manager Call, email Naviance support Progress updates for stakeholders

Anticipate needs and communicate in advance

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Preliminary Planning

Prepare an implementation plan Gather stakeholder needs Develop goals Create a scope and sequence Prepare training documents Prepare directions for students Prepare directions for staff

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Set-Up for Successful Implementation

Determine user roles Set-up roles and permissions Create user accounts Set-up Family Connection features Import student data Set up single-sign on process (requires coding) Import courses and course description data Set up course plan(s)

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Training the Masses

Critical Users First Site Coordinators Guidance Counselors Registrars Counseling Secretaries

Secondary Users Next School Administrators Teacher Recommenders Other Teachers

Consumers Students Parents

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Sessions to Provide

Teachers Intro to Naviance Customized Info

IT Staff Intro to Naviance

* - HS Only

Project Manager Intro to Naviance District

Configuration Course Planning

Configuration Attend All Others

Site Coordinator Intro to Naviance Configuring

Naviance, eDocs*, & Family Connection

Collab Tools Success Planning Career Planning College Planning

Research College Planning

Applications* eDocs* Course Planning Custom Sessions

Counselor, Registrar, & Counseling

Secretary Intro to Naviance Collab Tools Success Planning Career Planning College Planning

Research College Planning

Applications* eDocs* Course Planning Custom Sessions

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Use Naviance Resources & Support

The Naviance Network Community Forum – Discussions of topics Idea Exchange – Share ideas, get updates Help Library – Directions, articles, assistance

Naviance Support support@naviance.com 1.866.337.0080, option 2

Consultant SupportSuccess Manager

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Use Timelines

Use timelines, but don’t abuse timelines Allow for flexibility Accommodate circumstances that arise Keep the big picture in mind Revise timelines if needed Don’t compromise the project for the timeline My examples

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Point Person – Project Manager

One, maximum two project managers If more than one, divide responsibilities Typical Responsibilities

• Setup Tasks• Manage implementation• IS the go to person• Create connections• Communicate with stakeholders• Foster consistency

Why limit managers?

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School Autonomy

Provide to schools Goals Scope & Sequence Ideas Resources Suggested Timelines

Give schools autonomy How to implement When to implement

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The End

The Handout Questions?

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Curtain

Kristin Asquithkasquith@bluevalleyk12.org

913.624.2879Student Services Administrator

Blue Valley School DistrictOverland Park, Kansas