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Junior Presentation
NASH School Counseling Department
 Naviance is a web-based resource for
students and parents that encourages and
supports post high school college and career
planning
 Family Connection is specific to our school
 IPhone & IPad App
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College Planning
 College Search, SuperMatch, Application Process,
College Major Exploration, Scholarship/Financial Aid
Resources
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Career Planning
 Learning Style Inventory, Interest Inventory,
Personality Inventory, Career Clusters, Resume
Building
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Success Planning
 Personalized Goals and Tasks, Journal Entries, Student
Planner
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Wednesday, June 1
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 Log in to your Family
Connection account
 Introduction to various
college and career search
features
 Prepare for this summer
and next fall
Thursday, June 2
 Work on assigned tasks in
Family Connection with your
counselor.
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Mrs. Rosato (A-Ew), Library MPR
Mrs. Bielawski (Ex-Kt), Round tables in
the library
Mr. Hambrick (Ku-Rd), Main Library
Computers
Mr. Thompson (Re-S), Library MPR
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Mrs. Buettner (T-Z), The Place
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ENTER LOG IN INFORMATION HERE
http://connection.naviance.com/nashs
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Username: Student number
Password: Date of birth MM/DD/YYYY
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Student number
Date of birth
MM/DD/YYYY
(include slashes)
Family Connection Homepage:
Students and parents can explore
the tabs, pages, links, and
updates.
Click here to make
an appointment w/
your counselor.
Click here to access the
counselor letter of
recommendation form.
Click on
SuperMatch
Click on each tab to
find colleges that
match your criteria.
Click to compare
pinned schools.
Click to “pin”
schools.
Add a school to
your “Colleges I’m
Thinking About”
list.
Save your search.
Return to the
Colleges Tab to
view “Colleges
I’m Thinking
About”
Add colleges to create
your list of potential
schools.
Here you can keep track of
colleges you are interested in, rate
your level of interest, view
upcoming application deadlines,
and transfer schools from Colleges
I’m Thinking About, to Colleges I’m
Applying to.
Explore the various links in the
Colleges Tab to explore
colleges.
View upcoming
college rep visits
Click
“college
lookup”
Scattergrams:
Compare
yourself to
other NA
students who
applied to the
same college.
Search for a college
that interests you.
Add to “Colleges I’m
Thinking About”
Click
“Admissions” to
view
qualifications
for acceptance.
Click on the
Careers Tab.
Take the Cluster Finder and
Career Interest Profiler to
explore careers, majors, and
possible courses of study.
View your
saved favorite
careers here.
**If you would like to
retake the Career
Interest Profiler, your
school counselor will
need to reset it for you.
Cluster Finder Results:
Add Clusters to your list
of favorites to begin
exploring.
After reviewing your
Career Interest Profiler,
Click Here to explore
matching occupations
Read job
descriptions, learn
necessary skills, view
activities, compare
potential salaries,
and search colleges
with potential majors
In the Careers Tab,
click “explore
careers & clusters.”
Search by keyword,
your Holland Code, or
by career cluster.
Add the career to
your favorites list.
Click on the tabs to
view specific
information about
your career and
explore related
occupations.
Review colleges offering
majors related to career
matches. Click on
schools that interest you.
Here you can watch
videos, review admission
information, link to the
school’s website, and
even begin the
application!
If you are interested in a
school, Click Here to add
it to your Colleges I’m
Thinking About list.
Click on About Me
to access other
important
inventories and
surveys.
Myer’s Briggs:
find your
personality
type.
Multiple Intelligences:
find out your inherent
strengths & abilities.
Click the about me tab &
resume to access the
resume builder.
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Summer 2016
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 Explore your Family Connections
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Account
Take Career & Interest Inventories
Add colleges to your “Colleges I’m
Thinking About” list (this will inform
you of college visits)
Fill out the Counselor Letter of
Recommendation Form
August – Begin working on your
college applications (Common App
and others)
We will NOT be using the Coalition
Application
Fall 2016
 Log into your account weekly!
 Classroom presentation (College
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applications & eDocs) during the
week of Sept. 12
Link your Common Application to
your Family Connection account
Add colleges to your “Colleges
I’m Applying To” list
Add teachers to your Family
Connection account (Sept.)
Request Transcripts (Oct. 1)
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Thursday, June 2
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 Work on assigned tasks
in Family Connection
with your counselor.
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Mrs. Rosato (A-Ew),
Library MPR
Mrs. Bielawski (Ex-Kt),
Round tables in the
library
Mr. Hambrick (Ku-Rd),
Main Library Computers
Mr. Thompson (Re-S),
Library MPR
Mrs. Buettner (T-Z),
The Place
View your assigned
tasks in the blue
box on your home
screen.
You can also view taks in
the “my planner” tab
under “tasks assigned to
me”