ROME FREE ACADEMY Family Connection and Naviance Succeed

ROME FREE ACADEMY Family Connection and Naviance Succeed

Welcome to Naviance Ø Naviance is a web-based resource for students and parents that encourages and supports career and college planning Ø Students are connected with their guidance counselor every step of the way Ø Students can keep all of the career and college planning information in one convenient location Ø Web based – can access it wherever they have internet access

What can I use Naviance For? Career Planning Interest Inventory Personality Inventory Resume Building Career Exploration College Planning College Majors, College Search, College Visits Scholarship/Financial Aid Resources Application Process – All RFA documentation is processed through Naviance and submitted electronically.

Getting Started Have your personal registration code available for first time login Go to the following website: https: //connection. naviance. com/romefree Students in grades 9 -12 logged in for the first time in the fall of 2012 during a classroom guidance presentation.

Student email address Familiar Password of their choice

A registration code was mailed to each home receiving mailing in May 2012. If you registered at that time but do not remember your password, please follow the same password retrieval instructions as indicated on the previous slide for students. If you have misplaced your registration code or did not receive one, send an email to Mrs. Daskiewich at ddaskiewich@romecsd. org and one will be sent to you. Please include your full name as well as your child’s full name in the email.

New Users

Be sure to put in your personal information. Your student will have their own account. Use an email you check regularly and a password that you will remember!

These tabs will direct you to more useful information Here you will find links to important and relevant sites New information will be highlighted here You can also view shared documents and messages from your counselor

Recommended Course of Study while in high school

Students are encouraged to update their resume annually

Students will need a resume when requesting letters of recommendation, for scholarships as well as internship / job opportunities. Updating periodically will result in a more comprehensive, accurate finished product We encourage students to update at least yearly

Here you will manage the list of colleges that you are considering, and then applying to. Here are the many ways to search for colleges to add to the list of colleges I’m thinking about and ultimately to the colleges I’m applying to All local scholarships information is posted here and can be accessed and downloaded as needed

Access College Website Directly

View current requests and statuses here. Select up to four teachers at a time and include personal notes to each. You might want to alert them of early deadlines! Don’t forget to click “Update Requests”