School & Family Magazine Newstand Sherman ISD Dec/Jan 2017-18 | Page 11

EXCLUSIVE RATE
Naviance prepares stude
nts for success
Sherman ISD’s goal of maxim
izing all student’s academic
achievement is the foundation
for preparing students for
college and career readin
ess
. To do that, the district use
Naviance, a college and car
s
eer readiness solution that
hel
ps districts and schools alig
student strengths and interes
n
ts to postsecondary goals.
The program helps improv
e student outcomes and con
nects learning to life throug
personalized planning tools,
h
feedback, and data to help
them prepare for college and
or a successful career.
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“No longer do our students
have to guess at what they
would love to do in life or wh
college they can afford,” Mo
at
rris said. “Naviance is a collab
orative tool allowing teache
counselors, and parents to
rs,
connect and support the stu
dents’ goals after high sch
and it provides individualize
ool,
d reports based off studen
ts’
interests, passions, strengt
and test scores.”
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The program’s benefits are
most evident at the high sch
ool, when each grade level
focuses on individual concep
ts to prepare them for
college and career.
“By the time our students
graduate, each one
should have a plan A, pla
n B, and even a plan C
for their future,” Morris sai
d. “Our graduates will
leave knowing they have dire
ction and options for
a happy and successful futu
re.”
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