Naviance News Updates

eduDOCS Transforms Electronic Admissions

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:01:07 -0400

Naviance helps more high schools send school forms, transcripts, and profiles electronically to more colleges than anyone else. Now with eduDOCS, and nearly 800 participating colleges and universities, it's even easier for high schools to benefit from electronic admissions.

Naviance Earns High Marks at Salem High

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:13:28 -0400

The Eagle-Tribune of North Andover, Massachusetts reports that WorkspaceK12 from Naviance is a big hit at Salem High School in New Hampshire where it's helping students make more informed college choices.

Expand Career Planning with The Career Key

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:01:28 -0400

With comprehensive course, college, and career planning resources WorkspaceK12 is the one-stop shop for your counseling office. Our new Career Planner for Middle Schools, which integrates The Career Key, gives younger students a head start on planning their futures.

Naviance Opens New Washington, DC Offices

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:01:16 -0500

Maintaining our market leadership position means making room for constant growth. Our new, larger headquarters office in Washington, DC does just that.

StepUp Helps Districts Drive Student Success

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:01:00 -0500

School districts across the country are working hard to increase graduation rates and maximize student success. Today's launch of StepUp delivers a comprehensive student success offering that combines innovative technology with a proven counseling framework, expert consultation, professional development, and implementation support.

Naviance Network Satisfaction Tops 99.99%

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:05:35 -0500

We're proud of our history of providing exceptional service, and our most recent Naviance Network satisfaction survey shows our members appreciate the effort. More than 99.99% of respondents would recommend us to a colleague.

Prep for the SAT and ACT with WorkspaceK12

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:01:00 -0500

Counselors who use WorkspaceK12 work hard to maximize students' educational opportunities. Our latest addition supports these efforts by helping students to maximize their performance on SAT and ACT exams.

Naviance Launches Career Planner

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:01:00 -0500

Career Planner, the latest addition to WorkspaceK12, provides comprehensive career advising tools. Age-appropriate personality and interest assessments, career profiles and videos (many in English and Spanish), and up-to-date wage information expand the career resources available in the world's most comprehensive course, career, and college advising suite.

Naviance Is Featured in CNN Money's "28 Best"

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:13:49 -0500

WorkspaceK12 is the authoritative tool that counselors rely on to help students and parents make good course, college, and career planning decisions. And, now, it's among CNN Money's "28 Best" sites.

Naviance Earns Kudos from The Seattle Times

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:10:14 -0500

A recent article rating tools that help students find the right college recognized Family Connection, part of WorkspaceK12, as a "great tool for personalized college and scholarship research, planning and application tracking."

Naviance Leads e-Forms Transformation

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:45:00 -0500

High schools around the world are sending more e-transcripts, recommendations, and profiles to more colleges this year than ever before, and Naviance is leading the way.

Vermont Students Benefit with WorkspaceK12

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:01:00 -0400

Requesting transcripts, researching colleges, and finding scholarships is a little easier this fall for students at Mount Anthony Union High School and Brattleboro Union High School thanks to WorkspaceK12.

Norfolk Leads the Way with WorkspaceK12

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:01:00 -0400

Norfolk Public Schools in Southeastern Virginia has embarked on an ambitious plan to ensure all of its students are well prepared to succeed in the twenty-first century workplace, and WorkspaceK12 from Naviance is a critical part of that effort.

See Naviance in The New York Times

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:58:24 -0400

WorkspaceK12 from Naviance is a critical aspect of the going-to-college culture in thousands of high schools across the U.S. and around the world. As this year's seniors begin submitting applications, The New York Times reports that families rely on Naviance to help them make realistic choices.

Rural Schools See Benefits of WorkspaceK12

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:04:54 -0400

As high school students in Hutchinson and Fergus Falls, Minnesota are finding this school year, WorkspaceK12 can be an important tool to increase college access in rural communities.

WorkspaceK12 Helps Drive College Access

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:39:28 -0400

A trio of Chattanooga non-profit organizations are collaborating on a large-scale effort to expand college access for public high school students throughout Hamilton County. WorkspaceK12 is an important part of this comprehensive program.

Twin Cities Office Makes Major Impact

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:55:37 -0400

Naviance opened its first midwestern office in St. Paul just one year ago. Already counselors across Minnesota's largest districts are using WorkspaceK12 to improve course, college, and career planning for tens of thousands of middle and high school students.

Naviance Launches Research Notes

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:05:00 -0400

At Naviance we focus all of our efforts on helping counselors maximize student achievement. Our new Research Notes extend this commitment by making many of the latest research findings easily accessible for counselors, administrators, and others involved in helping students make the best decisions for their futures.

Colorado Districts Choose WorkspaceK12

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:05:00 -0400

Progressive school districts in 46 states use WorkspaceK12 to maximize student achievement, and many in Colorado are leading the way. Naviance welcomes Boulder Valley School District, which joins Jefferson County, Douglas County, Cherry Creek, and many others, expanding WorkspaceK12 to districts enrolling nearly half of Colorado's public school students.

Naviance Opens Chicago Office

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:05:00 -0400

Schools in Chicago, throughout Illinois, and across the Midwest depend on WorkspaceK12. With the opening of our new office in Chicago, we're excited to be able to expand our connections with educators in this region.

WorkspaceK12 Passes 5 Million Applications

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:05:00 -0400

The leader in planning and advising systems for K-12 schools and districts has passed another milestone. Naviance Network members now rely on WorkspaceK12 to track records of more than 5 million college applications.

Naviance Names Joe Berry to Executive Team

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:05:00 -0400

Extending a successful 13-year career in counseling, most recently as director of guidance at Mt. Hebron High School in Howard County, Maryland, Naviance is pleased to welcome Joe Berry to its executive team as Director of Community and Professional Development.

Leading K-12 Researcher Joins Naviance

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:05:00 -0400

Dr. Faith Connolly, who was previously Director of the Department of Shared Accountability for the Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools, has joined Naviance as Vice President of Research & Development.

Naviance Is Now a Hobsons Company

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:05:00 -0400

Naviance is pleased to announce that we are now a Hobsons company. Together, Hobsons and Naviance will deliver comprehensive services that support college readiness, college admissions, and college success.

Naviance Partners with IECA

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:15:34 -0400

Naviance and the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) are pleased to announce a new partnership to support the work of independent educational consultants.

Fairfax County Expands Use of WorkspaceK12

Fri, 18 May 2007 15:04:58 -0400

High school students throughout the Fairfax County Public Schools (VA) now have access to an expanded set of postsecondary planning tools thanks to Family Connection, part of WorkspaceK12 from Naviance.

Podcast Explores the Gap Year

Mon, 14 May 2007 08:00:00 -0400

Going straight to college isn’t always the best path for students to follow after high school. In the latest episode of The Counselor’s Podcast, Phil Trout, Director of College Counseling at Mounds Park Academy in Saint Paul, Minnesota, describes some of the many options available to students who are interested in exploring a gap year.

Saint Paul Schools Adopt WorkspaceK12

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:34:52 -0400

Minnesota’s second-largest school district recently chose WorkspaceK12 from Naviance to support its comprehensive academic, career and college counseling program. Saint Paul joins Minneapolis, Minnetonka, North Saint Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District 622, and many other public and private schools in the state that use WorkspaceK12.

Naviance Releases Podcasts for Students

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:00:00 -0400

Naviance is committed to providing both professional and educational resources to all members of the school community. In a special release, Naviance reaches out to students and parents with advice on beginning the college search process in both English and Spanish.

Blackboard and Naviance Offer Single Sign In

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:11:06 -0400

Blackboard and Naviance have partnered with Virginia's Fairfax County Public Schools to deliver single sign in features for students and parents. It's now even easier for schools and districts to use Blackboard Academic Suite, the leading platform for teaching and learning with WorkspaceK12, the leading platform for planning and advising.

Members See Higher College Admit Rates

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:47:02 -0600

While students across the country wait anxiously for college admission decisions, at schools that use WorkspaceK12 Naviance Network members await the news with more confidence.

Naviance Releases Latest Counselor's Podcast

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00:00 -0500

In "Making the Most of College Visits" Bruce Hammond, Director of College Counseling at Sandia Preparatory School, offers great advice to students for making college visits worthwhile.

Naviance Unveils WorkspaceK12 Upgrade

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:45:02 -0500

With the largest user community and most comprehensive feature set, WorkspaceK12 is the world's premier planning and advising system for schools. The best keeps getting better with our latest release.

Download the Latest Counselor's Podcast

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:00:00 -0500

The Counselor's Podcast continues today with "Counselor Recommendations: Gathering the Information You Need" by Marcia Hunt, Director of College Counseling at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

See Naviance in the Clarke Times-Courier

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:00:00 -0500

The Clarke Times-Courier of Berryville, VA recognized National School Counseling Week with a story celebrating the county's six school counselors, including the work Ashley Rhodes has done introducing WorkspaceK12 from Naviance.

Districts Showcase "Innovative Technology"

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:00:00 -0500

Two of the three school districts chosen this year by the Technology Leadership Network of the National School Boards Association to "showcase innovative technology implementation" are members of the Naviance Network.

Download the Latest Counselor's Podcast

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:01:00 -0500

The Counselor's Podcast continues today with "Great Counseling Begins with Listening," by Will Dix, college counselor at the University of Chicago Laboratory High School (IL).

The Boston Globe Features Naviance

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:00:00 -0700

As this year's college admissions decisions begin to arrive, The Boston Globe reports that many schools and districts in the Boston area depend on the same system to help students make wise decisions: Counselor's Office, part of WorkspaceK12.

Read about Naviance in The Needham Times

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:01:00 -0500

As Needham High School students work with their counselors to finalize college applications, The Needham Times reports that Counselor's Office, part of WorkspaceK12, plays an important role.

Naviance Expands Career Planning Offerings

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:01:00 -0500

As career planning becomes an increasingly important educational priority at both the local and state levels, Naviance announces a unique, expanded version of Do What You Are that will greatly enhance a school's comprehensive counseling program.

Download the Latest Counselor's Podcast

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:01:00 -0500

The Counselor's Podcast continues today with "Managing the December Madness," by Dr. Jonathan Reider, Director of College Counseling at San Francisco University High School (CA).

MetroWest Daily News Reports on Naviance

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:00:00 -0500

Encouraging family involvement is a common theme of recent technology initiatives in the Bellingham (MA) Public Schools, reports the MetroWest Daily News. And, WorkspaceK12 from Naviance is a key part of those initiatives.

Download Two New Counselor's Podcasts

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:01:00 -0500

The Counselor's Podcast series continues with two new episodes on two important counseling topics. Dr. Cathy Curtis, a college counselor from Shanghai American School, addresses the issue of how to manage student and parent expectations. Monica Inzer, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Hamilton College, makes a special guest appearance on The Counselor's Podcast to share her thoughts about SAT optional admissions policies.

Read about Naviance in The Modesto Bee

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:42:38 -0500

"Bound for College" in the October 28 edition of The Modesto Bee profiles the work of college counselors who are making a real difference in the lives of students in the Modesto City Schools. The article features Naviance as an integral part of the district's college advising process.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Covers Naviance

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:01:00 -0400

In "What You Need to Know About Applying to College" the St. Louis Post-Dispatch explains that high schools offering Counselor's Office from Naviance help students "track and organize tons of information."

Download the Latest Counselor's Podcast

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:01:00 -0400

The popular Counselor's Podcast series continues today with the release of “Interviews: Do They Matter?” presented by Matt DeGreeff, Director of College Counseling at Middlesex School (MA).

Go Paperless with Naviance and Docufide

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:14:02 -0400

Naviance and Docufide are pleased to announce a new partnership making paperless admissions a reality. Naviance and Docufide offer the only completely paperless process allowing high schools to send all application credentials to any college, anywhere, anytime -- worldwide!

Naviance Introduces Updated College Search

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:59:38 -0400

Naviance and Hobsons are pleased to announce the introduction of a new, more powerful college search feature in Counselor's Office, powered by CollegeView.com.

The Counselor's Podcast Series Continues

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:47:37 -0400

Counselors are praising The Counselor’s Podcast as one of the most useful resources of the year. The series continues today with the release of "Teachers: How to Avoid Being Wrecked by Recommendations," presented by Linda Connelly, Post-High School Counselor at New Trier High School in Illinois.

New Book Highlights Counselor's Office

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:59:18 -0400

The college admissions process becomes increasingly stressful each year. In The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids by Alexandra Robbins, students struggle to reconcile what they hope their admission chances will be with an actual evaluation of their academic history. Secondary school counselors using Counselor’s Office have a powerful tool to help.

Announcing The Counselor's Podcast

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:01:00 -0400

Naviance is proud to introduce a new professional resource to support the important work counselors do throughout the year. The Counselor’s Podcast series begins today with the release of “Helping Students Write Effective College Essays” presented by Rafael Figueroa from Albuquerque Academy (NM).

Naviance Network Links Counselors

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:49:27 -0400

Professionals using WorkspaceK12 automatically become members of the world’s largest on-line counseling community — the Naviance Network. The benefits of membership are many, ranging from free professional resources to unparalleled networking opportunities.

Naviance Featured in the Observer News

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:03:49 -0400

As students in Virginia start back to school, thousands of them will benefit from their high schools’ WorkspaceK12 accounts. Virginia’s Observer News describes the advantages of using Counselor’s Office and Family Connection.

Naviance Offers Updated Do What You Are

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:00:00 -0400

Do What You Are, a popular personality assessment and tool for post-high school, now offers students even more direction with the addition of career descriptions, wage information, and videos.ß

Naviance Integrates Learning Style Inventory

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:16:02 -0400

Naviance is pleased to announce that Learning Style Inventory is now available for WorkspaceK12, the leading planning and advising system for schools.

Read about Naviance in Newsweek

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:16:00 -0600

Newsweek and Kaplan recognize Naviance as one of the “8 Easy Ways to Take the Stress Out of Admissions.” In a feature article entitled “Take the Stress Out,” in their 2007 college guide, students are encouraged to “use information that really helps” by actively using their school’s Family Connection website to research college admission history.

US News & World Report Recognizes Naviance

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:10:00 -0600

In America’s Best Colleges 2007, US News & World Report dubs Counselor's Office “The Guidance Counselor’s Counselor.” In an article entitled “Dear Computer: Help Me Pick a School,” US News describes a few of the hundreds of features counselors and students enjoy in Counselor’s Office.

Staff of Educators Continues to Grow

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:15:00 -0600

Our WorkspaceK12 tools are developed through hundreds of suggestions from school counselors, and our employees are counselors, too. We are proud to welcome three new employees with backgrounds in college admission counseling to the Naviance team.

Carol Wasden Joins CollegeView Podcast

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0600

Our Director of Academic Outreach, Carol Wasden, is featured in the July CollegeView podcast from Hobsons. As a former admissions officer and college counselor, Carol shares her insights on how students can work with their counselors to make the most of the college selection process.

Global Counseling Network Continues Growth

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0600

Naviance is pleased to report that the community of counselors, teachers, and administrators using WorkspaceK12 more than doubled during the 2005-2006 school year. More are joining daily.

Step One Integrates with WorkspaceK12

Thu, 25 May 2006 00:00:00 -0600

Helping students realize their full potential is critical to every counseling program. By partnering with Step One, Naviance makes it possible for counselors to integrate the results of these extensive assessment and guidance tools both into Counselor's Office and into their counseling conversations with students.

Naviance Supports Horizons-Upward Bound

Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 -0600

Naviance is proud that HUB is using Counselor’s Office to better serve their students. Eliminating the need to keep data on paper and communicate with families by mail, “Naviance is re-making our college admissions process,” says Sheila McEntee, HUB’s college counselor.

Naviance Partners with Hobsons

Thu, 18 May 2006 00:00:00 -0600

Naviance is proud to announce a new partnership with Hobsons, a worldwide leader in admissions-related technology, which will greatly expand the breadth of college information available to users of Counselor's Office and Family Connection.

Naviance Expands International Presence

Thu, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 -0600

Counselor's Office from Naviance connects a global community of counselors from leading high schools across the U.S. and in 37 countries worldwide.

More News Coverage for Naviance

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0600

The Daily Press of Newport News, Virginia, featured Counselor's Office from Naviance on April 27 in "Smithfield High Students Get a Leg Up in College Search".

Naviance Recognized in The Village Voice

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0600

Naviance continues to receive recognition for the services it offers to counselors and families. The latest comes in "Scattered Class," an article in the Education Supplement to The Village Voice.

Naviance is one of "America's 100 Best"

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0600

Naviance is proud to announce that Reader’s Digest magazine has selected us as one of “America’s 100 Best” for 2006. Honoring us as having the “Best School Tool,” they state, “Applying to college is now a whole lot simpler and saner.”

Naviance Achieves Outstanding Satisfaction

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0700

For years our clients have told us that we offer outstanding products and unmatched customer service. The results of our most recent client survey makes that point with an exclamation mark. More than 99% of respondents would recommend us to their colleagues!

Naviance Supports Admission Possible

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Admission Possible is a non-profit organization staffed by AmeriCorps volunteers, dedicated to helping promising low-income students obtain admission to college. Naviance is proud to support Admission Possible.

Naviance Expands DC Office

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Naviance is pleased to announce the relocation of its DC headquarters to larger space. Our new location in DC, coupled with the recent opening of our Western regional office in Colorado, gives us the room we need to accommodate our continued growth.

Naviance Offers All-Electronic School Forms

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Naviance and The Common Application are pleased to announce an expanded relationship that provides the first and only all-electronic solution for sending all school forms — including transcripts, school profiles, secondary school reports, midyear reports, and recommendations — to 300 member colleges and universities.

Top High Schools Choose Naviance

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Naviance is pleased to announce that Fairfax County Public Schools have selected Counselor’s Office to support planning and advising in high schools throughout the district. FCPS staff join more than 13,000 educators from top schools worldwide who use Counselor’s Office every day.

Naviance — “As Seen on TV”

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Following a recent feature in The New York Times, word continues to spread about the innovative solutions Naviance provides as the leader in planning and advising systems for K-12 schools. FOX affiliate WITI in Milwaukee recently profiled Naviance and the success of one of its area clients.

Naviance Celebrates School Counseling Week

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0700

School counselors perform a critically important service for students and parents, 365 days each year. Naviance is proud to join in the celebration of National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association.

Don Tollman Joins Naviance

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Naviance is pleased to welcome Don Tollman, formerly of Colorado State University, to its management team. Don will help to expand the company's growing outreach efforts to K-12 and higher education institutions.

Naviance Updates Course Manager

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Tens of thousands of students are already signed up to pick next year's classes with Course Manager. Our latest update offers great new features to streamline this once time-consuming annual ritual.

Naviance Featured in The New York Times

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0700

The college planning aspects of Counselor's Office are the subject of a story in the January 15th edition of The New York Times.

Chad Fowler Joins Naviance

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Naviance is pleased to announce that Chad Fowler, formerly of General Electric and FedEx, has joined Naviance as lead developer.

Carol Wasden Joins Naviance

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Naviance is pleased to announce that Carol Wasden, former associate director of admission at Boston University, has joined the Naviance management team as director of academic outreach.

Naviance Opens Western Regional Office

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0700

With the continued growth of our client list, Naviance is pleased to announce the opening of a western regional office just outside Denver, Colorado.