Dear Parent/Guardian,
We are pleased to introduce Family Connection – a web-based service designed specifically to assist students in becoming college and career ready through self-exploration. Family Connection is linked with Naviance, a service that we will be using in district from grades 6 through 12. All of these exploratory activities are developmentally appropriate and follow the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) student competencies. ASCA is the foremost authority on best practices for school counselors.
One benefit of Naviance is that it allows students to take a Learning Style Inventory in school to gain insight about how they most effectively learn and study. A second feature of Naviance is a Strengths Explorer. Strengths Explorer will help students uncover their talents and reveal your potential strengths. From there, students will begin a wonderful journey of discovery and have the tools needed to make the most of their talents. Students also use Naviance to take the Career Key test which matches students’ personality types, based on Holland’s Codes, with potential careers. These exploratory activities facilitate the process of students understanding themselves in the context of high school course selection, college planning, and ultimately finding career satisfaction.
We encourage you to review this website, which can be accessed at the following address:
http://connection.naviance.com/cmmms
When you visit the site, you will enter your child’s information into the following boxes:
Email = First.Last
Password = 5-digit student ID
Family Connection supplements the middle-to-high school transition process. The results of The Career Key, Learning Styles Inventory and Strengths Explorer activities completed in middle school will travel with students to the high school via an electronic portfolio. Students will become familiar with Naviance in middle school, thus easing its use as a tool that most high schools including BHS are using for college and career readiness.
We hope that you will find this resource helpful. If you have questions about Family Connection, please contact us.
Yours truly,
| Amy Brintle,School Counselor | Karen Despres,School Counselor | Jessica Stevenson,School Counselor |