NAVIANCEFAMILY CONNECTION

SAN MARIN

What is Naviance Family Connection?

Family Connection is a Web-based program designed for students and parents.

It assists students and parents in helping make decisions about courses, colleges and careers as well as assist in finding funding.

Information is specific to San Marin High School.  Counselors can update students and parents

about up-coming meetings, news, events, and other Web resources for college and career information.

No direct cost to the student or families as the service has been sponsored by our friends at School Fuel.

The link to Family Connection is on the QUICK LINKS of the San Marin Website !

Student Log On

Student log on by using you’re the first two letters of your first name and your last name (username) and

10 digit ID number is your password.

Parent Accounts roll out in November and you will click “I need to register” then be prompted for a registration code. Your registration code is available tonight during the Q&A session or will come to you by mail in November!

Family Connection Home Page

Colleges

Explore colleges in different ways: location, majors, resources, etc. View average test scores, average GPA’s, funding sources of students, tuition costs, student life, diversity levels, attrition rates, etc.

Identify how you compare (GPA and Test Scores) with other students who applied to this school. The scattergram shows test scores and GPA’s of past students who applied.

Explore enrichment programs (ie. Summer programs).

Explore scholarships and complete scholarship applications.

Explore and Save your Colleges

See how you measure up!

College Match

Once you have selected colleges and added them to your list, college match will recommend other colleges that may meet your criteria. They will also show you places students like you are applying

Colleges tab is where you research scholarships!

Family Connection will also recommend scholarships that match your criteria! You can save these on your scholarship list and send

yourself reminders about scholarship deadlines. If you need a transcript for the scholarship that

can be done from your transcript manager.

All Local Scholarship Information will be posted on Family Connection

All scholarships that come into the Career Center will be uploaded and posted on Family Connection under the Local Scholarship link.

Careers

Explore career profiles by different methods of sorting such as by career clusters, by interest, by personality type, and strengths

Provides you with career information such as education requirements, specific job responsibilities, average salaries, and jobs within each career field.

Allows you to take a personality test and career interest profiler to help you find a career that matches your interests.

Career Exploration

Do an interest profiler and see if you are on the right track with your career choice or if there is some other

career that will match your interest and skills!

Learn all you need to know!

Next it will lead you to career information that include your skills and interests. Giving all

you need to know to pursue that occupation. You can save careers you are interested in and research colleges and majors that will

lead you to that career path.

Road Trip Nationover 3,000 video interviews of a large variety of unique careers

So Much More!!

Hands on workshop at the November PTSA meeting! November 18th Parent access codes will be mailed home the week of November 16th.

Pick up your parent registration code tonight during the Q & A.

Please direct all of your Family Connection questions towards

Mrs. Cunnie at fcunnie@nusd.org