Sherman ISD Building Bearcats Magazine 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. / “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.” hs 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.” 11