Naviance

Mission, Vision & Core Beliefs

The Clayton County Public Schools' Counseling, Enrollment & Post-Secondary Readiness Department aligns with the district's mission, vision, core beliefs and strategic goals.

 

Mission Statement

The mission of the Counseling, Enrollment & Post-Secondary Readiness Department is to empower all students, Pk-12th grade, to achieve academic, personal/social/emotional, and post-secondary goals through exposure to a Comprehensive & Developmental School Counseling Program that fosters equity, skill development, creativity, critical thinking and access and experiences that build skills in literacy, creativity, critical thinking, tolerance, and the peaceful resolution of conflict.

 

Vision Statement

The vision of Counseling, Enrollment & Post-Secondary Readiness Department is to support students' through a Comprehensive & Developmental School Counseling Program (CDSCP) and Teachers-As-Advisors Program (TAA) to graduate with the skills to pursue and accomplish college, post-secondary training, and/or career opportunities in order to live and compete successfully in a global society.

 

Core Beliefs

• Students have the right to be respected and treated with dignity.
• Students can achieve and should be given the opportunity to reach their highest potential.
• Students learn best in a safe, supportive and encouraging environment.
• Students need to be exposed to opportunities for growth in academic, career and personal/social areas through a data driven school counseling program.
• School counseling programs serve every student through advocacy, leadership and education.
• School counseling programs are an integral link between students, families, school and community that cultivates student responsibility and academic achievement.
• School counselors have a professional responsibility to honor the Ethical Standards of the American School Counselors Association, and to seek ongoing professional development.

 

Steps to For on Pairing your Common Application with Naviance

1. Complete initial steps in your Common App account:

• Create a Common App account at commonapp.orgLinks to an external site..

• Add at least one college to your college list.

• Go to the "Recommenders and FERPA" section under the "My Colleges" tab and complete the FERPA Release Authorization. This is a critical step that allows Elite Scholars Counselor to send your documents to colleges.

2. Match your accounts in Naviance:

• Log in to your Naviance account.

• Navigate to the "Colleges" tab and select "Colleges I'm Applying To."

• You should see a prompt or a button to "Match Accounts."

• Enter the exact email address you used for your Common App account.

• Confirm the match.

Helpful Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdlhoMzghIkLinks to an external site.Links to an external site.