Houston ISD Harnesses Naviance Technology to Empower Students for Success

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Naviance, the leading provider of measurable student success solutions for K-12 schools and districts, reports that Houston Independent School District (Houston ISD) recently completed its first year of a district-wide Naviance Succeed® implementation with promising results in student usage and staff adoption. Houston ISD armed its high schools and middle schools with Naviance Succeed, a platform that helps schools promote college and career readiness through increased collaboration, rigor and transparency.

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Student and parent engagement are essential to student success. Students need to be actively involved in their learning in order to tie their current interest with future aspirations. Student engagement is on the rise at Lee High School, one of Houston ISD's fastest-improving schools. With a large at-risk student population that faces language deficits and other challenges, Lee faculty and staff spearheaded the adoption of Naviance Succeed. Through strong leadership, committed staff and engaged students, Lee has the highest number of visits to Naviance's student and family facing site, Family Connections, with an average of 26 visits per student.

"To make informed decisions when guiding students, staff and families need access to student-specific information, such as student goals, behaviors, learning styles, and extracurricular activities," commented Manager June Giddings, P-16 College Readiness, Houston ISD Department of College and Career Preparation. "The ability to consolidate student data into one access point was paramount to our success. By analyzing student progress and success we can anticipate needs and future development to promote college and career success for all students through awareness, exploration, and preparation resources." 

About Naviance

Naviance, a Hobsons company, is the leading provider of measurable student success solutions for K-12 schools. Serving more than 300,000 educators and 4 million students across nearly 5,500 schools in 84 countries, Naviance provides student-centric tools for course, career, college and success planning. Established in 2002, Naviance's mission is to help every student graduate from high school prepared for success in post-secondary education and the twenty-first century workplace. For more information visit www.naviance.com.

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