Naviance Teams with CaptainU for Improved Student Athlete Success Planning

ARLINGTON, Va. and CHICAGO, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Naviance, the leading provider of measurable student success solutions for K-12 schools and districts, recently integrated CaptainU, a leading provider of web-based software for college-bound high school athletes, into Naviance Succeed®. This integration will equip school staff and administrators to help high school athletes navigate the NCAA eligibility maze.

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Developed by a team of former college athletes and coaches to improve the recruiting process for student athletes, CaptainU provides tools and technology to guide students from youth sports through college. Athletic development and recruiting should be a fun, empowering experience for athletes, but too often it is a confusing and frustrating process that ends in disappointment for many students. CaptainU's integration with Naviance's NavStore™ marketplace enables Naviance Network members to track their students' progress against the NCAA's Division I and Division II eligibility requirements, giving athletes the power to accomplish their goals.

"We are passionate about enabling schools to help every one of their students achieve their post-secondary goals," said Stephen M. Smith, president of Naviance. "Partnering with CaptainU gives our members access to the best-in-class athletic development and recruiting tools student athletes need to build academic plans designed to achieve NCAA eligibility."

"Navigating the NCAA eligibility requirements has always been a challenge for high school athletes and their counselors," said CaptainU CEO Avi Stopper. "The combination of Naviance's powerful and ubiquitous platform and CaptainU's technological and college sports expertise makes it much easier for high school athletes to know where they stand, what classes they need to take, and what grades and test scores they need to get to accomplish eligibility."

The NavStore offers an easy way for Naviance member schools and districts to find best-in-class college and career readiness support tools. Staff can view integrated product offerings through launching the NavStore right from the homepage in Naviance Succeed. This one-stop shop is unique as it provides members the ability to explore a variety of high-quality, supplemental products and services.

About CaptainU
CaptainU is a team of former college athletes and college coaches who got together and said, "There has to be a better way." Drawing on our own experiences with student athlete development and recruiting, we developed the CaptainU Process and the cutting-edge web technology to walk athletes through the process from youth sports through college.

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 4.5 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.

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