Naviance
by Karen McKelvey
In the counseling department, we use a web-based program called Family Connection by Naviance as a means of communication with students and families. Through Family Connection, we will be providing some of the following services:
- Monthly electronic newsletters on counseling events happening on and off campus
- Frequent emails regarding events, deadlines, college visits, etc.
- Student and parent access to important student data, such as GPA, SAT scores, counselor name, etc.
- Planning for future beyond high school
- Access to college information from past graduates, such as acceptance and attendance rates (all information protects the identity of each student)
- "Scattergrams" that compare your academic history to that of other students who have attended West High to determine your likelihood for college acceptance
- Access to local and national scholarships available to students
- College visitation schedule on West High’s campus, with information on how to attend
- Personality and career interest inventories
- Transcript requests
- And so much more!
How to Access Family Connection by Naviance (as a student):
All students were assigned a registration code to allow them to access Family Connection. Annually, these codes will be distributed to all incoming ninth graders in September.
To logon to Family Connection, students must go to http://connection.naviance.com/westhigh and enter their unique registration code for new users or username (email address) and password for returning users.
How to Access Family Connection by Naviance (as a parent):
All parents may access Family Connection by sharing their student’s username and password in order to navigate through the various features of the program. To logon with your student, you must go to http://connection.naviance.com/westhigh
Parents need to ask their student to add a parent(s) under “my profile.” Make sure your student enters his/her email address along with a parent(s) email address in order to be included on important email blasts. We don’t want you to miss critical information!
What if students cannot remember username and password?
Please email Mrs. McKelvey, Counseling Secretary, at kmckelvey@tusd.org during the months of September – June and she will forward you the appropriate logon information.
