Preparing Students for Success Every Step of the WayRob Spackey

The challenges facing schools and students are widespread

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Challenges We Face

Where to Start

Connecting Students to Opportunity

Today’s Conversation

Strengths and engagement as the starting place

A few highlights

Bridging the GapChallenges We Face

ELIGIBILITY READINESS

READINESSMany students are not ready for the next step

ELIGIBILITYAny student with a high school degree is technically eligible for college or a career

Bridging the GapChallenges We Face

ASPIRATIONS ACHIEVEMENT

ACHIEVEMENTAchievement falls short of those aspirations

ASPIRATIONSStudents and parents have high aspirations for college and careers

Challenges We Face

The Aspirations Gap

Percentage of middle school students who

aspire to go to college

Percentage of middle school students who

actually enroll

Percentage of first-time, full-time students that

complete a 2-year degree

44%

Percentage of first-time, full-time students that

complete a 4-year degree

93% 31%59%

Source: Educational Policy Improvement Center Source: NCES

Student success is not easy

Who am I?

How will I succeed?

What do I want to be?

How will I get there?

What do I care about? What are my talents? How do I learn?

Who will advocate for me?What resources will help me reach my goals?

Which career path will I enjoy?What education is required?

What’s my plan for success?Where should I go after high school?

Educators have similar strugglesWho are our students?

How do we knowwhat’s working?

How are we helping them?

What could wedo better?

Where To Start?The School Cliff: Students’ Engagement Drops Over Time

% Engaged

ElementarySchool

Middle School

HighSchool

76

61

44

Where to StartImpacting Engagement

Increase in likelihood of engagement

When schools increase engagement by one percentage point

30x

Percentage point increase in reading achievement

+6

When schools focus on student strengths and they have at least one teacher that makes them excited about the future

Percentage point increase in math achievement

+8

70% Engagement level of hopeful students When students have

hope for their future, their engagement levels rise significantly

Source: Gallup

Our vision

We envision a future where education advances every student to meet their full potential – a future where equal access to high-quality educational opportunities and advocates enables students to improve themselves, their communities, and the world.

Education Advances

Our mission

Our mission is to empower students to connect learning to life by making informed choices across a lifetime of education decisions – from grade school through grad school.

Connecting Learning to Life

Connecting students to opportunityCollege and Career ExplorationSelf-Discovery

Student support

Admissions Advising

Student Matching

Academic Planning

Naviance by Hobsons is a comprehensive college and career readiness solution that helps middle and high school students identify their strengths, explore careers, create individualized academic plans, and match to best-fit postsecondary institutions.

Naviance Quick Stats 8+ million

10,000+40%

Students with Naviance

Schools with Naviance

Percentage of U.S. High School Students with a Naviance Account

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