Conference Begins

• Welcome and Introductions
• Confirm topics for the afternoon’s facilitated roundtables

Naviance Session with Jahmel Wagener

Jahmel will address functionalities for the Naviance features listed below, troubleshoot, and answer questions/receive feedback:

• Overview of College Rep Scheduling
• Survey Creation and Survey Bank
• Test Prep Module
• Career Builder

Discussion of Best Practices facilitated by Naviance Advisory Committee

• Discussion of Naviance Definitions
• Conversation about Common Data Entry Timeline

Lunch and Presentation

(At Least) Six Ways That You Can Help Your Families Cut the Cost of College, Lynn O’Shaughnessy, nationally recognized expert on college counseling and author of the Blog “The College Solution” (Virtual Presentation)

Lynn will demystify the financial aid and merit aid practices of private and state universities. She’ll explain why it’s a buyer’s market at most colleges. She’ll also share what types of institutions are more likely to offer merit money and which offer need-based aid and provide some handy online resources for consultants such as a free tool from The Chronicle of Higher Education that will let you instantly sort schools by price in any state or nationally.**Everyone who attends will get a copy of her resource guide, The Ultimate College List Builder: Looking for Gems in a Universe of 742 Colleges and Universities. 

Facilitated Roundtable Discussions (Led by Naviance Advisory Committee Members)

• Topics will be determined in late October based on current issues in the field and input from registrants.

Wrap-up

• Summaries from Roundtables
• Future Workshop Plans

Workshop Adjourns