Agenda Item
a. Renewal of the Naviance College and Career Readiness Platform (Not to exceed $592,594.29)
Summary: Dr. Kishia Towns, Chief of Wrap Around Support and Intervention; (678) 676-1811
Dr. Shannon Crosslin, Counseling Coordinator III; (678) 676-1981
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the contract renewal for RFP No. 19-513 for Naviance Inc. by PowerSchool, for 15 months in an amount not to exceed $592,594.29.
Why: This request is a contract renewal for Naviance Inc. by PowerSchool, for a comprehensive college and career readiness and social-emotional learning solution for twenty-four (24) high schools, twenty (20) middle schools, and eighty-six (86) elementary schools .
This contract renewal extends the agreement for 15 months through June 30, 2025. This contract will streamline the renewal cycle for K-5 and 6-12 Naviance products.
Details: On January 9, 2019, the Board of Education approved Naviance as the most responsive and responsible vendor to provide a comprehensive college and career platform. The platform allows school counselors and post-secondary transition specialists to work directly with students on their post-secondary plan and SEL lessons. This online platform can be accessed anywhere, anytime by staff and students, which has become increasingly important to maintain continuity in service. The platform includes multiple self-discovery assessments, career assessments and exploration, communication features, best fit matching tools for college-bound students, a tracking system for college application submissions, virtual college rep meetings, scholarship search, electronic transcript process, electronic surveys, goal-setting tools, and a work-based learning feature. Additionally, the state-mandated Bridge Law activities, Child Protection Units, and Bullying Lessons are all completed within this platform and the data reports are submitted annually to the GADOE.
This fall, students accessed Naviance over 118,000 times and over 73% logged in at least twice. This time last year there were 88,000 logins. By the end of the school year, it is projected we will have over 160,000 logins. As of December 2023, more than 3,012 seniors applied to college and 2,440 submitted documents using eDocs with their applications.
Board Policy DJE requires the Board of Education to approve the expenditure of any vendor that provides goods and/or services to the school system that may exceed $50,000 in purchases for the fiscal year.
Financial impact: The total budget of $592,594.29 for the K-5 and 6-12 Naviance platforms will be allocated from Purchased Professional and Technical Services Charge Code: 100.2100.530000.03111.7370.9990.8010.090.0000.
Contact: Dr. Kishia Towns, Chief of Wrap Around Support and Intervention; 678-676-1811
Dr. Shannon Crosslin, Counseling Coordinator III; (678) 676-1981
Status: Pending approval by General Counsel.