Teacher’s Guide to Using Naviance

Students will still request letters of recommendations from you in person. If you agree to write a letter, the student will also process an electronic request to you on Naviance. If a student is using the Common Application, you will have access to complete the Common Application Teacher Form through your Naviance account. All written letters of recommendation can be uploaded to Naviance directly from your computer at school or at home. Some colleges that do not accept the Common Application still will allow recommendations to be sent electronically. There may be instances when particular colleges do not accept electronic recommendations; those will still need to be mailed but hopefully those cases will be few.

The following is a step-by-step guide to introduce you to this system of submitting recommendations. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for support!

1. Log in to Naviance Succeed http://succeed.naviance.com(we recommend bookmarking the site as one of your ‘favorites’)

Account = benetUser name = first initial/last name (e.g. awesley) Password = you should have received an email with a log in code to Naviance

Succeed. You will change it to a personal password the first time you log-in. If you have forgotten your password, we can re-set it for you.

2. Update your profile/information by clicking Setup on the Naviance tool bar

Click on My Account and Edit My Profile to update your information. Please update your title and include your phone number here at Benet. All of this information will show up on the Common Application, so please be sure it is accurate. Click on Save when you are finished.

3. Finding students’ requests for recommendations

4. Uploading Recommendations to Naviance

To see all students who have requested your recommendation, select Home and then click on Manage and complete your college

From this screen, navigate to the student and select Prepare Forms

The eDocs tab will bring up the page where you will upload your written evaluation and fill out the Common App teacher report. Next to “Teacher Documents”, there is a drop down menu.

If the student is applying with the Common Application (as will be indicated on the Teacher Recommendation Request Form given to you by the student’s respective counselor):

Click on the dropdown window next to Teacher Documents – Add New Document.Once your document has uploaded, there will be a green checkmark in the Teacher Checklist.

- Add New DocumentCommon App FormWritten evaluation

- Add New DocumentCommon App FormWritten evaluation

Open the Common App Form and complete. Be sure to click the “Save Form” button.

Common App or not: To upload your teacher recommendation, select Written Evaluation.

If this recommendation is the same for all colleges, leave as “same for all applications”. Otherwise, the down arrow will allow you to select the specific school you wish this recommendation to be sent to.

Browse to find your recommendation saved on your computer.Click on Upload

file.

Note: this student has WAIVED her right to see this recommendation. If by chance a student does NOT waive his/her rights, that will also be noted.

5. To send your completed recommendations, click on the Send Forms tab.

Naviance will verify that your document has been successfully uploaded. You can view it here.

It may take a few minutes to upload your document, especially during the busy days leading up to November 1st. There will be a message that states “pending file” until the upload is complete.

Just because you have uploaded your letter does NOT mean it has been sent

Select the colleges by clicking in the check-box to the left.

To submit the forms and your letter, click the “Submit the Selected Forms” button.

Note: Georgetown has a postage stamp icon, meaning they do not accept electronic transcripts or recommendations. This is one college you will have to mail your letter to.

Note: you may need to click on “Manually Check” to refresh common app school boxes.

Teacher1. Uploads Letter of Recommendation to Naviance2. Completes Common App Report (if necessary)3. Submits letter and form to respective colleges listed on TRRF.

College Counselor1. Adds Colleges from Transcript Request Form to student’s list of colleges on Naviance2. Approves Teacher Request Forms and delivers to teacher’s mailbox FAQ’s:

When completing the Common App Teacher Evaluation, you do NOT have to complete the checklist, although you certainly may.

Student1. Talks to teacher IN PERSON to request letter of

recommendation2. Completes Student Information Sheet and gives

to teacher3. Adds Teacher’s name to Naviance4. Completes Transcript Request Form and Teacher

You will have one final review of the list of colleges you are submitting your forms to. If accurate, click Submit.

You DO have to complete the “How long have you known the applicant” and the “What are the first words…” questions. If you answer these questions in your letter, feel free to write, “Please see my letter of recommendation.”

The Common App Teacher Evaluation form will automatically be sent with your letter of recommendation to all Common App schools. For NON Common App schools, you may submit your letter by itself.

Not every college requires a teacher letter of recommendation (and praise God for that!!). Some require 1 letter, others require 2. So… PLEASE only submit to the colleges that you receive a Teacher Recommendation Request Form for, signed by Laura, Kendall, or Amy.