Naviance release notes February 2025 | PowerSchool SIS and CCLR

Product area	Date	Type	Summary	Description
PowerBuddy	February 11, 2025	Enhancement	PowerBuddy for College & Career Accessory Features Released	We have released staff-facing accessory features to improve control and better inform staff about student interactions within PowerBuddy for College & Career. The new features can be accessed via the Setup page from the gear icon at both the district and school levels. From the Setup page, there is a link to a new PowerBuddy page where staff can find these features. The new features include: District PowerBuddy Control - Using a toggle, district personnel can make the PowerBuddy student optional feature available at all schools or not. If the toggle is enabled, staff must activate the PowerBuddy optional feature for each grade at each school. If the toggle is disabled, the optional feature is hidden, and students will not be able to access PowerBuddy. Concerning Topic Emails - This new feature gives district and school staff the ability to decide which email addresses should be notified when a student message with PowerBuddy hits the content filter. Staff, on a school-by-school basis, can decide whether a student’s counselor or parents with communication enabled should also receive an email. Chat Logs - This feature gives staff the ability to search for, review, and download chat logs of student conversations with PowerBuddy for College & Career. In a future release, we’ll make chat logs available in the Student Folder, and allow staff to give students access to their own chat logs. These new features require staff to have the new Administer PowerBuddy Settings - District Level or Administer PowerBuddy Settings permission to access the new PowerBuddy pages in the Setup menu and use any of these features.
Staff Dashboard	February 4, 2025	Enhancement	New staff customizable dashboard	Introducing a new customizable dashboard for staff. This update features a fresh, intuitive interface to help staff access critical information quickly and efficiently. This release does not include changes to the District or Teacher Desk view. Key features of the new dashboard Brand-new layout and UI design: Revamped user interface with a modern look and feel, tailored to streamline your daily tasks. Opt-in and Opt-out flexibility: Staff can explore the new dashboard by clicking the “Try Now” button. You can revert to the current homepage anytime using the “Use Existing Homepage” button under More options. Relocated quick links: Quick links have been reorganized for improved accessibility, enhancing usability and efficiency. Demo Naviance student: The demo Naviance student section has been moved to the right side of the dashboard for better visibility and quick access. Enhanced student search: A new Search Student feature allows staff to filter students by class year and search for specific students effortlessly. Introducing widgets for key insights: Gain instant access to critical data points with 9 new customizable widgets, enabling a quick glance at essential information without navigating through multiple pages. Key details include: Widgets can be rearranged to suit your preferences. Hide or unhide widgets based on your needs. Widget details (Default order) Career exploration: Reveals the number of students with favorite careers, military branches, and clusters/pathways. Self-discovery assessment: Calls out completion status across all assessments. Student path: Displays student-selected primary path. Application summary: Pulls application information from the Application Manager. Transcript request summary: Shows information from the Transcript Request Manager. Favorite reports: Lists all reports favorited in Reports 3.0. Tasks: Outlines tasks with upcoming due dates from Success Planner 1.0. Class snapshot: A pie chart with application data for the current senior class. Student usage: Discloses the number of student logins versus no logins. Regular data refresh for widgets Widgets update their data every 15 minutes to ensure accurate and timely insights while maintaining system performance. Announcements The announcements section has been relocated to the right side of the dashboard for easier visibility. Note: Data Sync Intervals: Widgets refresh every 15 minutes, so some data updates may not appear instantly.

Product area

Date

Type

Summary

Description

PowerBuddy

February 11, 2025

Enhancement

PowerBuddy for College & Career Accessory Features Released

We have released staff-facing accessory features to improve control and better inform staff about student interactions within PowerBuddy for College & Career. The new features can be accessed via the Setup page from the gear icon at both the district and school levels. From the Setup page, there is a link to a new PowerBuddy page where staff can find these features. The new features include:

District PowerBuddy Control - Using a toggle, district personnel can make the PowerBuddy student optional feature available at all schools or not. If the toggle is enabled, staff must activate the PowerBuddy optional feature for each grade at each school. If the toggle is disabled, the optional feature is hidden, and students will not be able to access PowerBuddy.
Concerning Topic Emails - This new feature gives district and school staff the ability to decide which email addresses should be notified when a student message with PowerBuddy hits the content filter. Staff, on a school-by-school basis, can decide whether a student’s counselor or parents with communication enabled should also receive an email.
Chat Logs - This feature gives staff the ability to search for, review, and download chat logs of student conversations with PowerBuddy for College & Career. In a future release, we’ll make chat logs available in the Student Folder, and allow staff to give students access to their own chat logs.

These new features require staff to have the new Administer PowerBuddy Settings - District Level or Administer PowerBuddy Settings permission to access the new PowerBuddy pages in the Setup menu and use any of these features.

Staff Dashboard

February 4, 2025

Enhancement

New staff customizable dashboard

Introducing a new customizable dashboard for staff. This update features a fresh, intuitive interface to help staff access critical information quickly and efficiently. This release does not include changes to the District or Teacher Desk view.

Key features of the new dashboard

Brand-new layout and UI design: Revamped user interface with a modern look and feel, tailored to streamline your daily tasks.

Opt-in and Opt-out flexibility: Staff can explore the new dashboard by clicking the “Try Now” button. You can revert to the current homepage anytime using the “Use Existing Homepage” button under More options.

Relocated quick links: Quick links have been reorganized for improved accessibility, enhancing usability and efficiency.

Demo Naviance student: The demo Naviance student section has been moved to the right side of the dashboard for better visibility and quick access.

Enhanced student search: A new Search Student feature allows staff to filter students by class year and search for specific students effortlessly.

Introducing widgets for key insights: Gain instant access to critical data points with 9 new customizable widgets, enabling a quick glance at essential information without navigating through multiple pages. Key details include:

Widgets can be rearranged to suit your preferences.
Hide or unhide widgets based on your needs.

Widget details (Default order)

Career exploration: Reveals the number of students with favorite careers, military branches, and clusters/pathways.
Self-discovery assessment: Calls out completion status across all assessments.
Student path: Displays student-selected primary path.
Application summary: Pulls application information from the Application Manager.
Transcript request summary: Shows information from the Transcript Request Manager.
Favorite reports: Lists all reports favorited in Reports 3.0.
Tasks: Outlines tasks with upcoming due dates from Success Planner 1.0.
Class snapshot: A pie chart with application data for the current senior class.
Student usage: Discloses the number of student logins versus no logins.

Regular data refresh for widgets Widgets update their data every 15 minutes to ensure accurate and timely insights while maintaining system performance.

Announcements The announcements section has been relocated to the right side of the dashboard for easier visibility.

Note: Data Sync Intervals: Widgets refresh every 15 minutes, so some data updates may not appear instantly.