Naviance-Family Connection
Common App & Letter of
Recommendation Procedures

 All students received an email on
Monday afternoon regarding
 Procedures for teacher letters of recommendation
 Common App and Naviance-Family
Connection issues

Teacher Letters of Recommendation
 You must personally ask teachers to write a letter of recommendation on your behalf. This should be done face to face
 After the teacher has said yes, enter the letter of recommendation request on family connection

Letters of recommendation
 Once you have requested a letter of recommendation you MUST look at the
“Colleges I’m Applying To” list to determine which must be mailed and which are electronic
 = Letters of recommendation are ELECTRONIC
 = Letters of recommendation MUST be mailed

Letters of recommendation
 For any school that requires letters of recommendation to be physically mailed, it is YOUR responsibility to provide stamped and addressed envelopes to your teachers.
 Counseling will mail your transcript, school profile and Secondary School
Report.

Common App & Naviance
 Common App & Naviance share information.
 Naviance requires your Common App user name and password in order to submit your transcript and other school documents
 Colleges listed on Common App &
Naviance MUST be EXACTLY the same

Common App & Naviance
 You MUST also complete the FERPA waiver and release of information on
Naviance in order for SPF to release your transcript.