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Trumansburg counselors highlight Naviance, concurrent enrollment and BOCES partnerships to expand pathways
Summary
High school counselors and the principal told the board that students use Naviance for individualized college and career planning, that vocational programs through TST BOCES provide work-based learning and concurrent/dual enrollment opportunities with TC3, and that many students earn college credits while in high school.
BJ Nelson and Jenny Mann, introduced as high school counselors, and the high school principal described Trumansburg’s college and career readiness efforts to the Board of Education.
"Students and families have access to Naviance," the counselors said, describing the software as the district’s tool for career inventories, college research and personalized planning that begins in middle school and is reinforced annually.
The presenters outlined multiple pathways: in-house concurrent-enrollment classes (which they said are free to students when taught in-district), vocational programs run in partnership with TST BOCES (culinary arts, welding, early childhood, nursing and others), and work-based learning internships that count toward the CDOS career certificate. They said students in two-year vocational programs complete internships and can earn career endorsements on their diplomas.
The board received data on concurrent-enrollment participation: the presenters reported that 50–53 students earned concurrent credits in 2023 (average ~20 credits for that cohort), and 47 students did so in 2025 (average ~26 credits), with individual credits ranging from 2 to as many as 62 for a student. The counselors said concurrent-enrollment courses are available across departments, including college precalculus, AP government, English and science options.
Board members asked about costs for some concurrent-enrollment and AP exams. Presenters said in-house concurrent-enrollment classes are free to students and that fee waivers, community donors and college-board supports are used for covering AP exam costs when needed; detailed financial breakdowns were not provided in the transcript.
The presenters emphasized individualized planning: counselors meet annually with each student to set an individualized plan aligned with the Portrait of a Graduate and noted that students receive targeted supports to access on- and off-campus opportunities.
The board thanked the presenters and had no formal action recorded on program changes at this meeting.
