Guidance Supports and Services
Guidance, Counseling and Guidance Technology Supports
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Nassau BOCES provides an extensive array of services and resources designed specifically for school guidance counselors and district counseling programs. These offerings aim to help districts fulfill We offer technical assistance for various guidance software solutions and conduct regular training sessions. Additionally, we facilitate moderated collegial circles for Elementary Counselors and organize quarterly "drop-in" sessions for secondary counselors.
Guidance Software Support
Supported Products
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Naviance - a PowerSchool product- Naviance offers K-12 students prepare for their futures with personalized college, career, and life readiness planning tools. Ensures every student has access to hig-quality resources to achieve milestones and is available in 70+ languages. Read more at
Parchment - Parchment helps learners, academic institutions, and employers request, verify, and receive transcripts, diplomas, and other credentials through a comprehensive platform. Archiving services also availalbe. Read moer at
Schoolinks - SchooLinks' is for Counselors and Career Advisors to see whether their students are on track to hit their goals. Monitor student college interests, career exploration, and graduation requirements. Products support K-12 student needs. Read more at
Guidance Direct - a Frontline Technology Group product- Guidance Direct is an all-in-one online information resource for school counseling professionals. The product provides an electronic messaging system to communicate with other counselors, online knowledge base to answer couenslor questions, an electronic library of resources, state requirements and update notifications, college and scholarship search engines and databases and summary and accountability reports. Read more at
Elementary & Secondary School Counselors
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Elementary & Secondary Counseling Staff available starting at .2 FTE
.2 FTE 2024-2025 cost $28,372 - inclusive of ALL BOCES fees.
Provide MORE support to your students. Guidance counselors can help students:
- Gain access to a certified school counselor
- Have effective SEL lessons delivered
- Follow up with students in crisis
- Help with new student orientation
- Transition planning, career counseling, college prep
- Provide executive functioning work groups
- Application prep, common ap prep, NCAA Clearninghouse prep
Additional Supports for MHC member districts
Workshops, training, groups
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Naviance Office Hours
High School: Monday & Wednesday 8-10am
Middle School: Tuesday & Friday 8-10am
Elementary: Thursday 11-1pm