Expanding Opportunity
Elevating Voices
Advancing Futures
Center NOVA helps communities strengthen the postsecondary advising system students and families rely on. We work with districts and partners to map who is doing the work, align messages and milestones, and build simple routines that make guidance consistent. Using practical tools and data-informed improvement cycles, teams turn insight into action so more students graduate with a clear plan, a pathway, and real support to follow through.
Our Focus Areas
Data Analysis:
Turn scattered data into usable insight.
We help teams spot patterns, track
key milestones, and identify who is being
missed—so decisions are grounded in
what students actually experience.
Systems Audits:
See the full system on one page.
We map roles, partners, touchpoints,
and student coverage
to surface gaps, duplication, and
breakdowns—then prioritize
fixes that make support more reliable.
Educator
Capacity-Building:
Build the habits that make change stick.
We support counselor-led routines,
shared ownership across teams,
and lightweight tools that create consistent
guidance without adding burden.
Why it matters
Postsecondary success should not depend on chance.
We help communities align advising (people, partners, and data) into simple routines that make guidance consistent, especially for students and communities
who have been underserved.
What’s Working, What’s Breaking,
What to Fix
School counselors across the country are surfacing repeat system patterns that surface signals of misalignment,
missed milestones, and uneven support.
The Seven Patterns translate lived experience into practical moves districts can take now.
Postsecondary success shouldn’t
depend on chance.
Center NOVA helps communities build aligned, data-informed advising systems—clarifying roles, coordinating partners, and creating consistent milestones—so every student graduates with a plan, a pathway, and the support to follow through.
AUDIT THE SYSTEM • ALIGN THE WORK • BUILD ROUTINES THE LAST
Make postsecondary
success less of a gamble.
Partner with Center NOVA to map your advising ecosystem, identify the highest-leverage fixes, and build sustainable routines—so more students meet key milestones and graduate with a plan.
AUDIT THE SYSTEM • ALIGN OWNERSHIP • BUILD ROUTINES THE LAST