The Return on Impact (ROI) of College and Career Readiness Infrastructure
State Education Leaders
Bring your education-to-opportunity vision to life statewide
Your state is investing in career pathways, credentials, work-based learning, postsecondary access, and the industries that will drive its future. We help you bring those efforts together.
Give every student a way to discover where they could go, build a plan, and connect with opportunities across your state, while giving districts the infrastructure to make it happen at scale.
STATEWIDE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
Turn statewide opportunity into something every student can act on
STATEWIDE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
Turn statewide opportunity into something every student can act on
A pathway only matters if a student can see themselves in it. Connect what students learn about themselves with courses, programs, credentials, postsecondary options, employers, and real-world experiences available across your state.
EDUCATION-TO-WORKFORCE IMPLEMENTATION
Give districts the infrastructure to deliver
EDUCATION-TO-WORKFORCE IMPLEMENTATION
Give districts the infrastructure to deliver
Xello combines state-aligned tools, flexible implementation, and tailored training to help districts meet local needs and deliver equitable readiness experiences for every student.
STATEWIDE IMPACT
Turn education pathways into a statewide talent advantage
Connect education and workforce statewide so students can see where their futures could lead, educators can guide their next steps, and states can develop the talent their communities need.
Create opportunity beyond district lines
Create consistent access to career exploration, planning, and work-based learning across urban, rural, and underserved communities.
Connect learning to in-state opportunity
Connect classroom learning to work-based experiences, pathways, and high-demand careers available across the state.
Align the statewide ecosystem
Bring schools, districts, employers, and workforce partners together around a shared future-readiness strategy.
See and strengthen impact
Make participation, progress, and opportunity gaps visible so leaders can focus resources, improve implementation, and demonstrate statewide impact.
Proven at State Scale
No one knows education-to-workforce at state scale like Xello
A statewide strategy takes more than giving every district the same software. It takes connecting state priorities, district implementation, student planning, work-based learning, employers, and reporting in a way that works across hundreds of communities.
Xello has done this work across states with very different policies, priorities, and approaches. From Florida’s education-to-workforce strategy to Wisconsin’s Academic and Career Planning, South Dakota’s statewide readiness requirements, and New Hampshire’s statewide access model, we know what it takes to turn a state vision into something districts can deliver and students can use.
FLORIDA PARTNERSHIP
Connect schools to the world of work
FLORIDA PARTNERSHIP
Connect schools to the world of work
Florida is building stronger connections between K–12 education and the workforce, giving students more ways to turn career exploration into real-world experience. Xello brings career planning and work-based learning together with the infrastructure districts, workforce partners, and employers need to manage opportunities statewide, helping more students gain experience before they graduate.
WISCONSIN PARTNERSHIP
Make career readiness part of every student’s journey
WISCONSIN PARTNERSHIP
Make career readiness part of every student’s journey
Wisconsin has made Academic and Career Planning an ongoing part of the middle and high school experience. Xello provides the statewide foundation for ACP in grades 6–12, now expanded to include Work-Based Learning, so students can carry what they learn about themselves into the plans, decisions, and real-world experiences that shape what comes after high school.
NEW HAMPSHIRE PARTNERSHIP
Expand access while preserving local choice
NEW HAMPSHIRE PARTNERSHIP
Expand access while preserving local choice
New Hampshire set out to give high school students statewide access to career and postsecondary planning without taking local decision-making away from schools. The Department of Education, Granite Edvance, and Xello provide a statewide platform backed by implementation and training, giving students consistent access while districts retain flexibility in how they deliver it.
SOUTH DAKOTA PARTNERSHIP
Turn statewide requirements into measurable progress
SOUTH DAKOTA PARTNERSHIP
Turn statewide requirements into measurable progress
South Dakota has established clear expectations for career development and wants to know those expectations are reaching students across the state. Through SDMyLife, powered by Xello, state requirements connect directly to student activity, district implementation, training, and reporting, giving state leaders visibility into participation and where additional support can strengthen implementation.
Frequently asked questions
How does Xello support our state's unique approach to future readiness?
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There isn't one model for statewide future readiness. Xello works with state leaders to understand their policies, priorities, education systems, and workforce goals, then helps create an approach districts can put into practice.
How can Xello help connect education and workforce priorities?
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Xello helps make workforce priorities relevant to individual students. Students can explore careers and pathways, build academic plans, participate in work-based learning, and take postsecondary steps within an experience that grows with them from elementary through high school.
How does Xello support consistent implementation across districts?
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Xello gives districts a common foundation without requiring every community to implement future readiness in exactly the same way. Flexible tools, tailored training, implementation support, and shared visibility help states create consistency while preserving local choice.
How does Xello give state leaders visibility into progress?
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Xello brings student activity, district implementation, and state-aligned requirements together so leaders can understand participation and progress, identify where additional support may be needed, and demonstrate impact.
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