A plan, a pathway, and a future for every Wisconsin student

Academic & Career Planning (ACP) isn't about checking a box. It's about helping students discover who they are, explore what's possible, and build a meaningful plan for life after graduation.

About Wisconsin ACP

Helping every learner build a future they can see themselves in

Together with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Xello is helping districts create meaningful Academic & Career Planning experiences that support students from self-discovery through life after graduation.

Wisconsin’s ACP framework helps students move through four connected stages:

KNOW who they are
EXPLORE what’s possible
PLAN where they want to go
GO take meaningful steps toward what’s next

Selected again as the statewide platform in 2026, Xello provides the tools and support for students in grades 6–12. Districts can also choose to begin career development earlier with Xello for Elementary, helping younger students build the curiosity, confidence, and self-awareness they’ll carry into future planning.

The goal isn’t simply to complete ACP activities. It’s to help every learner leave school with a stronger sense of who they are, where they’re going, and what they need to do next.

Learn more about Wisconsin ACP.

How Xello supports Wisconsin students

Supporting the ACP journey from exploration to experience

Xello grows with students as their interests, goals, and plans evolve. From early career awareness to personalized Academic & Career Planning and real-world experiences, students build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to take meaningful steps toward what’s next.

Xello K–5

Strengthen future ACP outcomes by building foundational skills and knowledge early. Interactive, age-appropriate activities help younger students build self-awareness and establish the connection between interests and future possibilities.

Available as an optional district add-on.

Xello 6–12

Support students as they move through KNOW, EXPLORE, PLAN, and GO—discovering strengths, exploring careers, pathways, and postsecondary options, setting goals, planning courses, and preparing for life after graduation.

Included for Wisconsin public school districts through DPI.

Work-Based Learning

Connect students' career interests and plans to meaningful real-world experiences. Xello’s Work Based Learning module helps coordinate opportunities, track participation, and strengthen school/community connections.

Included for Wisconsin public school districts through DPI.

Bringing ACP to life

More than activities. Meaningful experiences that move students forward.

Effective ACP isn't defined by how many times a student logs in. It's about what students discover, the conversations they have, the plans they build, and the actions they take. Xello helps Wisconsin schools turn ACP into experiences that support students throughout the KNOW → EXPLORE → PLAN → GO journey.

A consistent experience

Build a consistent ACP experience

Give students a clear progression through ACP while giving educators visibility into where students are—and where additional support may be needed.

Xello tools:
- ACP Completion Standards
- Lessons & activities
- Student progress tracking
- District reporting

A schoolwide Initiative

Make ACP a schoolwide initiative

Make career development relevant and meaningful by helping educators connect ACP to what students are already learning across subjects, classrooms, and advisory.

Xello tools & resources:
- Assignments & lessons
- Class rostering and group creation
- Subject area teaching resources
- Classroom-ready activities

See subject-area resources →

Meaningful Advising

Support meaningful advising conversations

Give educators a fuller picture of each student so one-on-one conversations can focus on who they are, where they want to go, and what they need to get there.

Xello tools:
- Advising notes
- AI Advising Assistant
- Student profiles & assessments

Explore advisement activities in Xello →

Real World Learning

Connect learning to the real world

Help students explore possibilities in and beyond the classroom and understand how their interests, skills, and learning connect to real careers and pathways.

Xello tools:
- Career and Work-Based Learning Experiences
- Career and Company Profiles
- Career-connected learning experiences
- Experience tracking
- Community partnerships

A Plan For What's Next

Turn exploration into a plan for what's next

Help students connect what they’ve learned about themselves and their options to meaningful decisions and next steps after graduation.

Xello tools:
- Goals & Plans
- Course Planner
- Postsecondary Intentions
- Portfolios
- College Planning
- Applications & scholarships

Explore Goals & Plans in Xello →

A consistent experience

A schoolwide Initiative

Meaningful Advising

Real World Learning

A Plan For What's Next