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Roseville presents expanded career-and-college plan; Xello, AVID and CTE participation highlighted
Summary
District staff outlined a broad career-and-college readiness strategy including AVID expansion, Xello rollout, stronger industry partnerships and detailed data on CTE, AP and ACT participation and equity by race/ethnicity.
Roseville Area Schools presented a comprehensive career‑and‑college readiness report at its Jan. 29 board meeting, spotlighting CTE enrollment trends, AVID implementation, a districtwide rollout of the Xello career platform, and participation statistics for AP and ACT tests.
Executive Director of Teaching and Learning Jake Vondolini and a team of principals and program leaders described multi‑year trends showing broadly proportional participation in CTE courses across most racial and ethnic groups, plus growth in family and consumer science after new facilities opened at Ross Ewing. "We see a trend of more student enrollment from our Hispanic and multi racial students," Vondolini said while reviewing five‑year charts.
Why it matters: the report ties classroom programs and partnerships to postsecondary opportunities and workforce needs. Staff emphasized building student “opportunity knowledge” — exposure to careers, internships and college pathways — while expanding student agency through AVID, homeroom lessons and the Xello platform. AVID site teams now operate at elementary and secondary sites; Xello produced a 96% engagement figure at the alternative site, the presentation said.
Program details: staff reviewed career‑technical education (CTE) participation (unduplicated students taking at least one CTE course), a CTE advisory council with industry partners, partnerships with Northeast Metro 916 for off‑site programs and new career‑pathway cluster work to align with state and national standards. AVID strategies were described as a districtwide framework for instruction, systems, culture and leadership that underpins college and career work. Examples cited included field trips, mock interviews, the Career Connect fair, and a mobile careers lab funded by a Roseville Foundation grant.
Testing and college credit: Ross and Fairfield schools offer multiple AP and concurrent‑enrollment courses. Presenters noted 760 students completed AP courses in 2023‑24 and 610 took exams (about 80% of AP students), with 66% scoring 3 or higher on AP exams. The district also runs school‑day ACT testing, and about 78% of the graduating class participated in the school‑day ACT in 2023‑24. Staff discussed demographic gaps in college‑bearing participation and emphasized strategies for family outreach, student advising and course scheduling to close those gaps.
Questions and next steps: board members asked about data cleaning, the difference between articulated credits and concurrent enrollment, family outreach and longitudinal tracking of postsecondary outcomes (SLEDS and National Student Clearinghouse were referenced). Staff said they would continue to expand Xello to earlier grades, pursue employer and postsecondary partnerships, and report back on participation and equity metrics.
