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Greeley-Evans rolls out Xello platform to link K–12 personalized learning with internships and college pathways
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Board heard a demonstration of Xello, a K–12 career and college-readiness platform the district is piloting this year to house students’ personalized learning plans and portfolios; staff said parents will be trained next fall and district staff aim for 80% of eighth-graders to have 4‑year plans by 2027.
The Board of Education of Greeley‑Evans School District 6 heard a detailed demonstration on Feb. 9 of Xello, a K–12 college‑and‑career readiness platform the district is piloting this school year to host students’ personalized learning plans, four‑year course maps and digital portfolios.
Assistant Superintendent Anthony Asmas introduced the Innovation 2030 update and said Xello is intended to “connect the students' unique interests and strengths to their long term goals so that students are college and career ready.” Career pathway specialist Jordan Karlberg walked trustees through a student experience demo, showing K–2 career‑exploration games, middle‑grade aptitude activities and the secondary dashboard where students build an individualized career and academic plan. Karlberg said the platform lets students “create an avatar” and track interests that carry forward from elementary school through graduation.
Dr. Dagan Andrews, director of secondary curriculum, instruction and assessment, described how the district will use Xello to populate student portfolios with samples of work, industry certificates and FAFSA materials and to support counselors when building four‑year plans. He said the district’s short‑term goal is that by 2027 “80% of [eighth graders]” will have a four‑year plan of study, rising to about 95% the following year.
Staff told the board every student in District 6 has access this year as part of a pilot; designated instructional time is required (at minimum “60 minutes a quarter,” according to staff) with additional open exploration outside those lessons. On parent access, staff said the parent notification and training functionality has not yet been turned on but that parent training—integrated with existing parent systems such as Infinite Campus—will be a focus for rollout next fall.
The board also discussed practical details: the district pays for Xello accounts and student access is tied to the district email account; a student who moves out of District 6 would likely lose district account access while graduating seniors retain access as long as their district email remains active. Staff said they chose Xello in part because many Northern Colorado districts use the same platform, which may ease regional internship and employer connections.
On internships and employer partnerships, staff said Lisa Hudson, the district’s business‑community partnership administrator, is building business profiles in Xello and that about 360–370 students have applied for summer internships so far. Karlberg described Xello’s “opportunities” function that acts like a job board for internships: students can view openings, apply through the platform or be connected to employers directly.
Staff acknowledged technical hiccups in usage reporting—lessons completed by students are not always registering as “submitted” in the system—and said they are working with Xello to resolve those bugs. They emphasized the district will keep the pilot relatively tight this year to learn before expanding business and inter‑district access.
Next steps for the board: staff will provide a one‑page summary for trustees, enable parent training ahead of broader roll‑out, continue to work with counselors to integrate Xello into advisory and freshman support, and return with follow‑up information about internships and business partnerships.
The presentation and board questions comprised the Innovation 2030 portion of the work session; trustees requested ongoing updates as the pilot proceeds.
