High School & Beyond Plan
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The HSBP provides students with the opportunity to explore their own skills and interests and discover potential careers and educational options. This personalized plan helps to connect career interests with courses and courses with career pathways or college majors. The plan helps students identify the steps needed to reach postsecondary goals.
The HSBP is a student-led graduation requirement and students are encouraged to take ownership over their high school experience and choose coursework and activities that are relevant to their goals. The HSBP also provides a means of tracking requirements for graduation from high school and entry into postsecondary programs and careers.
Students start their plain in 7th or 8th grade and then continue to revise them throughout high school to accommodate changing interests or educational and career goals. In summary, the HSBP is designed to help students through a process of exploration, discovery, connection, and identification of interests, strengths, choices, options, goals, and future plans.
HSBP is a Washington and Issaquah School District graduation requirement.
Say Hello to Xello!
Issaquah School District has acquired a new program, Xello, available to middle and high school students, to help them prepare for academic, career, and future success. Xello is an engaging online program that helps students build the skills, knowledge, and plans to be future-ready. The site uses an investigative, discovery-based learning process. Students can utilize Xello to better understand themselves, their future career options, and the 21st-century skills they will need to succeed.
With Xello, students can:
Build Self-knowledge: define their interests, skills, preferences, and aspirations as they explore opportunities.
Explore Options: learn about career possibilities and educational pathways by exploring rich, engaging content and lessons.
Create a Plan: build a plan to pursue their school, career, and life goals.
Learn & Reassess: engage in interactive lessons each year to build their skills and knowledge for success in school and beyond.
The site provides a safe and secure platform where students will complete activities each year as a part of their High School and Beyond Plan. Students can also access their accounts anytime to explore all the tools and resources available to them. Students can access Xello by logging into ClassLink, then clicking on Xello to sign in.
Career Matchmaker
Students complete interactive career, personality, and learning style assessments to help them better understand their unique interests, skills, and strengths. Each engaging assessment encourages reflection, helping students connect who they are with relevant career options.
About Me
Students personalize their Xello experience by creating a shareable, online portfolio that showcases their interests, skills, and abilities. Profiles are easily updated as students gain new experiences, reflecting who they are every step of the way. We recommend students to start here to unlock lessons along the way.
Explore Options
Students explore hundreds of career and college options that align with their assessment results. Engaging content, rich photography, and real-world interviews provide an authentic glimpse into their future and the critical knowledge to make informed decisions and plans
Grade-Level Assignments
Log into Xello
ClassLink
Website: You can log in to Xello from your ClassLink account: https://launchpad.classlink.com/issaquah
Username: ISD Computer username (first 4 of last name, first 3 of first name, grade year e.g. LastFir25)
Password: The password you currently use to log on to school computers or Office 365. (Note: Your password for Class Link resets to your Student ID# each year and you are prompted to change it the first time you log in each year.)
Need Help?
Logging In - If you are having trouble logging in, email isdedtechhelp@issaquah.wednet.edu. Please include your name, your graduation year, and your school name in the body of the email.
Navigating Xello - Need help navigating Xello, click HERE for a quick reference for navigating Xello from your Dashboard.
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