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Xello

The School District of Osceola County provides Xello for all district students in grades K-12 to help with college and career exploration and planning! This world-class system is designed to inform students, parents, and schools with:

  • Researching careers, colleges, and majors
  • Finding local and national scholarships and enrichment programs
  • Exploring students’ career interests, learning styles, personality types, and multiple intelligences
  • Building resumes and holistic portfolios for job and college applications
  • Setting goals and developing personalized plans for success
  • Managing college application materials - requesting and sending transcripts and letters of recommendation 
  • Learning about success skills, financial planning, self-discovery, and building a support network

Accessing Xello
All students in grades K-12 have access to Xello. Students will log into Classlink, select the Xello app, and enter into a world of exploration.

Parents can access their child’s Xello account as a guest to view college and career information. Parents will need a Xello account before doing so. Parents interested in an account can email the Coordinator of College & Career Counseling, Mrs. Malfara, and danielle.malfara@osceolaschools.net. Click here for a 2-minute video about your Xello family account! 

What can Xello do?
 

  • Parents can also have an account. A parent account allows you to see your child's About Me page, saved careers and schools, where they are applying, and allows you to explore in the platform.

    To create a parent account - email the Coordinator of College & Career Counseling for the School District of Osceola County, Mrs. Malfara, and danielle.malfara@osceolaschools.net. 

  • Students will be able to search for and be matched with careers, majors, technical schools, colleges, and universities based upon self-selected criteria. 
     

  • Juniors and seniors are able to search for local scholarships.

    6th through 12th grade students are able to explore local job shadowing, volunteer, employment, internship, and apprenticeship opportunities in Xello as well. 

     

  • Students can take a variety of research-based self-assessments to learn about their:

    • Personality Type
    • Learning Style
    • Skills
    • Career Interests (Matchmaker) 

    These results provide recommendations for applying this knowledge to improve study skills, relationships, college selection, and career choices. 

  • Students are guided through the development of each section of a resume that can be printed and used for application to a job or school.

    Videos, photos, or other digital documents can be stored in an electronic locker to remind students of accomplishments when completing applications.

  • Students can set academic, behavioral, career, or other goals, then develop a personalized program that outlines the steps to achieve each goal.  Schools can also assign students to complete tasks and monitor completion of each activity.

  • Students will be able to request copies of their transcripts online and monitor the document’s submission in Xello.

Students spend time in Career Town, adventuring through 6 different towns over 3 school years to explore and learn about different clusters of careers. 

Learn more about K-2 Xello with this 3-minute video from Xello. Learn more about Career Town from Xello with this 3-minute video (Spanish). 

See Xello in action at our elementary schools here! 

These lessons are taught in science blocks. Click on the link below to view directions on how to complete each lesson! 

Kindergarten 
Detective Me
Pet Shop - explores careers in business 
Art Gallery - explores art and creation  

1st Grade
Construction Site - explores careers in fixing and building 
Farm - explores careers in nature and animal care 

2nd Grade
Hospitals - explores careers in healthcare 
Park - explores helping careers 

Learn more about Xello's special missions with this 3-minute video from Xello! 

See Xello in action at our elementary schools here! 

Between 3rd and 5th grade, students complete missions to...

  • Explore school subjects and make connections to careers related to their school favorites, 
  • Explore how their interests translate to careers,
  • Identify careers of interest to them, and
  • Compare different careers of interest

These lessons are taught in social studies blocks. Click on the link below to view directions on how to complete each lesson!

3rd Grade
Mission: Interests 
Mission: School Subjects 

4th Grade 
Mission: Goal Setting 
Mission: Why People Work 

5th Grade 
Mission: Learning & Future Success 
Mission: Learning Paths 

Watch this video to learn more about what Xello offers students in 6th through 12th grades! 

See Xello in action at our middle schools here! 

Between 6th through 8th grade, students...

  • Complete Matchmaker to explore how their strengths, interests, and goals align with different careers,  
  • Explore and build upon their interests, skills, and preferred learning styles,
  • Think about decision-making and time management, 
  • Explore their career matches, and
  • Prepare for the high school transition 

These lessons are taught in social studies classes. Click on the link below to view directions on how to complete each lesson!

6th Grade 
Introduction to SDOC4E & Matchmaker 
Interests 
Decision Making 

7th Grade 
Time Management 
Learning Styles 
Explore Career Matches 
Skills

8th Grade 
Transition to High School
JA Inspire 

Watch this video to learn more about what Xello offers students in 6th through 12th grades! 

Between 9th and 12th grade, students work toward committing to an #SDOC4E pathway by...

Completing Matchmaker to explore how their strengths, interests, and goals align with different careers,
Exploring things to consider when choosing a career and workplace skills and attitudes for success, 
Differentiating between and reflecting on different pathways for after high school, and  
Identifying how to choose the best college, trade school, or technical school for them
These lessons are taught in ELA classes. Click on the link below to view directions on how to complete each lesson!

9th Grade Lessons 
Introduction to SDOC4E & Matchmaker 

10th Grade Lessons 
Exploring Career Factors 
Workplace Skills & Attitudes 

11th Grade Lessons 
Discovering Learning Pathways
Choosing a College 
Personal Essay Writing

12th Grade Lessons 
Beginning of Year Senior Survey
Resume Builder Activity - Learn more about using Resume Builder here! 
End of Year Senior Survey 

Seniors, you will manage letters of recommendation and transcript requests for your 4-year college applications on Xello. Learn more about how to link your Common Application and Xello, as well as request these materials here.