Considerations when Comparing
 SchooLinks and Xello

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Innovating College and Career Readiness

While Career Cruising, now known as Xello, has done a good job of adding a college management feature to its career-oriented platform, only SchooLinks was built from the ground up to support all post-secondary options. We are excited that it has only taken us 3 years to build a platform with more functionality compared to the 25 years it has taken Xello to build its product.

That is why SchooLinks is the one-integrated solution for all your post-secondary needs. Not just your basic college search and career exploration but creating interactive personalized plans, combining student self-reported FAFSA results with state data, and matching students with hands-on learning experiences and internships.

Our innovative solution, paired with our exceptional team of engineers, educators, and college and career readiness experts, are eager to support school districts nationwide. Just imagine what we will build in the next 25 years …. 

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Students prefer SchooLinks over Xello

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Why SchooLinks instead of Xello?

Here are just a few reasons...

Unified Workflows that
Save Staff and Students Time

SchooLinks was built to ensure data naturally flows across all college and career readiness components.

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SchooLinks data is not siloed within one component of the platform
Student college and career readiness activities flow automatically into the PLP, reporting, student case files, and more.
For example, SchooLinks’ PLPs are designed to work cohesively with all activities across the platform, while Xello requires districts to manually prebuild custom lessons for tracking completion. This requires double entry, wasted time, and missing information.

Intentional and Actionable Reporting

Our ability to report on your district's strategic initiatives and state mandates makes us unique.

Key Readiness Indicators and PLP data are easily accessible no matter what role you serve in your district to make meaningful interactions and support students.
You can see real-time reports on the essential data using scope and sequence solutions and tracking state CCR mandates.
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Enhanced Work-Based Learning Programming

While Xello’s tools are supportive for creating and organizing events, SchooLinks has gone the extra mile to use WBL to promote cross-department collaboration for improved communication.

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SchooLinks WBL includes the expansive industry partnership database to improve your district’s network with local and regional businesses to provide more opportunities to your students.
Allow students to securely connect with Industry Partners via Mentor Videos (something Xello says they will never support)
Using the Industry Partnership tools within SchooLinks will bridge the gap between classroom experience and the workforce.

Improved Graduation Rates

More states are beginning to see the importance of planning in middle school to help students start collecting high school credits sooner.

SchooLinks provides more flexibility and functionality to meet your course planning needs.
SchooLinks has created a 6-year course planner, and Xello is only able to support a 4-year academic plan.
SchooLinks offers a configuration page dedicated to the management of the complexities of career pathways, endorsements, and graduation plans.
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Successful Alumni Outreach

Gaining feedback from alumni is a constant struggle; with SchooLinks, your students will have access to the platform forever (regardless of your district's use).

Report Center For PLP Tracking
As a SchooLinks district, you can connect with graduates through custom surveys to gain insights into their experiences.
Reporting on postsecondary outcomes is now easier with alumni outreach and verification of college enrollment and completion with NSC.

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