MANCHESTER, N.H., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Xello, the award
winning K-12 college, career and future readiness program, and
Awato, a leader in personalized career pathfinding, today announced
a partnership to offer New
Hampshire schools a more comprehensive approach to career
and college readiness to meet the needs of the Drive to 65
Act.
According to the Drive to 65 Act, all incoming high-school
freshmen must complete a career assessment and document how they'll
achieve a career readiness credential upon graduation. To fulfill
these requirements, the New Hampshire Department of Education
purchased the Awato platform to be used in middle and high schools
across the state starting in the fall of 2020. Through Awato,
students have access to the state's local career and technical
education programs, higher education options, work-based learning
opportunities, certificates, and licenses.
Now, through integration with Xello, high-school students will
be able to connect the local pathway options they discover in Awato
with Xello's robust course planning, nationwide college search, and
college application capabilities.
"Students and counselors want to be able to explore their
career and education opportunities in one easy location. Awato is
ecstatic to partner with Xello to provide a single robust platform
for students to learn more about themselves, find careers and
colleges, connect to local opportunities and manage the college
application process," says Awato CEO Matthew Guruge.
Through single sign-on, students will be able to easily toggle
between programs and make the connection between career aspirations
and academic plans. Work completed in Awato will appear in student
accounts, helping them build course and career plans aligned to
their Awato assessment results. For educators, work completed by
students in Awato will be ingested and presented in Xello, keeping
everything organized in a single
spot.
"The team at Awato have proven to deeply understand the
education space and, specifically, the needs of New Hampshire students and schools," says
Matt McQuillen, CEO and Co-Founder
of Xello. "We're excited to work alongside them to support the
state in the Drive to 65 Act, and deliver an end-to-end college and
career readiness experience that supports all students, all
pathways."
The partnership will roll out this summer to give schools ample
time to implement and train before students return. Schools looking
for a sneak peek of the integration and its ability to better
support the Drive to 65 Act can join a live webinar on Thursday, May 6th, 2021 at 11 am by registering at
awato.co/building-the-bridge-webinar.
About Xello:
Xello is a modern K-12 college, career
and future readiness program that helps students achieve a deeper
understanding of themselves, explore pathways, and plan for the
future. Using Xello's discovery-based model, students build
knowledge, real-world skills and confidence to prepare for the
rapidly evolving world of post-secondary academics and work. Xello
supports multiple student pathways and helps students build
essential skills valued by post-secondary institutions and
employers. Over 9 million students and educators work with Xello in
their efforts to become future-ready. Learn more at
https://www.xello.world
About Awato:
Awato is the leader in personalized
career pathfinding software based in Manchester, NH. Founded in November 2015, Awato has worked with educational
institutions across the country to help find a path for every
student. Today, over 200 K-12 schools
and higher education institutions use Awato's robust career
assessments, local content mapping, and pathfinding software to
build better pathways for their students. Learn more at
awato.co
Press Contact
Logan Ouellette
Director of Marketing, Awato
logan@awato.org
Erin Smith
Chief Revenue Officer, Xello
pr@xello.world
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