The home stretch: Energizing your final semester

The final semester is more than countdowns, caps, and gowns—it’s the bridge to what’s next. This session focuses on key actions to ensure seniors leave with a clear plan and smooth transition, while also exploring strategies to support rising classes for future success.

Join us to learn key activities in Xello that will help students end the school year feeling inspired and ready to make progress towards their postsecondary goals. We’ll show you how to leverage Xello to ensure your seniors transition seamlessly into their future, while simultaneously setting the stage for a stress-of-free start for your rising classes.

This session will empower you to:

1. Secure the senior transition
   • The alumni lifeline: Ensure students stay connected by capturing personal emails and finalizing senior exit surveys.
   • The final paper trail: Master the workflow for alumni transcript requests and verifying final scholarship statuses.
   • Closing the loop: Use advisement sessions to turn intentions into concrete postsecondary plans.
2. Set the pace for grades 9–11
   • Momentum builders: Strategies for "what to do when there’s nothing to do" to keep students engaged until the last day.
   • The digital portfolio: Help students curate their achievements now to simplify applications later.
   • Tie loose ends: Best practices for advisement records to ensure a seamless hand-off for next year.
3. Keep families connected
   • Clarity for parents: Use Completion Standards to give families a real-time look at their student’s readiness.
   • Celebrating wins: Streamline how you communicate college application outcomes and final post-high school decisions to your community.