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Completion Standards is coming in July 2025! Before you update your lesson sequence, check out Completion Standards for Kentucky to help you prepare and to learn more.
The simple guide below shows you how Xello’s Lessons meet the requirements of the Individual Learning Plan (ILP).
Lesson Sequence
In your Lesson sequence, the Lessons below are to be marked as Core. Lessons marked as Core are front and center on students’ dashboard and can be filtered in Lesson Progress reports.
Lessons marked with an asterisk (*) are custom lessons, which are described in the Custom Lesson Guide.
| ILP Requirement | Xello Lesson | Recommended Grade |
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| Exploring careers (6th grade)
Exploring careers beginning in the 6th grade |
School Subjects at Work | 6 |
| Finding careers
Finding careers that match their skills and interests |
Interests | 6 |
| Explore Career Matches | 8 | |
| Skills | 8 | |
| Career Path Choices | 12 | |
| Education Plans
Creating education plans |
Discover Learning Pathways | 7 |
| Four-Year Course Plan* | 8 | |
| Goals
Establishing personal goals and revisiting these as they progress through school |
Goal Setting* | 9 |
| Resume & Tracking Experiences
Creating, maintaining and changing resumes |
Build Your Resume* | 9 | Getting Experience | 9 |
| Exploring colleges
Exploring colleges and postsecondary opportunities that match their career, postsecondary and life goals |
Program Prospects | 10 |
| Choosing a College | 11 | |
| Financial Aid
Connecting to the KHEAA.com (Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority) Website for help with college planning, tuition assistance information and applications |
College Planning - Knowledge Hub* | 11 |
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Custom Lesson Guide
You can use these examples to develop your Xello Custom Lessons to ensure your students meet the requirements of Kentucky's ILP.
Custom Lesson: Four-Year Course Plan
| Lesson Title | Recommended Grade | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| Four-Year Course Plan | 8 | Course Planner - 4-Year Plan |
| Instructions for Students (Copy and paste into your custom lesson) | ||
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Congratulations on using Xello's
Course Planner to create a four-year course plan! Ensure the courses you selected fulfill the graduation requirements and align to your career and postsecondary education goals. Each year, you will come back to your Xello course plan to re-evaluate your course selections and modify based on your updated goals. In the text box below Identify one High School course that you are most excited about and how that course will help you to prepare for your future career goals. Click ‘Turn In’ when complete. |
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Custom Lesson: Goal Setting
| Lesson Title | Recommended Grade | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| Goal Setting | 9 | None |
| Instructions for Students (Copy and paste into your custom lesson) | ||
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Identify at least one goal you would like to achieve by the end of this school year in the text box below. This could be a personal goal, a goal related to your high school education, part-time work, or volunteering.
After you have identified your goal, describe one task you will complete to help you on your way to achieving this goal. Example Goal: Learn how to play soccer. Task: Research soccer programs in my neighborhood. Once I have found one that I think suits me best, ask my parents if I can sign-up. If there is a cost, ask my parents if they are okay with paying the fee. That's it! Make sure you click 'Turn In' when you have completed documenting your Goal and Task below. |
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Custom Lesson: Build Your Resume
| Lesson Title | Recommended Grade | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| Build Your Resume | 9 | Resume Builder |
| Instructions for Students (Copy and paste into your custom lesson) | ||
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Use Xello’s Resume Builder to create an engaging resume! You’re now ready to begin applying to part-time jobs, summer jobs, and volunteer opportunities.
Please upload a current version of your resume to this Lesson and click ‘Turn In’. |
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Custom Lesson: College Planning - Knowledge Hub
| Lesson Title | Recommended Grade | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| College Planning - Knowledge Hub | 11 | None |
| Instructions for Students (Copy and paste into your custom lesson) | ||
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Explore
Xello's College Planning Knowledge Hub and the KHEAA.com (Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority) website. Answer the following questions in the text box below:
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