Simplify planning and keep students on track with Completion Standards and Student Task List

Completion Standards and Student Task List in Xello make tracking progress easier. Read on to learn more.

Educators know that when students have clear, consistent guidance, they’re more likely to stay engaged and make meaningful progress towards their goals. But supporting every student’s journey while meeting district and state requirements can feel overwhelming without the right tools in place. Motivated by these challenges, Xello continues to innovate and support educators in their efforts to track student progress and personalize plans at scale. 

Introducing Completion Standards and Student Task List

Xello’s new Completion Standards and Student Task List provides a customizable, transparent, and trackable way to structure planning and monitor completion—designed with both students and educators in mind. 

What it unlocks for educators

• Custom configuration: Districts can configure plans to align with local priorities–whether that’s state requirements, district initiatives, or school programs. With 90+ customizable activities and the ability to adjust deadlines and manage exemptions, schools can create plans that fit their specific guidelines. 
• Flexible setup: An intuitive user interface makes it easy for schools to set up plans by grade, school, or student group. Educators can assign tasks that meet the needs of specific subgroups while still adhering to broader district requirements. 
• Streamlined Reporting: Make reporting simple and meaningful by monitoring task completion, approving activities, and exporting reports in just a few clicks. With a streamlined reporting system, educators can track how students are progressing with no manual tracking required.  
• Built-in resources: Getting started is easy with ready-to-go resources like lesson plans and training guides. Utilizing these resources frees up valuable time for educators to monitor student progress and offer interventions. 

…and students

• Encourages accountability: When students have a centralized system for tracking their progress, they have a clear picture of how they’re advancing towards their goals. This transparency empowers students to stay focused on their tasks and accountable to their academic plan.
• Provides clear learning objectives: Students need a clear checklist, personalized to their specific needs, to help guide them through their academic plans. A detailed Task List provides clear learning expectations, turning planning from overwhelming into actionable. 

Why now?

Completion Standards and Student Task List are designed to meet the specific needs and challenges of today’s educators and administrators. Without a scalable system for tracking student progress, it’s difficult for educators to establish clear learning objectives and provide ongoing support. The end result is guesswork in curriculum planning and vague task lists that put students at a disadvantage in meeting requirements on time.  

Difficulty tracking progress at scale

Educators are tasked with guiding students through complex future-readiness planning, but often lack centralized tools to manage expectations or track progress at scale. Piecing together scattered data manually makes it difficult for educators to maintain accurate, up-to-date progress reports for each student, especially if they’re managing large groups. 

Insufficient visibility into student activity

When educators lack comprehensive insights into student activity, it’s difficult to identify who’s on track, where interventions are needed, or how tasks align with local mandates. Tasks consequently fall through the cracks and students may not receive the targeted assistance they need to meet standards. It’s critical for educators to have clear, detailed progress data to inform how they guide each student through their plan.

Uncertainty and oversights

It’s easy for students to get lost in vague to-do lists or feel uncertain about specific grade requirements. Without clear guidance and a thorough understanding of what they need to complete, students struggle to fill in the gaps themselves—often leading to forgotten tasks and other setbacks. 

Students need a centralized plan, backed by clear guidance from their teachers, to prevent uncertainty and oversights. Sharing a unified understanding of learning expectations and requirements ensures both students and educators remain on the same page, empowering students to advance in their CCR journey with confidence. 

What Completion Standards and Student Task List solves for both educators and students

With clear visibility into student activity, Completion Standards and Student Task List enables educators to easily define expectations, customize plans, and generate meaningful reports. These features provide a simplified framework for tracking and planning–making it easier for educators to spend more time on 1:1 support. 

Clear learning expectations

Educators need clarity in the ways they guide students and report on progress. With a comprehensive view of student progress, educators are enabled to plan with purpose and set clear learning expectations for their students. When educators and students share clear expectations, it sets a framework for constructive learning and reduces guesswork in curriculum planning and task management. For students, staying on track is easier when they know exactly what they need to complete and what they’ve already accomplished. 

Customized roadmaps

Each school and district has unique requirements to meet–in state guidelines, district initiatives, and school-based programs. To meet these requirements, educators need a customizable setup for task management and reporting. With Completion Standards and Student Task List, educators can customize their plan to align with specific CCR initiatives at the school and district level. With a few clicks, educators can easily configure plans by grade, school, or student group, and set custom due dates and task types for a highly personalized roadmap.

Simplified reporting

Reporting student progress can be tedious without the right tool in place. Sifting through disparate data, analyzing activity, and effectively communicating results with students can eat up valuable time for educators and may not produce a holistic picture of student progress. To generate meaningful reports, educators need a centralized tracking hub and the ability to drill into specific insights. Equipped with a comprehensive reporting suite, educators can easily manage progress data, export reports, and communicate directly with students.

Support educators and students with simplified planning 

A student’s planning journey is complex, and educators need clear visibility into student activity to provide personalized support–while still aligning tasks with state and district standards. Completion Standards and Student Task List provides that visibility in a customizable setup, where educators can configure plans by school, grade, or student group. 

Supported by a clear and personalized task list, students can be confident they’re taking actionable steps towards their goals while meeting all requirements. For educators, robust management capabilities make it easy to adjust deadlines, offer exemptions, approve activities, export reports, and communicate with students–all in one intuitive interface. And with built-in resources like training guides and lesson plans, educators can hit the ground running. 

Get to know Completion Standards and Student Task List by walking through its features in Xello’s Knowledge Base.