High School & Beyond Plan
Overview
The High School and Beyond Plan (HSBP) is a robust and structured program which helps to prepare students for life after high school. It is both a Washington state and Lake Washington School District graduation requirement. In LWSD, we use the Xello program to assist us in meeting the goals of this graduation requirement.
Xello is an online software that guides students through activities which will help them explore their post-secondary options. Xello is also a resource that students can use to learn more about careers, schools, and majors that they are interested in. Every student has a Xello account, and they can access it here: Xello.World. Parents can also create an account so they can view their students progress on their HSBP and the information included in Xello. Please email Nikole Lalas if you are a parent and would like access to your student's Xello account.
Throughout each year of students’ high school career, they will be responsible for independently completing different components of their HSPB under the guidance of our College and Career Readiness Counselor, Nikole Lalas. Each quarter an activity will be emailed out to students, and their parents, with information on what needs to be completed in the Xello account. If students need help with the activities, or have questions about the HSBP requirements, they can reach Nikole Lalas by using the contact information below.
Contact Information:
Nikole Lalas
College and Career Readiness Counselor
HSBP & Dual Credit Coordinator
Completing Your HSBP
Students - click the box below and you will automatically be signed into your Xello account:
If you are not using an LWSD computer, you must login to your LWSD Account first.
Once you have logged into your Xello account you will be taken to your Xello Dashboard. There you will see the Assignments that you need to complete each year:
All of the assignments listed are required pieces of your HSBP and updates on which lessons are due will be sent out in the HSBP Newsletter each quarter.
If you are a Senior: as long as all of the assignments have been completed, your transcript will be updated to reflect that your HSBP graduation requirement has been met in May.
Trouble Accessing Xello?
If you cannot access your account with the above link, or you would like to set up your Xello account for summer access, please follow the directions below:
- Navigate to https://xello.world and click on the "Having trouble signing in?" link:
- Then enter your LWSD student email account.
- Go to your LWSD email inbox to view the email from Xello
- (be sure to check your “junk” folder if you can’t find the email in your inbox)
- Click the link and follow the directions to reset your password.
- You are now able to login directly at https://xello.world with your username and new password:
- Username: LWSD-[Student ID#]
- Password: [new password]
Personal Pathway Waivers
A Personal Pathway is a sequence of courses identified in the student’s High School and Beyond Plan that prepares the student to meet graduation requirements and specific post-high school career or educational goals. Two (2) World Language credits and Two (2) Art credits are typically required for graduation unless students choose to create a Personal Pathway by replacing some of those classes with other courses. Replacement classes need to align with their post high school interests, for example a student interested in becoming a nurse might take Anatomy and Physiology instead of Art.
Students wanting to take advantage of this option must designate which class they would like to take, and how the replacement class will help them in achieving their post high school plan, by completing the waivers linked below. Please submit completed waivers to Nikole Lalas via email at nlalas@lwsd.org.
Once the waiver has been approved, the credit will show as “waived” in Skyward. This just means that the student no longer needs to complete the credit in Art or World Language, and instead the required credit will be applied to the alternate course they selected for their Personal Pathway.
Appendix H - Request for Alternative to Art
Appendix G - Request for Alternatives to World Language Courses
Questions? Please Contact:
Nikole Lalas
College and Career Readiness Counselor
HSBP & Dual Credit Coordinator
College and Career Readiness Counselor
HSBP & Dual Credit Coordinator
