Case Study: Davenport Community Schools builds a district-wide future readiness program with Xello

How Davenport Community Schools Uses Xello to Reach All Students, Meet ICAP Standards, and Build a Powerful, District-Wide Future Readiness Program

Davenport Community Schools, a large Iowa district serving over 15,000 students, faced the challenge of creating a systematic college and career readiness program. They needed an engaging solution to meet state ICAP requirements, improve a graduation rate in the low-80s, and better prepare all students for their post-secondary lives by closing a significant awareness gap about future opportunities.

The district implemented Xello as a comprehensive future readiness program. The solution provided a centralized, student-driven platform with curriculum lessons that were easy for teachers to use. Key results included streamlined student access via single sign-on, powerful data analytics for tracking engagement and meeting ICAP targets, and direct messaging to students for event recruitment. Administrators and counselors praised Xello for its engaging content and the efficient data it provides, expecting it to help more students build competitive advantages and avoid falling through the cracks.

Davenport Community Schools

Jennifer Boyd

Curriculum and Instruction Specialist