Wisconsin ACP mandate
Wisconsin's Academic and Career Plan (ACP): Grades 6–12, Statewide Software Included
Under Wis. Stat. § 115.28(59), every student in grades 6–12 develops an ACP that includes academic, career, personal, and social goals. Since July 2026, Wisconsin provides Xello as the statewide platform for all districts.
In Brief
Wisconsin's Academic and Career Plan (ACP) is a comprehensive, six-year planning requirement beginning in 6th grade and continuing through 12th. Every student must develop and maintain an ACP that integrates academic goals, career pathways, personal development, and social-emotional objectives. The mandate applies to all students—including those with IEPs, 504 plans, English learners, students experiencing homelessness, and students in the juvenile justice system. This universal inclusion ensures no student falls through a planning gap.
Wisconsin removed a major barrier to ACP implementation in 2026 by contracting Xello as the statewide ACP platform for all districts beginning July 1, 2026 (replacing Career Cruising, the prior vendor). This five-year contract ensures every Wisconsin school district has access to a professional, research-backed platform at no software cost. Districts can enhance their ACP process with additional career assessments, but they now have a unified, state-supported digital foundation.
What ACP actually requires
Checked against Wis. Stat. § 115.28(59), not against a category description.
Recommended assessment battery for Wisconsin districts
Sequenced across the 7th-12th grade arc.
Who Wisconsin districts already use for ACP
Real tools and workarounds we found in use for ACP compliance — not a hypothetical shortlist.
Wisconsin ACP Key Facts
Related on JobCannon
This page is one of 38 verified career-plan mandate pages JobCannon tracks, each citing a primary statute or regulation — for the Wisconsin ACP mandate that source is Wis. Stat. 115.28(59); DPI Academic and Career Planning (ACP). For the broader rollout picture, see career assessments for school districts, or the JobCannon for Business hub.
District-tier pricing
Scale is $199/mo and covers 200 people per billing period — one person, however many assessments they take, and a class-code arrival counts the same as an emailed invite. Growth is $999/mo for 1,000. Above that, or where enrolment should not be metered at all, it is an Enterprise conversation rather than a larger self-serve plan. A district-sized enrolment runs out of the monthly tiers quickly — the Education Licence below prices your whole enrolment per student for the year, assessments uncapped, and adds the full career and skills corpus.
Free
For micro-teams trying the platform
- ▸10 candidate invites/month (resets the 1st of each month)
- ▸All 164+ assessments
- ▸Premium result for every candidate you invite
- ▸Every candidate profile fully open — nothing blurred
- ▸Share link via email or Slack
- ▸Free trial of the coordinator dashboard
Starter
For solo coaches and small HR
- ▸30 candidates/mo included; extra candidates are $2 each
- ▸All 164+ assessments
- ▸Premium report (archetype + blind spots + work-style brief)
- ▸Coach notes per candidate
- ▸PDF export (client-ready)
- ▸Session prep recommendations
- ▸Candidate progress tracking
Team
For startups, teams and HR
- ▸80 candidates/mo included; extra candidates are $2 each
- ▸Everything in Starter
- ▸Team DNA dashboard
- ▸Compatibility matrix
- ▸Conflict-pattern detection
- ▸Compare 2-3 team members
- ▸Manager prep briefings
- ▸Shared admin access (2 seats)
Scale
For agencies, L&D and scale-ups
- ▸200 candidates/mo included; extra candidates are $2 each
- ▸Everything in Team
- ▸Integrity + social-desirability scales (fake-good detection)
- ▸White-label PDFs (your logo)
- ▸Full assessment API (start, score, retrieve results)
- ▸Custom assessment builder (beta)
- ▸Admin seats not billed per seat
- ▸Priority email support
Growth
For high-volume screening without a contract
- ▸1,000 candidates/mo included; extra candidates are $2 each
- ▸Everything in Scale
- ▸Invoice / PO billing, not just card
- ▸Named support contact with a response-time target
- ▸Annual billing option
Enterprise
For 200+ person companies
- ▸Candidate volume set in your contract, all assessments
- ▸Everything in Scale
- ▸SLA (99.9% uptime)
- ▸Dedicated Customer Success
- ▸Custom integrations built against your tenant (Greenhouse and Ashby ship today)
- ▸Annual billing, invoice payments
Self-serve checkout via Stripe — major cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link. Cancel anytime; 14-day money-back on every paid plan. Enterprise via the contact form below.
Education Licence — priced per student, per year
One rate per enrolled student for the academic year, sized for Wisconsin district or school-level ACP rollouts. Assessments uncapped, career and skills corpus included — multiply your own enrolment by the band and you have the most this can cost before you talk to us.
$1.25 down to $0.80 per student, per year — assessments uncapped
That multiplication is a ceiling, not a bill. If our self-serve plans would cover the same number of students for less, you are quoted the lower figure — we do not sell an institution its own students back at a higher price than anyone can buy them for on the pricing page.
District
A large school, multi-school district or trust
per year
- ▸Every assessment in the catalogue, retakes included, no per-assessment charge
- ▸Cohort dashboard with cross-school and year-over-year comparison
- ▸Full career and skills corpus — 2,521 careers, 1,863 skills
- ▸Read the corpus live over the API, or take a versioned snapshot
- ▸Named contact, quote letter formatted for procurement
College or university
A university, college or college group
per year
- ▸Every assessment in the catalogue, retakes included, no per-assessment charge
- ▸Cohort dashboard with cross-school and year-over-year comparison
- ▸Full career and skills corpus — 2,521 careers, 1,863 skills
- ▸Read the corpus live over the API, or take a versioned snapshot
- ▸Named contact, quote letter formatted for procurement
State system
A statewide or national programme
per year
- ▸Every assessment in the catalogue, retakes included, no per-assessment charge
- ▸Cohort dashboard with cross-school and year-over-year comparison
- ▸Full career and skills corpus — 2,521 careers, 1,863 skills
- ▸Read the corpus live over the API, or take a versioned snapshot
- ▸Named contact, quote letter formatted for procurement
£350 per school, per year — a flat whole-school licence rather than a per-student rate, because that is the unit UK schools budget in. Same uncapped assessments and same corpus. Excludes VAT.
The ladder starts at 1,301 students. Below that a self-serve plan already covers your whole roll for less than a licence would, so that is what we will point you at — and UK schools have the flat whole-school licence above at any size. Bands are by enrolment, and the rate applies to your whole roll rather than to a seat count you have to predict. Invoiced annually against a purchase order; no per-assessment charge and nothing to top up mid-year. Assessing an institution's enrolled students is covered by the Education Licence, not by a hiring plan. What is in the corpus.
Request a Wisconsin district pilot
Tell us how many students you expect to assess in a term and what your review process asks for. If something on your requirements list is not in the product, we will say so in the reply rather than in the pilot.
Wisconsin's research-based approach recognizes that students benefit from an extra year of career exploration before high school. Starting in 6th grade allows schools to identify student interests, strengths, and goals early, so high school course selection is intentional from day one.
Yes, as of July 1, 2026, Wisconsin contracted Xello as the statewide ACP platform. DPI funds the contract, and all districts have access at no cost. This replaces the prior vendor (Career Cruising) and eliminates per-seat or per-district software fees for ACP management.
Absolutely. Wisconsin's statute explicitly requires that ACP services be provided to all students, including those with IEPs, 504 plans, English learners, gifted students, homeless students, and those in the juvenile justice system. No student is exempt.
An ACP must document the student's academic goals, career interests and pathways, personal development objectives, and social-emotional goals—along with specific actions or means to achieve them. It's a comprehensive personal plan, not just a career tracker.
Wisconsin law does not mandate a specific review frequency; that's left to each school or district. Many districts review annually or semi-annually, especially at transition points (middle to high school, junior to senior year).
Wisconsin's ACP mandate does not legally require a specific frequency or schedule for ACP review and revision; schools and districts determine their own review cadence based on local practice.