Enabling pK12 Data Identification, Movement and Usage

Larry Fruth, Ph.D.Executive Director

Schools Interoperability Framework Association

April 23, 2007

SIS

Network Accounts

Cafeteria

Library

Transportation

Challenge – Schools Traditional Setup

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• Non-profit membership organization of over 400:– Schools, Districts and Regional Service Agencies– U.S. and State Departments of Education– International Government Agencies– pK-12 Educational Technology Companies – Other educational organizations

• Community jointly building XML Specifications for software to share data quickly, dynamically and securely and Implementation Support Tools

• Lead support agency for National Data Model• Lead support agency for Longitudinal Data Grants

End-Users and

Developers:

What Do We Need or

Would Like to Do?

Specification / Certification Development

Technical Development

Business and Use Case

Development

SIFA “Community

Opportunities”

SIFA “Community

Opportunities”

This Can Help It Get It

Done!

SIF Implementation Specification

• Not a product but a “blueprint” for managing school data

• Describes the data (what) + infrastructure (how)

• Works cross platform via web interfaces

• “Platform Independent Vendor Neutral”• Has a developed Certification Program

• Supporting 5 million students, teachers and coordinators in 48 states and 6 countries

• Legislatively mandated in states and internationally

• Demanded/suggested by USED, states, schools and internationally in dozens current or planned RFP’s

• Expanding into other industry “verticals” for teaching / learning processes

SIF Implementation Specification

• 2 identified implementation concepts

• Horizontal Implementations

• Vertical Implementations

Library Automation

FoodServices

Student Information System

District Zone

State Zone

Questions?

Larry Fruth, Ph.D.lfruth@sifinfo.orgwww.sifinfo.org202-607-1178

Thank You!