Introduction

The Finance Work Group (FWG) is an entity within the Ed-Fi Governance structure (see Figure 1) and intended to enhance the educational finance community’s engagement in, input into and use of Ed-Fi data and technology standards.  The FWG’s main purpose is to represent the perspectives of the financial community (SEAs, LEAs, vendors and thought leaders) to the Ed-Fi Governance processes with the purpose of making the Ed-Fi data and technology standards more widely adopted and used.  The FWG may make recommendations through the Ed-Fi Governance processes about investment in the Ed-Fi product roadmap and business strategies.  The full charter for the FWG can be viewed here Finance Work Group Charter.  

Membership

Any education organization, vendor, finance organization, or standards body (e.g., CEDS or IMS Global Learning Consortium®) that is in good standing with the Ed-Fi Alliance can have representative members on the FWG.  Members are responsible for:

1.      Identifying the primary contact for the organization

2.      Providing input and feedback on abstracts that are presented for review

3.      Registering and participating in the Ed-Fi polling process

4.      Participating in information sharing on practices and issue resolution

5.      Providing input and feedback on Ed-Fi data and technology standards

If you are interested in learning more about the FWG and perhaps becoming a member, please express your interest by email to Governance@Ed-Fi.org 

Membership in the FWG is ongoing unless the individual requests to be removed from the membership roster or has not participated in any FWG related activity or conference callsTo join the work group, please consult: Work Group Membership Processes

To see a list of current members, consult Finance Work Group - Current Members.

Resources

Meeting notes are published under the Finance Work Group Meetings sections.

Collaborative documents are managed in an AWG Google Docs folder (members should request access as needed).