improve the Ed-Fi API standards and the open-source Ed-Fi technology. It will assist the Ed-Fi effort in prioritizing changes that can have the greatest impact on adding efficiency to development and operation of Ed-Fi-based data exchange by these systems. The SIG also seeks to provide a forum for SIS vendors to share best practice that can lower costs for SIS systems and raise the level of community benefits from Ed-Fi-based data exchange.
The goals of this SIG:
- Provide input on the evolution of and roadmap for Ed-Fi API standards in the data domains that SIS systems manage, by proposing changes or evaluating proposals to change that contractual interface. This would include suggestions for Ed-Fi Certification and Badge programs that help assess and publish compliance.
- Provide input on the evolution of and roadmap for the related open-source Ed-Fi technology, in areas beyond those defined by Ed-Fi standards but that have an impact on SIS systems (e.g., specific authorization configuration, API performance or performance monitoring, roadmap and release practices, etc.)
- Identify community best practice and assist the Ed-Fi Alliance in monitoring and improving alignment to that best practice. This includes working to improve API extension modeling practices in the field and suggesting improvements to programmatic work of the Alliance to align the community to best practice.
- Allow SIS systems to share best practice in development operations or other aspects of their Ed-Fi work.
Participation in this SIG is open to any certified Ed-Fi SIS systems.