Ed-Fi Governance
About Ed-Fi Governance
This documentation describes the Ed-Fi Alliance's governance process, and how community members and the general public engage in that process.
The diagram below shows the Alliance's 3-tiered structure of governance and community engagement.
In the diagram:
- Tier 1 represents the voice of the stakeholders (education agencies, vendors, and thought leaders). This tier affords stakeholders the opportunity to propose and debate changes to the Ed-Fi data model and technology through participation in various work groups.
- Tier 2 is composed of representatives from the Alliance, work group chairs, and at-large representatives coming together as a Governance Advisory Team (GAT) to prioritize proposed changes and poll the broader Ed-Fi Community. The GAT receives input from and is supported by the Ed-Fi community and Ed-Fi Alliance staff.
- Tier 3 is the approval and advocacy group for the governance structure.
Active Work Groups
Work groups at the Tier 1 level are open to all Ed-Fi community members. If you are interested in learning more about these work groups or becoming a member, please express your interest by e-mail to governance@ed-fi.org.
Work Group | Goals |
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The Administrative Tooling Work Group's goals are to identify needs, field experiences and roadmap proposals for operationalizing the Ed-Fi technology stack, in service of at-scale, high-impact ESA and state-level implementations to improve classroom outcomes by promoting data interoperability. | |
The Data Standard Work Group's main purpose is to represent the use cases and perspectives of the Ed-Fi API users in the field to guide Ed-Fi data standards model with model update ideas for the upcoming releases. | |
The ESA work group’s main purpose is to represent the perspectives of the ESAs operating in the Ed-Fi Community to the Ed-Fi Governance processes with the purpose of making the Ed-Fi data and technology standards more widely adopted and used. The ESA may make recommendations through the Ed-Fi Governance processes about investment in the Ed-Fi product roadmap and business strategies. | |
The Educator Preparation Work Group is an established entity within the Ed-Fi Governance structure and is intended to enhance the use of the Ed-Fi data model and technology by educator preparation organizations as well as education agencies at the state and local level. | |
The Project Tanager Technical Workgroup's scope include:
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The goals for the SEA Work Group include:
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