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Welcome to the Playbook

Welcome to the Ed-Fi playbook for technology providers in the K–12 ecosystem! This information is intended to help you understand the major aspects of building data system integrations using the Ed-Fi Data Standard. 

There are two intended audience for the this playbook:

• The first three sections are for anyone who works at a K–12 technology company interested in Ed-Fi.
• The remaining sections are for software developers (though business analysts may find them helpful too). 

Knowledge Base Articles

Knowledge base (KB) articles in this online guide present more detailed information that goes deeper into the topics in the playbook.

At the right, please find links to additional KB articles that your teams will find helpful.

Ed-Fi Academy Content

If you haven’t already completed: 

• Ed-Fi 101 – Welcome to Ed-Fi 
• Ed-Fi 102 – Introduction to the Ed-Fi Technology Suite

We recommend these resources for those very new to Ed-Fi - they will assist in digesting the information presented in the playbook. 

Useful Links

• Ed-Fi Certification
• Roadmap Highlights for Technology Providers
• Ed-Fi ODS / API Sandbox
• Ed-Fi ODS / API for Suite 3 v7.1 (Latest)
• Suite 3 API Specifications
  • CORE STUDENT DATA API (RFC 24)
  • ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES API (RFC 22)
  • ENROLLMENT API (RFC 19)