1. Mapping Your Future®: Supporting Standards
Presented by: Al Walser Senior Programmer Analyst

2. Mapping Your Future is a neutral, non-proprietary, and non-commercial resource of information and services for students, families, and schools.  We're a national collaborative project of the financial aid industry – bringing together the expertise of the industry to provide you with the best information available.

3. History
In 1996, guaranty agency leaders saw the need to deliver online services to schools and students. By working together, the agencies could meet those needs. They formed Mapping Your Future. In 1997, Mapping Your Future began offering Online Student Loan Counseling.

4. OSLC usage 16 counseling types
More to come
Proprietary sessions
3,117 postsecondary schools participating
8,210,219 counseling sessions completed
emphases need based on number of general counseling types (16) with more to come (TEACH Grant counseling, possibly others in the future) PLUS the Loan Counseling Powered by Mapping Your Future sessions which the individual organizations own but which we power/support.  Then, the number of schools using counseling and the number of sessions completed as of today.

5. eMN FAMS Guarantors Standards needed 3,117 numerous providers
Student does counseling
Counseling stored in our database
Schools get data from database and usually import to financial aid management systems.  There are MANY types of financial aid management systems, some which currently use proprietary layouts (so schools can’t easily upload our data).  In addition, some schools use Mapping Your Future’s Online Student Loan Counseling and other counseling products, so they have data in multiple formats.
Guarantors get data from database—like schools, might have proprietary systems and/or have difficulty uploading our data to their system.
Then, we also have Sponsors (guarantor) and Friends (lenders) whose online loan application systems (MPNs) interact with our database—both receiving data and querying for data.
FAMS
numerous providers

6. Standards needed Efficient – saving money and resources
Effective – enables multiple perspectives on a process
Flexible – users can use what data elements they want from the standard
Collaborative – enables new projects that otherwise wouldn’t be possible
Many points apply to our Sponsors and Friends also, as they need us to help them better serve their school clients.

7. Standards needed Enable multiple systems to work with one another
Reduce need for IT development and support for schools
Enhance school flexibility to use data as needed

8. Contact
Al Walser (512)

9. Presented by: Ida Quamina, Director of Product Management
Perspectives from National, Centralized Data Exchange Service Providers
Presented by:
Ida Quamina, Director of Product Management

10. Overview of ELM
Mutual Benefit Technology Services Company for Student Loan Data Exchange
ELM provides application to disbursement data aggregation and mapping services
Non for profit, funded by Member Lenders and Guarantors
Over 2000 schools, 2100 lender codes and all guarantors participate with ELM

11. Supporting File Formats
ELM currently supports the following data file formats
CommonLine v4
CommonLine v5
CommonLine 96
ISIR
EDE
Proprietary

12. Supporting File Formats
% of Batch Schools by Data Format

13. Supporting File Formats
Schools using homegrown or older systems usually do not support the current CommonLine standard
More schools moving to packaged systems
100% of Loan Providers using CommonLine v4 for batch transactions

14. Supporting File Formats
We prefer to receive batch files in an approved supported CommonLine format
It takes twice as long to implement a participant using a non-standard format
Additional coding and testing is required for non-standard formats

15. Supporting Customers
Because we sit in the middle of the data exchange process, we have to be flexible by supporting multiple formats across participants.
ELM translates data formats between participants.

16. Challenges Overhead in supporting multiple formats
Regulatory changes (i.e. GradPLUS ) requires changes be made to all ELM supported formats
Proprietary format customers require the most amount of work to make changes
Significant testing required for each proprietary customer

17. Challenges Decisions on when to no longer support a standard
Balancing the needs of the customer with the needs of the business
How long is too long?

18. Challenges Coordinating the implementation of a new standard
Adoption – Who and When are key questions
Agreeing on implementation interpretations
Working in partnership with key partners
SIS Vendors
Loan Providers

19. Conclusion One standard format accepted and used by all
One standard format implemented in coordination with all trading partners

20. Questions?

21. Ida Quamina, Director of Product Management
Contact Information
Ida Quamina, Director of Product Management
ext. 1833

22. Doug Falk, National Student Clearinghouse
Perspectives from National, Centralized Data Exchange Service Providers
Doug Falk, National Student Clearinghouse

23. Agenda
Introduction
Standards at Work
Challenges and Opportunities

24. National Student Clearinghouse
Founded in 1993 as a not-for-profit organization in affiliation with several educational associations including AACRAO, NASFAA COHEAO, NCHELP, et al.
To serve as a neutral, centralized educational agent in fulfilling educational reporting needs

25. Mission:
To facilitate the exchange and understanding of student enrollment, performance, and related information in support of the education community

26. Partners:

27. Electronic Transcript Exchange
EnrollmentVerify
Electronic
Transcript Exchange
Core Service
DegreeVerify
Transcript Ordering
Student Self-Service
StudentTracker
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28. Agenda
Introduction
Standards at Work
Challenges and Opportunities

29. Enrollment Data:
EDI TS190
Transcript Request/Resp:
EDI TS146/147
PESC XML Standard
Transcript Delivery:
PESC DTS
Transcript Exchange:
EDI TS130
PESC XML Transcript
Single Sign-on:
Shibboleth/
InCommon
Enrollment & Degree Verification:
HR-XML
Department of Education:
NSLDS Enrollment Reporting

30. Upcoming Initiatives Interfacing with SIS for XML Transcript Requests
Interfacing with Student Portals for Single-Sign on
Expanding Enrollment Reporting to Include Institution and other Student IDs

31. Agenda
Introduction
Standards at Work
Challenges and Opportunities

32. Challenges Implementing Standards and Making Changes
Vendor Support
Coordination of Effort
Mandating Use of Standards
What is the Role of a “Clearinghouse”
Promote and Encourage Use of Standards
Sensitive to Customer Capabilities
Balance Ease of Use Versus Enforcement

33. Differentiate on Product and Service, not Data
Opportunities
More Collaboration with Vendors
Coordinated Changes Through PESC
Bottom Line:
Differentiate on Product and Service, not Data

34. Contact Doug Falk National Student Clearinghouse
(703)