1. Data Integration Update

2. Data Integration Methods  Download file from SWIS  Tab Delimited  Comma Delimited  XML Data  S-Dex (available now)  SIF (not yet available)

3. S-Dex SDex downloads SWIS data from all District schools –District builds a bridge from SDex to district database –Data entry into district database Successful with Pentamation, eSchool PLUS S-Dex manual on SWIS website

4. Data Integration Update Missouri & Oregon Examples –SDex upload into Pentamation; now Eschool PLUS More examples needed from other Data Information Systems

5. SIF (Schools Interoperability Framework)  Industry initiative enabling diverse applications to interact & share data easily  Initially started by Microsoft to create “a blueprint for educational software interoperability & data access”  SWIS is in the process of SIF certification

6. School Interoperability Framework (SIF) Zone Integration Server SWIS Agent Sunguard (Pentamation, EschoolPLUS) SASI Agent eSIS Agent

8. School Interoperability Framework (SIF) –Fall 2007 – SWIS will have SIF agent –Requires District applications to have SIF agent and State ZIS –Download and upload from district databases –Anticipated to be used nationwide to link software applications

9. Requirements for SIF Software must be SIF compliant (eSchoolPLUS, PowerSchool, eSIS, SASI,…..) District must have access to Zone Integration Server (ZIS) –Some states have this (South Carolina) –Some are in process (Michigan, South Dakota, Montana…..)

10. Questions SWIS Facilitators contact Megan Amedo IT Questions forwarded to SWIS IT Staff –SDex: Seth May (sethm@uoregon.edu) –SIF: SIF Website (www.sifinfo.org)www.sifinfo.org –SWIS/SIF: Kanchana Eramudugoda (kanchana@uoregon.edu)