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Program OverviewSIF Program 2014
Executive Office Of EducationWilliam A. Holscher – State SIF Program Manager
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SIF SolutionProblem: Need to put actionable information
in the hands of those who can make a difference and the data we have is periodic not reflective of what is happening in our schools today
Solution: Collect near-real time data from school districts that can be turned around and used in tools as actionable information
What is SIF?
Schools Interoperability Framework™ (SIF) - the first, largest, and most implemented open global standard for seamless, real time data transfer and usage.
The SIF Association is an international open source consortium that developed the standard for the education industry.
Copyright ©2007 Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF™) Association. All Rights Reserved.
Interoperability Framework
Copyright ©2007 Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF™) Association. All Rights Reserved.
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SIF ProgramThe MA SIF Program went operational on November
30, 2013.108 districts certified thru SIF for the SIMS 2014 EOY
Collection 90% of our 234 Race To The Top (RTTT) districts on-
line with SIF.All 403 MA Districts to be connected to the State using
the real-time event driven SIF Framework by July 2015The standards, policies and procedures established
from this initiative were designed to be rolled forward for all future annual SIF Program infrastructure, data element, and subscribing application enhancements
SIF Program 2013 ProcessSIF Program Repeatable Process
Agent Vendor Certification Web Site Requirements Test Scripts and Sites established Documentation
District Process• Real-time event driven verses scheduled batch file uploads• Real-time local data validations implemented• Error Reports available 24/7 -365 days a year• Real-time State EDWIN Data Warehouse reports updates• Dedicated District SIF support and on-boarding teams
District On-Boarding Vendor Specific District User Guides District Best Practices Established District Pre-Validation Tools SIF District Dashboard
District Focused SIF Documentation Enhanced SIF Reporting Guide designed in
conjunction with District Vendor and specifically targeted to seamlessly integrate with current SIS application documentation.
Includes Best Practices
Data Quality Validation Checklist designed to assist Districts and Schools verify data for SIF compliance prior to on-boarding with State.
SIF Program 2013 ToolsSIF Production Support
Help Desk Operational Support Guide
SIF Program Documentation Reusable System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Documentation
Architectural Designs Technical Designs Application Work Flows Requirements Functional Specifications Use Cases Test Plans Test Cases
SharePoint Repository Standardized MA SIF Profile and Associated Guide
SIF Program 2013 DeliverablesSIF Applications
Student Information Management System (SIMS) Student Course Schedule (SCS)Education Personnel Information Management
System (EPIMS)Student Claiming and Un-claiming
SIF Integrations EDWIN Teaching and Learning (IIS via Thinkgate)EDWIN Analytics (Longitudinal Data System - LDS)
MA Data Collections Applications
SIF Program 2013 TechnologySIF Infrastructure Established and Tested
Visual Software Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) SoftwareDEV, QA, Staging Prod EnvironmentsLoad balanced, Multi-Server, Zone Integration Server (ZIS)Veracity rules engine established (over 230+ business
rules)Preliminary Performance Benchmarks completed
SIF Architecture and POCOracle Data Integrator (ODI) Validations (1000+ rules)Real-time Event Driven Push ModeLevel 3 Authentication & Level 4 Encryption
Production State: District Perspective
SIS Publishing Agent (push)
Stage
Subscribing Agent
District Level
ESE ZIS
Horizontal ZIS
Teaching and Learning
EDWIN
Team Resources
Team Resources are incremental,
scalable, and available as
needed.
ESE Data Collections
New State Test Environments
DevQA
Staging
Districts
IT Support and outside services
Agent Vendors
ESE Data Quality
SIF Firsts: MA is first State to require a real-time district initiated push model MA is first State to require level 3 authentication and level 4 encryption MA is the first State to wrap the SIF certification requirement with its own vendor certification program.
o Assists vendors to get their agents and SIS working properly, so that data is pre-validated in real-time reducing everyone’s operational support costs.
o Vendors are rated and listed on State website MA is first State to implement a two-way, push mode, load balanced ZIS implementation MA is first State to implement a near real time, cross-object data quality checking and feedback loop MA is first State to provide district focused SIF /SIS documentation and provide a support team dedicated to assist them in cleaning up their data and on-boarding. MA was first to implement a Statewide COTS SIF solution doing the work mostly by itself (Training and Support from the COTS supplier)
SIF Program 2014 DescriptionSIF Version 2.7 Upgrade Visual Software Enhancements
Enhanced Performance Metrics Point in Time Transaction Recovery Automated State to District Code Table Updating
SIMS, SCS and EPIMS Element Expansion Web Services
Automatic SASID Assignment Via SIF - Pilot Student Claiming Enhancements for 2015 Deployment
SIF Program 2014 DescriptionLegacy Backend Re-Architecture
ODI Validations (1000+ rules) SIMS, SCS and EPIMS Processing School Safety Discipline Report (SSDR) Re-Architecture
State SIS Software As A Service (SAAS) Springfield MA State Data Center Hosted
IBM Tivoli Service Management (COMiT) IntegrationRational Team Concert (RTC) IntegrationAgent Vendor Re-Certification
New Vendor Test Environments and Process Enhancements MA SIF Profile v2.7 Certification Self Certification enabled
District On-Boarding Significant reduction in District On-boarding schedule
SIF Program 2014 ProcessPhase I – District Agent Vendor Certification
Vendor successfully certifies in MA QA SIF Test Environment without Agent Vendor Errors
Vendor successfully demonstrates 100% District load via Push mode to State
Vendor successfully demonstrates automatic State to District Code Table Update integration
Vendor Dress Rehearsal District successfully clears QA Testing without Vendor Errors or manual District assistance
Vendor DR + n Districts successfully clear QA Testing without Vendor Errors or manual District data entry assistance
SIF Program 2014 ProcessPhase II – District Pre-Onboarding Process
Documentation Walk-through SIF Staging Connectivity Check District clears Staging Data Quality Validation Checks
without Vendor Errors or manual District data entry assistance
Phase III - Onboarding Process Connecting district to the State SIF production environment District data is exclusively loaded via push mode except SAS
object District clears production Data Quality Validation Checks
without Vendor Errors or manual District data entry assistance
The Future with SIFStandard Framework by which all MA data will
flow SIF Version 3.1 UpgradeStatewide Daily Attendance ReportingReal-Time State Assigned Student Identifiers
(SASID)Real-Time Mass Education Personal
Identifiers (MEPID)Real-Time Student Claiming and Un-claimingEnhanced EDWIN State ReportingDistrict to District data sharingIntra-State data sharing via national exchange
Contacts:
William A. HolscherMA SIF State Program ManagerExecutive Office of Education75 Pleasant StreetMalden, MA 02148(781)338-6780 (Office)(603) 717-2725 (Cell)[email protected]
Robert HutchisonPresidentVisual Software Inc.1105 Taylorsville Rd, Suite 16Washington Crossing, PA 18977(215) 493 8210 x114 (Office)(215) 272 5231 (Cell)[email protected]
Questions
Class SIF Data in ET&L
Instructional Improvement System (IIS)
• Student profiles• An early
warning indicator system
• Dashboards & reports
• Model curriculum units
• Curriculum mapping and Lesson planning tools
• Aligned to Standards
• Tools to assess student understanding of multiple standards
• Competency Tracking System
• Aligned to standards
• High-quality digital resources to support instruction
• Aligned to standards
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SharePoint Repository
MA SIF User and Support documentation including the MA SIF Operational Support guide.
District SIF Support and Onboarding Dashboard that identifies all district information including vendors, contacts, SIF Onboarding Status, ET&L integration, and Technical product and connectivity information.
PMO and SDLC Documentation including Architectural and System Designs
SharePoint Repository
Massachusetts SIF Validations
