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Schools Interoperability Framework Association





HISTORY


Founded in 1997 by vendors under the auspices of the Software Information Industry Association , SIFA has evolved into a consortium of the Department Of Education , states, education software companies, state education agencies, and school districts.


ORGANIZATION


SIFA is composed of several working groups and task forces. Working groups tend to represent business verticals in the K-12 space and thus persistent categories. Task forces are oriented towards a particular topic and have a set lifecycle.

The areas covered are:

  • Assessments

  • Data Warehouse

  • Human Resources & Financials

  • Food Services

  • Instructional Services

  • Library Automation

  • Student Information

  • Transportation and Geographic Information Systems

  • Data Model

  • Vertical Reporting

  • Web Services Interoperability



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