Schools Interoperability Framework Association
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The Schools Interoperability Framework Association, or SIFA, is the non-profit consortium responsible for the development of the Schools Interoperability Framework.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
