Recent guidance from NCES in the ARRA SLDS Grant Application includes the following language:

“These systems must be designed to meet the standards and guidelines of the National Center for Education Statistics to the maximum extent feasible. These resources currently include the NCES Handbooks Online, the schemas of the Schools Interoperability Framework Association and the Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council, the National Education Data Model of the National Forum on Education Statistics, the data glossary of NCES’ Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, and others. Work is currently underway to create comprehensive standards and guidelines for use by States to promote data quality and interoperability of data systems both within States and across States."

In an effort to assist states in planning for their state implementation, the SIF Association is pleased to announce the release of the ARRA SLDS Toolkit.  This webinar will provide information about the tookit, SIF and current work being done to support the grant requirements.  Join us from 1:00-2:00 pm Eastern.