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"SIF®" is an acronym you may see a lot these days,
but what exactly is it?

SIF® Integration

SIF® stands for "Schools Interoperability Framework". In a nutshell, it's a technology industry initiative to develop an open specification that will allow K-12 instructional and administrative software applications to work together more effectively. SIF® is not linked to any particular operating system or platform, and will enable diverse applications to interact and share data seamlessly.

For example, a software application that uses student demographic information cannot share data with a different application that uses the same information. School districtadministrators then have no mechanism for creating reports that consolidate these cross-application data sources. The SIF® initiative solves this problem by defining common data objects and implementing a messaging protocol to move these data objects across different software applications. A meaningful report can now be generated from these two different applications.

SIF® is expected to revolutionize the way information is stored, accessed, updated, and transferred, greatly reducing the administrative burden in schools and creating huge savings in time and money. More importantly, SIF® will aid parents, teachers, students, administrators, school boards, and the community at large by sharing data and enabling them to do what they do best. Are your district's software applications SIF® certified? Call Prismworks Technology for an on-site consultation.

SIF® is a registered trademark of the Schools Interoperability Framework Association (SIFA).