Mapping Your Future ® : Supporting Standards Presented by: Al Walser Senior Programmer Analyst

History In 1996, guaranty agency leaders saw the need to deliver online services to schools and students. By working together, the agencies could meet those needs. They formed Mapping Your Future. In 1997, Mapping Your Future began offering Online Student Loan Counseling.

OSLC usage 16 counseling types – More to come – Proprietary sessions 3,117 postsecondary schools participating 8,210,219 counseling sessions completed

Standards needed 3,117 numerous providers

Standards needed Efficient – saving money and resources Effective – enables multiple perspectives on a process Flexible – users can use what data elements they want from the standard Collaborative – enables new projects that otherwise wouldn’t be possible

Standards needed Enable multiple systems to work with one another Reduce need for IT development and support for schools Enhance school flexibility to use data as needed

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Perspectives from National, Centralized Data Exchange Service Providers Presented by: Ida Quamina, Director of Product Management Presented by: Ida Quamina, Director of Product Management

ELM Resources - Confidential  Mutual Benefit Technology Services Company for Student Loan Data Exchange  ELM provides application to disbursement data aggregation and mapping services  Non for profit, funded by Member Lenders and Guarantors  Over 2000 schools, 2100 lender codes and all guarantors participate with ELM Overview of ELM

ELM Resources - Confidential  ELM currently supports the following data file formats CommonLine v4 CommonLine v5 CommonLine 96 ISIR EDE Proprietary Supporting File Formats

ELM Resources - Confidential Supporting File Formats % of Batch Schools by Data Format

ELM Resources - Confidential  Schools using homegrown or older systems usually do not support the current CommonLine standard  More schools moving to packaged systems  100% of Loan Providers using CommonLine v4 for batch transactions Supporting File Formats

ELM Resources - Confidential  We prefer to receive batch files in an approved supported CommonLine format  It takes twice as long to implement a participant using a non-standard format  Additional coding and testing is required for non-standard formats Supporting File Formats

ELM Resources - Confidential  Because we sit in the middle of the data exchange process, we have to be flexible by supporting multiple formats across participants.  ELM translates data formats between participants. Supporting Customers

ELM Resources - Confidential  Overhead in supporting multiple formats Regulatory changes (i.e. GradPLUS ) requires changes be made to all ELM supported formats Proprietary format customers require the most amount of work to make changes Significant testing required for each proprietary customer Challenges

ELM Resources - Confidential  Decisions on when to no longer support a standard Balancing the needs of the customer with the needs of the business How long is too long? Challenges

ELM Resources - Confidential  Coordinating the implementation of a new standard Adoption – Who and When are key questions Agreeing on implementation interpretations Working in partnership with key partners  SIS Vendors  Loan Providers Challenges

ELM Resources - Confidential  One standard format accepted and used by all  One standard format implemented in coordination with all trading partners Conclusion

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ELM Resources - Confidential Ida Quamina, Director of Product Management ext Contact Information

5 th Annual Conference on Technology & Standards April 28 – 30, 2008 Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill Perspectives from National, Centralized Data Exchange Service Providers Doug Falk, National Student Clearinghouse

5 th Annual Conference on Technology & Standards Agenda Introduction Standards at Work Challenges and Opportunities

5 th Annual Conference on Technology & Standards National Student Clearinghouse Founded in 1993 as a not-for-profit organization in affiliation with several educational associations including AACRAO, NASFAA COHEAO, NCHELP, et al. To serve as a neutral, centralized educational agent in fulfilling educational reporting needs

5 th Annual Conference on Technology & Standards Mission: To facilitate the exchange and understanding of student enrollment, performance, and related information in support of the education community

5 th Annual Conference on Technology & Standards Partners:

5 th Annual Conference on Technology & Standards 6/3/ Core Service EnrollmentVerify DegreeVerify Student Self-Service StudentTracker Transcript Ordering Electronic Transcript Exchange

5 th Annual Conference on Technology & Standards Agenda Introduction Standards at Work Challenges and Opportunities

5 th Annual Conference on Technology & Standards Enrollment Data: EDI TS190 Transcript Request/Resp: EDI TS146/147 PESC XML Standard Transcript Delivery: PESC DTS Transcript Exchange: EDI TS130 PESC XML Transcript Department of Education: NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Enrollment & Degree Verification: HR-XML Single Sign-on: Shibboleth/ InCommon

5 th Annual Conference on Technology & Standards Upcoming Initiatives Interfacing with SIS for XML Transcript Requests Interfacing with Student Portals for Single-Sign on Expanding Enrollment Reporting to Include Institution and other Student IDs

5 th Annual Conference on Technology & Standards Agenda Introduction Standards at Work Challenges and Opportunities

5 th Annual Conference on Technology & Standards Challenges Implementing Standards and Making Changes –Vendor Support –Coordination of Effort Mandating Use of Standards –What is the Role of a “Clearinghouse” Promote and Encourage Use of Standards Sensitive to Customer Capabilities –Balance Ease of Use Versus Enforcement

5 th Annual Conference on Technology & Standards Opportunities More Collaboration with Vendors Coordinated Changes Through PESC Bottom Line: Differentiate on Product and Service, not Data

5 th Annual Conference on Technology & Standards Contact Doug Falk National Student Clearinghouse (703)