How Ed-Fi Support is Enabled in PowerSchool

The Integrated Data Exchange with Ed-Fi is installed automatically as part of state reporting releases. Data is securely transferred between PowerSchool and the State Ed-Fi systems using secure HTTP with each LEA receiving separate security credentials as specified by the State Education Agency (SEA). Transferred data must be formatted per the published Ed-Fi specification, an Application Programming Interface (API) based on Representational State Transfer (REST) to create, read, update, or delete information using the JSON data-interchange format and HTTP.

The Ed-Fi REST API is key to the Integrated Data Exchange with Ed-Fi. It provides the following services:

• Download data including state code lists (Ed-Fi Descriptors) and education organizations as published by the Minnesota Department of Education
• Upload data on an as-needed basis
• Publish data changes in near real-time
• Publish/Receive student transfer data
• Process student transfer data
• Report data quality issues