Project List for the 2026-27 SY

Descriptor alignment with Ed-Fi

DPI is aligning its descriptors with Ed-Fi Data Standards to improve consistency and support accurate state and federal reporting. As part of this work, many descriptors have shifted from the uri://dpi.wi.gov/ namespace to uri://ed-fi.org/. These updated descriptors are used across multiple API endpoints.

Vendors should use Swagger for the complete descriptor list. The Certification Scenarios for 2026-27 SY contains a full list of descriptors.

Improves interoperability and reporting accuracy by aligning DPI descriptors with Ed-Fi standards, ensuring consistent data, reducing errors, and simplifying vendor integration and compliance.

Yes

Yes

All

REF ID 779 - Upgrading API 7.x and DS 5.x for 25-26SY

(Carryover 2025-26 SY)

The/studentSchoolAssociation resource has new attributes:

The NextYearGradeLevelDescriptorwill be used to collect grade for next enrollment, the repeatGradeIndicatorwill be discontinued (public LEAs) .

Yes

Yes

All

REF ID 830 - Graduation status

New way to collect and share graduation status

Enhances timeliness and accuracy of graduation reporting; improves response to verification requests.

Yes

Yes

All

SCED Course Upgrade to Version 13.0

Stay current with the latest version of the ​SCED 13.0 course codes.

Ensures standardized course reporting by using the latest SCED codes, improving interoperability and reducing errors.

Yes

Yes

Public

REF ID 853 - New CTE Cluster Model

Update to the data model for Career Education Clusters

Ensures clarity and consistency in career pathways and Perkins V reporting by reducing redundancy and aligning with national standards through a streamlined 14-cluster model. Informational only

Yes

Yes

Public

REF ID 202511045 - Remove Co-Ops from WISEdata

Remove Work-based learning (WBL) programs related to State Co-op Ed. Skill Standards. The following WBL programs are retiring and will no longer need to be collected through WISEdata

Yes

Yes

Public

Courses Endpoint available for Parental Choice Program LEAs

In Ed‑Fi, the Courses endpoint defines the catalog of courses a school offers. Courses serve as a structural backbone that supports the creation of transcripts and more.

Informational only

Choice

Pupil Count Report for Membership

The 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 (2025-2027 Biennial Budget), eliminates Outreach Hours. Programs offering 437 hours of instruction will be able to count 4K pupils at the 0.60 FTE level.

Ensures compliance with Wisconsin Act 15 and supports consistent reporting of 4K pupils.

Yes

No

Public

REF ID 795 - Pearson API Integration Reading Screener (Carryover 2025-26 SY)

Integrate Pearson's aimswebPLUS system with the WISEdata Ed-Fi API. The data exchange will cover all students in grade levels 4K-3 who are primarily enrolled in public schools, including Independent Charter Schools (ICS), during the administration period(s).

To support this integration, SIS vendors will be required to collect and report each student’s homeroom information(homeroomIndicator) through the /studentSectionAssociation endpoint, ensuring accurate data for Pearson's aimswebPlus system.

Moreover, a new resource, /staffEducationOrganizationContactAssociations, will be used to report staff email addresses. This approach facilitates managing staff members who have worked in multiple LEAs and possess multiple email addresses.

For LEAs using SSO we highly recommend submitting on identifiers on /studentEducationOrganizationAssociations such as loginID, electronicMailAddress, localPersonId, etc. to support rostering and student matching with third‑party systems such as aimswebPlus, i‑Ready, or similar.

This project will enable seamless integration with Pearson's system (aimswebPLUS) to pull student rostering information and push assessment results through the WISEdata Ed-Fi API, ensuring efficient data exchange between systems.

Yes

Yes

Public

REF ID 619 - Staff Identity Integration (Carryover 2025-26 SY)

Allows vendors to review and create a WISEid for staff similar to the Student Identity Integration.

The Staff Identity integration is optional. However, if a vendor chooses to implement it, development should be prioritized earlier, as certain staff data is required for Act 20 reporting.

To expand the Identity Integration to handle staff data.

Yes

No

Public

Additional Ed-Fi Resources

To establish foundational work for integration with WISEdash Local, Education Analytics (EA), and other third-party vendors used by the LEA.

Supports smoother data exchange with trusted vendor partners for district-level analytics and reporting.

Yes

No

Public

REF ID 626 - Address Verification API for Vendors

Enable seamless access for LEAs (via their vendors) to retrieve verified student addresses through our API.

Streamline data integration and enhance accuracy in student location information for improved educational processes.

No (optional)

No

All

REF ID 128 - ACT EdFi Collaboration (Assessment Rostering/Outcomes)

Establish an integration with the ACT vendor to enable the ACT to pull a comprehensive student roster directly from the WI DPI and seamlessly transmit test results to our system through the Ed-Fi API.

Streamline the test result reporting process, reducing manual efforts and minimizing the risk of errors.

ACT

No

All

REF ID 524 - DRC Pre-Assessment Roster

Establish an integration with DRC to enable them to efficiently pull a student roster directly from the WI DPI through the Ed-Fi API.

Streamline the Forward Exam administration process by providing DRC with a direct and efficient means to retrieve student rosters.

DRC

No

All

REF ID 233 - i-Ready Integration

Establish an integration with i-Ready to enable them to efficiently post students' results to the WISEdata Ed-Fi API.

To advance educational equity by providing districts that use i-Ready access to the same tools in WISEdash that other districts have.

i-Ready

No

Public

WISEdata Ed-Fi Validations API

This integration allows SIS vendors to display the WISEdata validation messages within their SIS product, which in turn will help LEAs to easily identify what the error/warning is and where to fix it. The WISEdata Ed-Fi Validations API is an optional integration, does not require integration testing, and can be completed at any time during the school year.

To offer LEAs an improved validation experience that boosts their data quality.

No (optional)

No

All

Immunization Registry Integration

This integration helps LEAs to retrieve their students' immunization records from the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR) system and ingest them into the SIS.

To saves significant amounts of LEA’s staff time spent on entering student immunization records into the SIS, and to improve the accuracy of immunization data in the SIS.

No (optional)

No

All