OneRoster

OneRoster, developed by 1EdTech Consortium, is a standard specification for securely sharing class rosters and related data between a student information system (SIS) and other systems, such as content applications or learning information systems (LMS). This solution enables seamless data transfer, including student and teacher information, course enrollment, and academic scores, between different educational tools and platforms. OneRoster is designed for use in schools and districts of all sizes, ranging from small K-12 institutions to large educational organizations. It is utilized by teachers, technical administrators, school districts, educational publishers, and EdTech companies.

Key Features

OneRoster offers the following key features:

Multiple transfer options: OneRoster supports various transfer options for exchanging data, including spreadsheet-style CSV templates or direct system-to-system data exchange using REST API.

Secure provisioning of students, teachers, and other authorized system users: OneRoster ensures secure provisioning of users by facilitating the transfer of student, teacher, and other authorized system user data between systems, ensuring appropriate access to tools and resources.

Courses and sections data (classes): OneRoster enables the transfer of courses and sections data, including information about classes, between systems, allowing for accurate rostering and management of courses and sections across different platforms.

Optional demographic information: OneRoster supports the provision of optional demographic information about students, teachers, and other authorized system users, providing a more comprehensive profile of individuals that can be transferred between systems.

Academic session, semester, and term information: OneRoster allows for the transfer of academic session, semester, and term information between systems, ensuring the correct association of timeframes and periods with courses and classes.

School organization information: OneRoster supports the transfer of school organization information, including details about the school or district, between systems, helping to accurately associate courses and classes with the respective educational institutions.

Privacy and security via OAUTH 2.0: OneRoster ensures privacy and security through the use of the widely recognized security protocol, OAUTH 2.0, safeguarding the transfer of data between systems and protecting sensitive information.

Transmission of formative and summative score information (results): OneRoster enables the transmission of formative and summative score information between systems, ensuring the seamless transfer of academic results and accurate tracking and reporting of student performance.

Association and transmission of learning resources for course and course sections (classes): OneRoster facilitates the association and transmission of learning resources for courses and course sections between systems, ensuring that the right resources are available to students and teachers within their respective classes.

Certification separately for Resources and Results: OneRoster provides separate certification processes for Resources and Results, ensuring that the transfer of both learning resources and academic results between systems meets the required standards.

Sort, filter, and field selection support: OneRoster offers support for sorting, filtering, and selecting specific fields during data transfer, allowing for efficient data management and customization based on the specific needs of the systems involved.