Sounds like the Oregon DATA Project is up to all sorts of clever shenanigans. I have to wonder if OSTX was created as an interim solution until a more widely recognized standard can be brought into play (SIF?) or if it is intended to stand on its own and possibly expand its user base? (Guess it wouldn’t be “O” then would it? Maybe USASTX?)
What is the Oregon Student Transcript Exchange (OSTX)?
OSTX is an electronic student record transfer application that provides for the exchange of student records and transcripts between schools and colleges and universities. Access is through ODE’s Central Login application and is restricted to authorized users only. OSTX allows schools and districts to quickly exchange student’s information so a student can be enrolled in school and assigned to appropriate classes in a timely manner. The student’s transcript can also be sent to colleges and universities formatted in the industry standard PESC file format used by most of the nation’s post-secondary institutions.
via Oregon Department of Education.
And apparently this is the home of the Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council, responsible for the PESC format.
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