LEAP Minutes
Friday June 11, 1997




Participants



To Dos
NOTES
Purpose of Today's Meeting


IBM Status and thoughts


ISSUES/THINGS TO DO

  1. Security /privacy/ authentication

  2. Portfolio design and structure
    - data elements to be collected
    - rules for data stewardship and dissemination
    - standards
    - rules for interaction and interchange of data - student identifiers
    - interface requirements and standards
    - interfaces between data repositories
    - confidentiality (limit access, limit data flow)
    - verified sources for information (transcripts, test scores, etc.)
    - long term viability - maintain data and functionality across many technology generations
    - affordability
    - cross platform - requires minimal client at entry level.

  3. Function/process scope
    - advise/guidance
    - testing and diagnostics
    - to be defined

  4. Funding sources/algorithm

  5. Certify the portfolio holder

WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO

  1. Describe WHAT LEAP is!
    - How it will work
    - Contents and usage of contents
    - Scenarios for usage of contents

  2. Explain WHY this is of value

  3. Define HOW LEAP will work(content and usage)
    - Portfolio
    - Data discussion
    - Policy/legal
    - Function/vision
    - Ownership

  4. Define technical architecture
    - Protocol for exchange
    - Technical for privacy
    - Authentication/certification
    - Privacy/security - data discovery

  5. Decide WHEN LEAP will "go live"

  6. Invite validating entity??

  7. Create post announcement Roll-out Plan

  8. California Implementation plan

TIMELINE

September 1
(Need to freeze and then publish 9/15-30)

  1. Message - White paper (vision and architecture)
    Material content

  2. Agreements
    IBM Legal Approvals
    Name Approvals

  3. Communications Plan

  4. Marketing Plan
    Marketing statement and condition of market
    Issues and strategies
    Value proposition - benefit to stakeholders
    Offering description
    Collateral
    Communications
    Goals and objectives
    Sources of revenue (sale)

  5. Business Plan

  6. Consortia criteria

October 1
(10/1 final review of communications material)
1. Communications ready

October 28/31


Project Leap