A4L Community Newsletter - December 2016 A4L Newsletter - December 2016 | Page 13

NEWSLETTER | Issue 34 13 About the Access 4 Learning Community There is no other global community made up of educational policymakers, marketplace product and service providers and the customers they serve, collaborating daily to address real word learning information and resource issues. The Access 4 Learning (A4L) Community, previously the SIF Association, is a unique, non-profit collaboration composed of schools, districts, local authorities, states, US and International Ministries of Education, software vendors and consultants who collectively address all aspects of learning information management and access to support learning. The A4L Community is “Powered by SIF” Specifications as its major technical tool to allow for this management and access simply, securely and in a scalable, standard way regardless of the platform hosting those applications. The Access 4 Learning Community has united these education technology end users and providers in an unprecedented effort to give teachers more time to do what they do best: teach. For further information, visit https://www.A4L.org Contact Us Larry Fruth II, PhD John Lovell Executive Director/CEO Provides direction and leadership toward the achievement of the organization´s philosophy, mission, strategy, and its annual goals and objectives. Support includes; Board Administration and Support, Program and Service Delivery, Financial and Human Resource Management, Community Relations and Fundraising. [email protected] NEWSLETTER Issue 34 1090 Vermont Ave NW, Sixth Floor Washington, DC 20005, USA  202-789-4460  [email protected] www.A4L.org Penny Murray Technology Director Community Director Responsible for the support and the extension of functionality for the SIF Test Harness. He is the lead software developer for the Association and supports the on-going use of the Test Harness by developers of agents, adapters, ZISes and middleware. Provides membership services, develops communications, supports member working activities including particular implementations, organizational meetings and strategic partnerships to ensure initiative success. [email protected] [email protected]