The Ed-Fi certifications' test cases do not cover the complete list of data required for the starter kits or the format the data has to be in. Below is a list of the differences between the Ed-Fi certification and the Ed-Fi starter kits.

Student Information System (SIS) differences

The sections below describe the differences between the Student Information System certification requirements and the corresponding requirements outlined in each companion guide for the starter kit badges.

Assessment Starter Kit

API Resource	API Resource Field	Required for Certification
sections	sectionName	sectionName is not required
studentEducationOrganizationAssociations	disabilities=>disability Descriptor	disabilitydescriptor is not required
studentProgramAssociations	SchoolId	SchoolId is not required

Chronic Absenteeism Starter Kit

API Resource	API Resource Field	Required for Certification
localEducationAgencies	localEducationAgencyId	Not tested as part of certification
parents	telephoneNumberTypeDescriptor	telephoneNumberTypeDescriptor is not required
parents	telephoneNumber	telephoneNumber is not required
parents	electronicMailTypeDescriptor	electronicMailTypeDescriptor is not required
studentParentAssociations	livesWith	livesWith is not required
studentParentAssociations	contactPriority	contactPriority is not required
studentParentAssociations	contactRestrictions	contactRestrictions is not required
staff	electronicMailTypeDescriptor	electronicMailTypeDescriptor is not required
staffEducationOrganizationAssignmentAssociations	educationOrganizationId	educationOrganizationId is not required
staffSectionAssociations	endDate	endDate is not required

Student Equity Starter Kit

API Resource	API Resource Field	Required for Certification
cohorts	academicSubjectDescriptor	academicSubjectDescriptor is not required
disciplineActions	staffUniqueId	staffUniqueId is not required
feederSchoolAssociations	schoolid	schoolid is not tested as part of certification
feederSchoolAssociations	Feederschoolid	Feederschoolid is not tested as part of certification
section	sectionName	sectionName is not required

Ed-Fi Certification

Data Differences between Certification and Starter Kit badges

Student Information System (SIS) differences

Assessment Starter Kit

Chronic Absenteeism Starter Kit

Student Equity Starter Kit