**Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX)**

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  **Exhibit 300: Part I: Summary Information and Justification (All
  Capital Assets)**

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  **Overview**                           

                                         

  **Date of Submission:**                8/8/2006

  **Agency:**                            Department of Education

  **Bureau:**                            Office of Elementary and
                                         Secondary Education

  **Name of this Capital Asset:**        Migrant Student Information
                                         Exchange (MSIX)

  **Unique Project (Investment)          018-07-01-02-01-1000-00
  Identifier: (For IT investment only,   
  see section 53. For all other, use     
  agency ID system.)**                   

  **What kind of investment will this be Mixed Life Cycle
  in FY2008? (Please NOTE: Investments   
  moving to O&M ONLY in FY2008, with     
  Planning/Acquisition activities prior  
  to FY2008 should not select O&M. These 
  investments should indicate their      
  current status.)**                     

  **What was the first budget year this  FY2005
  investment was submitted to OMB?**     

  **Provide a brief summary and          
  justification for this investment,     
  including a brief description of how   
  this closes in part or in whole an     
  identified agency performance gap:**   

  The Department of Education\'s (ED)    
  mission, through implementation of the 
  No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), is to 
  ensure equal access to education and   
  to promote educational excellence      
  throughout the nation. Implementation  
  of the Migrant Student Information     
  Exchange (MSIX) is directly relevant   
  to Goal 2, Improve Student             
  Achievement, which is the second of    
  six goals that support ED\'s mission:  
  Improve achievement for all groups of  
  students by putting reading first,     
  expanding high quality mathematics and 
  science teaching, reforming high       
  schools, and boosting teacher and      
  principal quality, thereby closing the 
  achievement gap.The Office of          
  Elementary and Secondary Education     
  (OESE) Office of Migrant Education     
  (OME) is responsible for administering 
  the Migrant Education Program (MEP).   
  OME is mandated in the No Child Left   
  Behind Act, Section 1308(b) to assist  
  the States in developing effective     
  methods for the electronic transfer of 
  student records and in determining the 
  number of migratory children in each   
  State. OME established the Migrant     
  Student Information Exchange (MSIX)    
  project to accomplish this mandate.    
  The future migrant student data        
  exchange capability directly supports  
  the OESE/OME goals for the Migrant     
  Education Program (MEP) to ensure that 
  all migrant students reach challenging 
  academic standards and graduate with a 
  high school diploma, or complete a     
  General Education Diploma (GED), that  
  prepares them for responsible          
  citizenship, further learning, and     
  productive employment. The contract    
  for MSIX Development is expected to be 
  awarded by the end of September 2006,  
  and development is scheduled to begin  
  as soon as the contract award has been 
  announced by the Department\'s         
  Contracts Acquisition and Management   
  Office. Independent verification and   
  validation activities will commence in 
  parallel to the software development   
  effort. The project team anticipates   
  lifecycle changes for the MSIX         
  Initiative including baseline change   
  request, performance measures, and     
  risk management once the new           
  contractor commences with the software 
  design and development effort.         

  **Did the Agency\'s                    Yes
  Executive/Investment Committee approve 
  this request?**                        

  **   a. If \"yes,\" what was the date   
  of this approval?**                    

  **Did the Project Manager review this  Yes
  Exhibit?**                             

  **Has the agency developed and/or      No
  promoted cost effective, energy        
  efficient and environmentally          
  sustainable techniques or practices    
  for this project.**                    

  **   a. Will this investment include   Yes
  electronic assets (including           
  computers)?**                          

  **   b. Is this investment for new     No
  construction or major retrofit of a    
  Federal building or facility? (answer  
  applicable to non-IT assets only)**    

  **      1. If \"yes,\" is an ESPC or   
  UESC being used to help fund this      
  investment?**                          

  **      2. If \"yes,\" will this       
  investment meet sustainable design     
  principles?**                          

  **      3. If \"yes,\" is it designed   
  to be 30% more energy efficient than   
  relevant code?**                       

  **Does this investment support one of  Yes
  the PMA initiatives?**                 

  **   If \"yes,\" check all that        Expanded E-Government
  apply:**                               

  **   a. Briefly describe how this      The MSIX project supports PMA
  asset directly supports the identified Goal 4. Expanded Electronic
  initiative(s)?**                       Government is a primary factor
                                         driving MSIX\'s support of the
                                         PMA. MSIX will be developed as a
                                         web-based application that will
                                         be readily available to the user
                                         population which will be the
                                         educators, such as teachers,
                                         guidance councilors and
                                         registrars. This investment
                                         truly supports the spirit behind
                                         the PMA \"The E-Government
                                         initiative will make it simpler
                                         for citizens to receive
                                         high-quality services from the
                                         federal government.

  **Does this investment support a       No
  program assessed using the Program     
  Assessment Rating Tool (PART)? (For    
  more information about the PART, visit 
  www.whitehouse.gov/omb/part.)**        

  **   a. If \"yes,\" does this          
  investment address a weakness found    
  during the PART review?**              

  **   b. If \"yes,\" what is the name   Migrant Student Education
  of the PART program assessed by OMB\'s 
  Program Assessment Rating Tool?**      

  **   c. If \"yes,\" what PART rating   
  did it receive?**                      

  **Is this investment for information   Yes
  technology?**                          

  **If the answer to Question: \"Is this 
  investment for information             
  technology?\" was \"Yes,\" complete    
  this sub-section. If the answer is     
  \"No,\" do not answer this             
  sub-section.**                         

  **For information technology           
  investments only:**                    

  **What is the level of the IT Project? Level 1
  (per CIO Council PM Guidance)**        

  **What project management              \(2\) Project manager
  qualifications does the Project        qualification is under review
  Manager have? (per CIO Council PM      for this investment
  Guidance):**                           

  **Is this investment identified as     Yes
  \"high risk\" on the Q4 - FY 2006      
  agency high risk report (per OMB\'s    
  \"high risk\" memo)?**                 

  **Is this a financial management       No
  system?**                              

  **   a. If \"yes,\" does this          No
  investment address a FFMIA compliance  
  area?**                                

  **      1. If \"yes,\" which            
  compliance area:**                     

  **      2. If \"no,\" what does it      
  address?**                             

  **   b. If \"yes,\" please identify    
  the system name(s) and system          
  acronym(s) as reported in the most     
  recent financial systems inventory     
  update required by Circular A-11       
  section 52**                           

                                         

  **What is the percentage breakout for  
  the total FY2008 funding request for   
  the following? (This should total      
  100%)**                                

  **Hardware**                           0

  **Software**                           0

  **Services**                           100.000000

  **Other**                               

  **If this project produces information N/A
  dissemination products for the public, 
  are these products published to the    
  Internet in conformance with OMB       
  Memorandum 05-04 and included in your  
  agency inventory, schedules and        
  priorities?**                          

  **Are the records produced by this     Yes
  investment appropriately scheduled     
  with the National Archives and Records 
  Administration\'s approval?**          
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  **Summary of Funding**                                                

                                                                        

  **Provide the total estimated life-cycle cost for this investment by  
  completing the following table. All amounts represent budget          
  authority in millions, and are rounded to three decimal places.       
  Federal personnel costs should be included only in the row designated 
  \"Government FTE Cost,\" and should be excluded from the amounts      
  shown for \"Planning,\" \"Full Acquisition,\" and                     
  \"Operation/Maintenance.\" The total estimated annual cost of the     
  investment is the sum of costs for \"Planning,\" \"Full               
  Acquisition,\" and \"Operation/Maintenance.\" For Federal buildings   
  and facilities, life-cycle costs should include long term energy,     
  environmental, decommissioning, and/or restoration costs. The costs   
  associated with the entire life-cycle of the investment should be     
  included in this report.**                                            

  **Table 1: SUMMARY OF SPENDING FOR PROJECT PHASES\                    
  (REPORTED IN MILLIONS)\                                               
  (Estimates for BY+1 and beyond are for planning purposes only and do  
  not represent budget decisions)**                                     
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                  **PY - 1\   **PY     **CY     **BY     **BY + 1 **BY + 2 **BY + 3 **BY + 4\  **Total**
                  and\        2006**   2007**   2008**   2009**   2010**   2011**   and\       
                  Earlier**                                                         Beyond**   

  Planning                                                                                     

      Budgetary   0.735       0.12     0        0                                              
  Resources                                                                                    

  Acquisition                                                                                  

      Budgetary   0           0        5.461    3                                              
  Resources                                                                                    

  Subtotal                                                                                     
  Planning &                                                                                   
  Acquisition                                                                                  

      Budgetary   0.735       0.12     5.461    3                                              
  Resources                                                                                    

  Operations &                                                                                 
  Maintenance                                                                                  

      Budgetary   0           0        0        0.5                                            
  Resources                                                                                    

  TOTAL                                                                                        

      Budgetary   0.735       0.12     5.461    3.5                                            
  Resources                                                                                    

  Government FTE                                                                               
  Costs                                                                                        

    Budgetary     0.107       0.1116   0.2294   0.2404                                         
  Resources                                                                                    

  Number of FTE   1           2.0      2.0      2.0                                            
  represented by                                                                               
  Costs:                                                                                       
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  **Note: For the cross-agency        
  investments, this table should      
  include all funding (both managing  
  partner and partner agencies).      
  Government FTE Costs should not be  
  included as part of the TOTAL       
  represented.**                      

                                      

  **Will this project require the     Yes
  agency to hire additional FTE\'s?** 

  **   a. If \"yes,\" How many and in One FTE has been hired in FY06 to
  what year?**                        support the MSIX Project.

  **If the summary of spending has    
  changed from the FY2007             
  President\'s budget request,        
  briefly explain those changes:**    

  The MSIX Contract for IT System     
  Development has not been awarded as 
  of yet. This has resulted in        
  changes to the initiative\'s        
  summary of spending for FY08 as     
  compared to the FY07 submission.    
  The actual spending and dollars     
  budgeted for prior years, current   
  year, and future years has been     
  adjusted to reflect the current     
  status of this initiative.          
  Therefore, the current summary of   
  spending table does not equal       
  spending amounts as reported in     
  previous submissions of the Exhibit 
  300 Business Case for MSIX. Project 
  funding from FY05 and FY06 has been 
  moved to FY 07, FY08, and Fy09 to   
  reflect the current status of       
  development activities for the MSIX 
  Project. The Project team expects   
  to revise the summary of spending   
  once the MSIX Contract has been     
  awarded. Subsequently, a baseline   
  change request will also be         
  submitted for this investment.      
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  **Performance Information**                                           

                                                                        

  **In order to successfully address this area of the exhibit 300,      
  performance goals must be provided for the agency and be linked to    
  the annual performance plan. The investment must discuss the          
  agency\'s mission and strategic goals, and performance measures must  
  be provided. These goals need to map to the gap in the agency\'s      
  strategic goals and objectives this investment is designed to fill.   
  They are the internal and external performance benefits this          
  investment is expected to deliver to the agency (e.g., improve        
  efficiency by 60 percent, increase citizen participation by 300       
  percent a year to achieve an overall citizen participation rate of 75 
  percent by FY 2xxx, etc.). The goals must be clearly measurable       
  investment outcomes, and if applicable, investment outputs. They do   
  not include the completion date of the module, milestones, or         
  investment, or general goals, such as, significant, better, improved  
  that do not have a quantitative or qualitative measure.**             

  **Agencies must use Table 1 below for reporting performance goals and 
  measures for all non-IT investments and for existing IT investments   
  that were initiated prior to FY 2005. The table can be extended to    
  include measures for years beyond FY 2006.**                          

                                                                        

  **Performance Information Table 1:**                                  
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  **Fiscal   **Strategic   **Performance   **Actual/baseline   **Planned     **Performance
  Year**     Goal(s)       Measure**       (from Previous      Performance   Metric Results
             Supported**                   Year)**             Metric        (Actual)**
                                                               (Target)**    

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  **All new IT investments initiated for FY 2005 and beyond must use    
  Table 2 and are required to use the Federal Enterprise Architecture   
  (FEA) Performance Reference Model (PRM). Please use Table 2 and the   
  PRM to identify the performance information pertaining to this major  
  IT investment. Map all Measurement Indicators to the corresponding    
  \"Measurement Area\" and \"Measurement Grouping\" identified in the   
  PRM. There should be at least one Measurement Indicator for at least  
  four different Measurement Areas (for each fiscal year). The PRM is   
  available at www.egov.gov.**                                          

  **Performance Information Table 2:**                                  
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  **Fiscal   **Measurement   **Measurement    **Measurement   **Measurement      **Baseline**   **Planned     **Actual
  Year**     Area**          Category**       Grouping**      Indicator**                       Improvement   Results**
                                                                                                to the        
                                                                                                Baseline**    

  2005       Customer        Timeliness and   Delivery Time   Percentage of user 0%             100%           100% of user
             Results         Responsiveness                   group involvement                               groups have been
                                                              in requirements                                 established and
                                                              definition                                      user group
                                                                                                              meetings have
                                                                                                              been conducted.

  2005       Mission and     Public Affairs   Customer        Percentage of      0%             100%           100% of all
             Business                         Services        planning and                                    required
             Results                                          acquisition                                     documentation
                                                              activities that                                 was submitted
                                                              can be                                          and approved in
                                                              accomplished on                                 the timeframe as
                                                              time                                            planned.

  2006       Customer        Timeliness and   Delivery Time   Percentage of user 0%             50%           Due to the delay
             Results         Responsiveness                   group involvement                               in the contract
                                                              in user interface                               award, this
                                                              design issues and                               measurement was
                                                              other relevant                                  not achieved and
                                                              user discussions                                has been moved
                                                                                                              to FY07.

  2006       Mission and     Public Affairs   Customer        Percentage of      0%             100%           Due to the
             Business                         Services        Design and                                      delay in the
             Results                                          development that                                contract award,
                                                              can be                                          0% of design and
                                                              accomplished.                                   development was
                                                                                                              completed.
                                                                                                              Measurement has
                                                                                                              been moved to
                                                                                                              FY07.

  2006       Processes and   Cycle Time and   Cycle Time      Average number of  30 hours       22.5 hours    Due to the delay
             Activities      Resource Time                    hours per SEA to                                in the contract
                                                              produce Statewide                               award, this
                                                              migrant child                                   measure was not
                                                              counts                                          acheieved. It
                                                                                                              has been
                                                                                                              modified and
                                                                                                              moved to FY07.

  2006       Technology      Information and  Data            Percentage of      0%             50%           Due to the delay
                             Data             Reliability and states using the                                in the contract
                                              Quality         same data                                       award the
                                                              standards to                                    measurement was
                                                              achieve improved                                not achieved and
                                                              data reliability,                               wil be reported
                                                              quality and                                     in FY07.
                                                              standardization.                                

  2006       Technology      Information and  Data            Percentage of      50%            100%          Due to the delay
                             Data             Reliability and States with                                     in the contract
                                              Quality         improved data                                   award, actual
                                                              reliability,                                    results will be
                                                              quality and                                     reported at the
                                                              standardization.                                end of FY07

  2007       Customer        Customer Benefit Customer        Reduced number of  14 days        4 days         Actual results
             Results                          Satisfaction    days in response                                will be reported
                                                              time for States to                              at the end of
                                                              request and                                     FY07
                                                              receive migrant                                 
                                                              student                                         
                                                              information.                                    

  2007       Customer        Customer Benefit Customer        Percentage of      0%             95%           Actual results
             Results                          Satisfaction    pilot and                                       will be reported
                                                              implementation                                  at the end of
                                                              activities                                      FY07
                                                              performed within                                
                                                              cost and schedule                               

  2007       Customer        Timeliness and   Delivery Time   Number of user     0 groups       6 groups      Actual results
             Results         Responsiveness                   groups involved in                              will be reported
                                                              user interface                                  at the end of
                                                              design issues and                               FY07.
                                                              other relevant                                  
                                                              user discussions.                               

  2007       Mission and     Information and  Information     Percentage of      0%             25%           Actual results
             Business        Technology       Management      states that can                                 will be reported
             Results         Management                       track migrant                                   at the end of
                                                              student data via                                FY07
                                                              MSIX                                            

  2007       Mission and     Information and  Information     Percentage of MSIX 0%             100%          Actual results
             Business        Technology       Management      functional                                      will be reported
             Results         Management                       requirements that                               at the end of
                                                              are traceable per                               FY07.
                                                              inspection                                      

  2007       Mission and     Public Affairs   Customer        Percentage of MSIX 0%             100%          Actual results
             Business                         Services        design and                                      will be reported
             Results                                          development                                     at the end of
                                                              activities that                                 FY07.
                                                              are accomplished                                
                                                              (measure was moved                              
                                                              from FY06 due to                                
                                                              delay in contract                               
                                                              award)                                          

  2007       Processes and   Cycle Time and   Cycle Time      Average number of  160 hours      2 hours       Actual results
             Activities      Resource Time                    hours for the                                   will be
                                                              Department to                                   available for
                                                              produce nationwide                              reporting after
                                                              migrant child                                   implementation
                                                              counts                                          FY 08

  2007       Processes and   Cycle Time and   Timeliness      Average number of  0 days         7 days        Actual results
             Activities      Resource Time                    days for the SEAs                               will be reported
                                                              to report migrant                               at the end of
                                                              student data to                                 FY07
                                                              MSIX                                            

  2007       Processes and   Cycle Time and   Timeliness      Average number of  30 Hours       22.5 Hours    Actual Results
             Activities      Resource Time                    hours per SEA to                                will be reported
                                                              produce statewide                               at the end of
                                                              migrant child                                   FY07.
                                                              counts                                          

  2007       Technology      Information and  Data            Percentage of      0%             50%             Actual results
                             Data             Reliability and States with                                     will be reported
                                              Quality         improved data                                   at the end of
                                                              reliability,                                    FY07
                                                              quality and                                     
                                                              standardization.                                

  2007       Technology      Information and  Data            Number of states   0 States       8 States      Actual results
                             Data             Reliability and using the same                                  will be reported
                                              Quality         data standards to                               at the end of
                                                              achieve improved                                FY07 
                                                              data reliability,                               
                                                              quality, and                                    
                                                              standardization                                 

  2008       Customer        Timeliness and   Delivery Time   Number of user     0 groups       3 groups      Actual results
             Results         Responsiveness                   groups involved in                              will be reported
                                                              user interface                                  at the end of
                                                              design issues and                               FY08
                                                              other relevant                                  
                                                              user discussions                                

  2008       Mission and     Public Affairs   Customer        Percentage of MSIX 0%             100%          Actual results
             Business                         Services        Help Desk Issues                                will be reported
             Results                                          that are resolved                               at the end of
                                                                                                              FY08

  2008       Processes and   Cycle Time and   Cycle Time      Average number of  7 days         4 days        Actual results
             Activities      Resource Time                    days for SEAs to                                will be reported
                                                              report migrant                                  at the end of
                                                              student data to                                 FY08
                                                              MSIX                                            

  2008       Technology      Information and  Data            Percentage of      50%            100%          Actual results
                             Data             Reliability and States with                                     will be reported
                                              Quality         improved data                                   at the end of
                                                              reliability,                                    FY08
                                                              quality and                                     
                                                              standardization                                 

  2008       Technology      Information and  Data            Number of states   8 states       30 states     Actual results
                             Data             Reliability and using the same                                  will be reported
                                              Quality         data standards to                               at the end of
                                                              achieve improved                                FY08
                                                              data reliability,                               
                                                              quality, and                                    
                                                              standardization                                 
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| **Enterprise Architecture (EA)**                               |     |
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| **In order to successfully address this area of the business   |     |
| case and capital asset plan you must ensure the investment is  |     |
| included in the agency\'s EA and Capital Planning and          |     |
| Investment Control (CPIC) process, and is mapped to and        |     |
| supports the FEA. You must also ensure the business case       |     |
| demonstrates the relationship between the investment and the   |     |
| business, performance, data, services, application, and        |     |
| technology layers of the agency\'s EA.**                       |     |
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| **1. Is this investment included in your agency\'s target      | Yes |
| enterprise architecture?**                                     |     |
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| **   a. If \"no,\" please explain why?**                       |     |
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| **2. Is this investment included in the agency\'s EA           | Yes |
| Transition Strategy?**                                         |     |
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| **   a. If \"yes,\" provide the investment name as identified  | M   |
| in the Transition Strategy provided in the agency\'s most      | SIX |
| recent annual EA Assessment.**                                 |     |
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| **   b. If \"no,\" please explain why?**                       |     |
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| **3. Service Reference Model (SRM) Table:**                    |     |
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| **Identify the service components funded by this major IT      |     |
| investment (e.g., knowledge management, content management,    |     |
| customer relationship management, etc.). Provide this          |     |
| information in the format of the following table. For detailed |     |
| guidance regarding components, please refer to                 |     |
| http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/.**                         |     |
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  **Agency Component    **Agency Component    **Service    **FEA SRM     **FEA SRM      **FEA       **FEA       **Internal   **BY Funding
  Name**                Description**         Domain**     Service       Component**    Service     Service     or External  Percentage**
                                                           Type**                       Component   Component   Reuse?**     
                                                                                        Reused      Reused                   
                                                                                        Name**      UPI**                    

  Data Management       Data exchange has     Back Office  Data          Data Exchange                          No Reuse     30
                        been determined to be Services     Management                                                        
                        a key component of                                                                                   
                        any future MSIX                                                                                      
                        System. However, the                                                                                 
                        software design for                                                                                  
                        the MSIX System will                                                                                 
                        not be complete until                                                                                
                        after the contract                                                                                   
                        has been awarded, and                                                                                
                        the contractor has                                                                                   
                        started work on the                                                                                  
                        design.                                                                                              

  Development and       Data integration has  Back Office  Development   Data                                   No Reuse     10
  Integration           been determined to be Services     and           Integration                                         
                        a key component of                 Integration                                                       
                        any future MSIX                                                                                      
                        System. However, the                                                                                 
                        software design for                                                                                  
                        the MSIX System will                                                                                 
                        not be complete until                                                                                
                        after the contract                                                                                   
                        has been awarded, and                                                                                
                        the contractor has                                                                                   
                        started work on the                                                                                  
                        design.                                                                                              

  Ad Hoc Reporting      Ad Hoc Reporting has  Business     Reporting     Ad Hoc                                 No Reuse     10
                        been determined to be Analytical                                                                     
                        a key component of    Services                                                                       
                        any future MSIX                                                                                      
                        System. However, the                                                                                 
                        software design for                                                                                  
                        the MSIX System will                                                                                 
                        not be complete until                                                                                
                        after the contract                                                                                   
                        has been awarded, and                                                                                
                        the contractor has                                                                                   
                        started work on the                                                                                  
                        design.                                                                                              

  Standardized/Canned   Standardized/Canned   Business     Reporting     Standardized /                         No Reuse     10
  Reporting             Reporting has been    Analytical                 Canned                                              
                        determined to be a    Services                                                                       
                        key component of any                                                                                 
                        future MSIX System.                                                                                  
                        However, the software                                                                                
                        design for the MSIX                                                                                  
                        System will not be                                                                                   
                        complete until after                                                                                 
                        the contract has been                                                                                
                        awarded, and the                                                                                     
                        contractor has                                                                                       
                        started work on the                                                                                  
                        design.                                                                                              

  Information Retrieval Information retrieval Digital      Knowledge     Information                            No Reuse     10
                        has been determined   Asset        Management    Retrieval                                           
                        to be a key component Services                                                                       
                        of any future MSIX                                                                                   
                        System. However, the                                                                                 
                        software design for                                                                                  
                        the MSIX System will                                                                                 
                        not be complete until                                                                                
                        after the contract                                                                                   
                        has been awarded, and                                                                                
                        the contractor has                                                                                   
                        started work on the                                                                                  
                        design.                                                                                              

  Information Sharing   Information sharing   Digital      Knowledge     Information                            No Reuse     10
                        has been determined   Asset        Management    Sharing                                             
                        to be a key component Services                                                                       
                        of any future MSIX                                                                                   
                        System. However, the                                                                                 
                        software design for                                                                                  
                        the MSIX System will                                                                                 
                        not be complete until                                                                                
                        after the contract                                                                                   
                        has been awarded, and                                                                                
                        the contractor has                                                                                   
                        started work on the                                                                                  
                        design.                                                                                              

  Tracking and Workflow Process tracking has  Process      Tracking and  Process                                No Reuse     10
                        been determined to be Automation   Workflow      Tracking                                            
                        a key component of    Services                                                                       
                        any future MSIX                                                                                      
                        System. However, the                                                                                 
                        software design for                                                                                  
                        the MSIX System will                                                                                 
                        not be complete until                                                                                
                        after the contract                                                                                   
                        has been awarded, and                                                                                
                        the contractor has                                                                                   
                        started work on the                                                                                  
                        design.                                                                                              

  Search                Query has been        Support      Search        Query                                  No Reuse     10
                        determined to be a    Services                                                                       
                        key component of any                                                                                 
                        future MSIX System.                                                                                  
                        However, the software                                                                                
                        design for the MSIX                                                                                  
                        System will not be                                                                                   
                        complete until after                                                                                 
                        the contract has been                                                                                
                        awarded, and the                                                                                     
                        contractor has                                                                                       
                        started work on the                                                                                  
                        design.                                                                                              
  --------------------- --------------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ --------------

+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
|                                                                     |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **Use existing SRM Components or identify as \"NEW\". A \"NEW\"     |   |
| component is one not already identified as a service component in   |   |
| the FEA SRM.**                                                      |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **A reused component is one being funded by another investment, but |   |
| being used by this investment. Rather than answer yes or no,        |   |
| identify the reused service component funded by the other           |   |
| investment and identify the other investment using the Unique       |   |
| Project Identifier (UPI) code from the OMB Ex 300 or Ex 53          |   |
| submission.**                                                       |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **\'Internal\' reuse is within an agency. For example, one agency   |   |
| within a department is reusing a service component provided by      |   |
| another agency within the same department. \'External\' reuse is    |   |
| one agency within a department reusing a service component provided |   |
| by another agency in another department. A good example of this is  |   |
| an E-Gov initiative service being reused by multiple organizations  |   |
| across the federal government.**                                    |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **Please provide the percentage of the BY requested funding amount  |   |
| used for each service component listed in the table. If external,   |   |
| provide the funding level transferred to another agency to pay for  |   |
| the service.**                                                      |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
|                                                                     |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+
| **4. Technical Reference Model (TRM) Table:**                       |   |
|                                                                     |   |
| **To demonstrate how this major IT investment aligns with the FEA   |   |
| Technical Reference Model (TRM), please list the Service Areas,     |   |
| Categories, Standards, and Service Specifications supporting this   |   |
| IT investment.**                                                    |   |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+---+

  ------------- ---------------- ------------------ ---------------- ---------------
  **FEA SRM     **FEA TRM        **FEA TRM Service  **FEA TRM        **Service
  Component**   Service Area**   Category**         Service          Specification
                                                    Standard**       (i.e. vendor or
                                                                     product name)**

  Information   Component        Data Interchange   Data Exchange    TBD after the
  Sharing       Framework                                            contract has
                                                                     been awarded,
                                                                     and contractor
                                                                     has completed
                                                                     the MSIX System
                                                                     Design.

  Information   Component        Data Management    Reporting and    TBD after the
  Sharing       Framework                           Analysis         contract has
                                                                     been awarded,
                                                                     and contractor
                                                                     has completed
                                                                     the MSIX System
                                                                     Design.

  Information   Service Access   Delivery Channels  Internet         TBD after the
  Sharing       and Delivery                                         contract has
                                                                     been awarded,
                                                                     and contractor
                                                                     has completed
                                                                     the MSIX System
                                                                     Design.

  Information   Service Access   Service            Legislative /    TBD after the
  Sharing       and Delivery     Requirements       Compliance       contract has
                                                                     been awarded,
                                                                     and contractor
                                                                     has completed
                                                                     the MSIX System
                                                                     Design.

  Information   Service          Interface          Service          TBD after the
  Sharing       Interface and                       Discovery        contract has
                Integration                                          been awarded,
                                                                     and contractor
                                                                     has completed
                                                                     the MSIX System
                                                                     Design.

  Information   Service          Interoperability   Data             TBD after the
  Sharing       Interface and                       Transformation   contract has
                Integration                                          been awarded,
                                                                     and contractor
                                                                     has completed
                                                                     the MSIX System
                                                                     Design.

  Information   Service Platform Database / Storage Database         TBD after the
  Sharing       and                                                  contract has
                Infrastructure                                       been awarded,
                                                                     and contractor
                                                                     has completed
                                                                     the MSIX System
                                                                     Design.

  Information   Service Platform Delivery Servers   Web Servers      TBD after the
  Sharing       and                                                  contract has
                Infrastructure                                       been awarded,
                                                                     and contractor
                                                                     has completed
                                                                     the MSIX System
                                                                     Design.
  ------------- ---------------- ------------------ ---------------- ---------------

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **Service Components identified in  
  the previous question should be     
  entered in this column. Please      
  enter multiple rows for FEA SRM     
  Components supported by multiple    
  TRM Service Specifications**        

  **In the Service Specification      
  field, Agencies should provide      
  information on the specified        
  technical standard or vendor        
  product mapped to the FEA TRM       
  Service Standard, including model   
  or version numbers, as              
  appropriate.**                      

                                      

  **5. Will the application leverage  No
  existing components and/or          
  applications across the Government  
  (i.e., FirstGov, Pay.Gov, etc)?**   

  **   a. If \"yes,\" please          
  describe.**                         

                                      

  **6. Does this investment provide   Yes
  the public with access to a         
  government automated information    
  system?**                           

  **   a. If \"yes,\" does customer   Yes
  access require specific software    
  (e.g., a specific web browser       
  version)?**                         

  **      1. If \"yes,\" provide the  To access the future web-based MSIX
  specific product name(s) and        System, it is envisioned that
  version number(s) of the required   customer will need Internet
  software and the date when the      Explorer 5.X to access MSIX.
  public will be able to access this  
  investment by any software (i.e. to 
  ensure equitable and timely access  
  of government information and       
  services).**                        

                                      
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Exhibit 300: Part II: Planning, Acquisition and Performance
  Information**

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+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Alternatives Analysis**                                  |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Part II should be completed only for investments         |         |
| identified as \"Planning\" or \"Full Acquisition,\" or     |         |
| \"Mixed Life-Cycle\" investments in response to Question 6 |         |
| in Part I, Section A above.**                              |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **In selecting the best capital asset, you should identify |         |
| and consider at least three viable alternatives, in        |         |
| addition to the current baseline, i.e., the status quo.    |         |
| Use OMB Circular A- 94 for all investments, and the        |         |
| Clinger Cohen Act of 1996 for IT investments, to determine |         |
| the criteria you should use in your Benefit/Cost           |         |
| Analysis.**                                                |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **1. Did you conduct an alternatives analysis for this     | Yes     |
| project?**                                                 |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **   a. If \"yes,\" provide the date the analysis was      | 5       |
| completed?**                                               | /4/2005 |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **   b. If \"no,\" what is the anticipated date this       |         |
| analysis will be completed?**                              |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **   c. If no analysis is planned, please briefly explain  |         |
| why:**                                                     |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **2. Alternative Analysis Results:**                       |         |
|                                                            |         |
| **Use the results of your alternatives analysis to         |         |
| complete the following table:**                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

  -------- --------------- ---------------------------- ------------ ------------
  **Send   **Alternative   **Description of             **Risk       **Risk
  to OMB** Analyzed**      Alternative**                Adjusted     Adjusted
                                                        Lifecycle    Lifecycle
                                                        Costs        Benefits
                                                        estimate**   estimate**

  True     Consolidated    Create the MSIX by requiring              
           Replica         states to upload data into a              
           Database -      consolidated repository that              
           Status Quo      states would query to                     
                           retreive informaiton on any               
                           migrant student in the U.S.               
                           The term â€œConsolidatedâ€                
                           refers to the fact that the               
                           system stores records from                
                           multiple component systems                
                           in one data repository. The               
                           term â€œreplicaâ€ indicates               
                           that the system contains                  
                           non-authoritative versions,               
                           or replicas, of migrant                   
                           student records.                          

  True     Peer-to-Peer    This solution differs from                
                           the transaction broker and                
                           transaction broker                        
                           alternative with directory                
                           service alternatives in that              
                           it eliminates the                         
                           transaction broker. Instead,              
                           each requesting component                 
                           system is responsible for                 
                           issuing queries directly to               
                           other component systems.                  
                           This is similar to the                    
                           architecture used by file                 
                           sharing systems e.g. music                
                           sharing applications, except              
                           that the systems                          
                           communicating peer-to-peer                
                           are MSIX component systems                
                           (sharing migrant student                  
                           records).                                 

  True     Transaction     A batch process running on                
           Broker          an application server or a                
                           component system user                     
                           executing a query in                      
                           real-time connects to the                 
                           Transaction Broker. The                   
                           Transaction Broker then                   
                           issues multiple queries, one              
                           to each component system, in              
                           order to locate the                       
                           appropriate record. Once the              
                           appropriate record is                     
                           located, it is downloaded to              
                           the component system. The                 
                           Transaction Broker issues                 
                           queries on a user\'s behalf.              

  True     Transaction     This architecture is similar              
           Broker with     to that of Alternative 2,                 
           Directory       except that it implements a               
           Service         directory server that                     
                           improves system performance               
                           by shortening query times.                
                           The directory server                      
                           provides information to the               
                           transaction broker, which                 
                           allows the transaction                    
                           broker to execute more                    
                           intelligent queries. The                  
                           transaction broker, index or              
                           directory, allows requests                
                           to be directed to the                     
                           appropriate repository,                   
                           instead of submitting a                   
                           query to each component                   
                           reposition until the query                
                           located the data.                         
  -------- --------------- ---------------------------- ------------ ------------

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  **3. Which alternative was selected by the Agency\'s
  Executive/Investment Committee and why was it chosen?**

  Alternative 1 - Consolidated Replica (status quo) was selected because
  it has major advantages over the remaining alternatives and was
  determined to best meet the requirements of MSIX. Compared to the other
  three alternatives, the consolidated replica had the lowest percentage
  of risks (10%) as compared to the other alternatives (Peer-to-Peer,
  50%; Transaction Broker, 33%; and Transaction Broker with Directory
  Service, 33%). The most compelling advantages include: Â· Provides the
  least invasive technology of all the alternatives from the perspective
  of the MEP component systems. Â· Provides a high-performance option
  because end-user searches execute against one data source. Â· Provides
  a consolidated data store, which facilitates the generation of reports
  based on aggregate statistics. Â· Provides a means to identify and
  merge duplicate records via the consolidated database, which improves
  the quality of data and provides more accurate information. Â· Supports
  the implementation of robust business rules, such as a notification
  system. This alternative provides the least amount of risk to the
  government. Quantitative benefits were not calculated into the
  analysis. OMB Circular A-94, Guidelines and Discount Rates for
  Benefit-Cost Analysis of Federal Programs states that
  \"Cost-effectiveness analysisâ€¦\[is\] appropriate when the benefits
  from competing Alternatives are the same or where a policy decision has
  been made that the benefits must be provided.\" Relevant to ED\'s
  situation, OME is mandated by NCLB Act Section 1308 (b) to develop the
  MSIX for the electronic transfer of student records and to assist
  states in determining the number of migratory students in each State.
  OMB Circular A-94 further emphasizes \"cost-effectiveness analysis is
  appropriate whenever it is unnecessary or impractical to consider the
  dollar value of the benefits provided by the Alternatives under
  consideration. This is the case whenever (i) each Alternative has the
  same annual benefits expressed in monetary terms; or (ii) each
  Alternative has the same annual effects, but dollar values cannot be
  assigned to their benefits.\" During the benefits analysis phase, it
  became evident that differentiating tangible benefits could not be
  identified or quantified for purposes of the study because tangible
  benefits were equal across all Alternatives analyzed. Therefore, only
  intangible benefits were analyzed.

  **4. What specific qualitative benefits will be realized?**

  Based on the Alternative Analysis that was conducted for this
  investment, the consolidated database replica alternative achieve the
  higest score of the alternatives that were examined. In terms of the
  weighted score, the selected alternative rated 280 points out of a
  possible 290 points (detailed weighted scoring can be referenced in the
  MSIX Analysis of Alternative May 4, 2005).
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  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **Risk Management**                 

                                      

  **You should have performed a risk  
  assessment during the early         
  planning and initial concept phase  
  of this investment\'s life-cycle,   
  developed a risk-adjusted           
  life-cycle cost estimate and a plan 
  to eliminate, mitigate or manage    
  risk, and be actively managing risk 
  throughout the investment\'s        
  life-cycle.**                       

  **1. Does the investment have a     Yes
  Risk Management Plan?**             

  **   a. If \"yes,\" what is the     1/22/2007
  date of the plan?**                 

  **   b. Has the Risk Management     No
  Plan been significantly changed     
  since last year\'s submission to    
  OMB?**                              

  **c. If \"yes,\" describe any       
  significant changes:**              

                                      

  **2. If there currently is no plan,  
  will a plan be developed?**         

  **   a. If \"yes,\" what is the     
  planned completion date?**          

  **   b. If \"no,\" what is the      
  strategy for managing the risks?**  

                                      

  **3. Briefly describe how           
  investment risks are reflected in   
  the life cycle cost estimate and    
  investment schedule:**              

  The Government maintains a risk     
  list that includes the inherent     
  risks to the government along with  
  the contractor risks. These risks   
  are updated on a monthly basis or   
  as events warrant. The current cost 
  and schedule in the Summary of      
  Spending Table has been modified to 
  reflect the cost and schedule risks 
  that have occurred to date on the   
  MSIX Project. This includes moving  
  major tasks and funding for the     
  project from current years to       
  future years since the contract for 
  development of the system has yet   
  to be awarded. Given the risks      
  associated with the delay in the    
  contract award, it has been         
  necessary for the project manager   
  to modify the current set of        
  project risks on a regular basis.   
  In regards to current and future    
  project schedule, it will be        
  necessary as the MSIX Project moves 
  forward to conduct an independent   
  baseline review to rebaseline       
  project activities and tasks once   
  the contract has been awarded by    
  the Department.                     
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **Cost and Schedule Performance**   

                                      

  **1. Does the earned value          Yes
  management system meet the criteria 
  in ANSI/EIA Standard-748?**         

                                      

  **2. Answer the following questions 
  about current cumulative cost and   
  schedule performance. The numbers   
  reported below should reflect       
  current actual information. (Per    
  OMB requirements Cost/Schedule      
  Performance information should      
  include both Government and         
  Contractor Costs):**                

  **   a. What is the Planned Value   3230.120000
  (PV)?**                             

  **   b. What is the Earned Value    788.400000
  (EV)?**                             

  **   c. What is the actual cost of  1236.120000
  work performed (AC)?**              

  **   d. What costs are included in  Contractor and Government
  the reported Cost/Schedule          
  Performance information (Government 
  Only/Contractor Only/Both)?**       

  **   e. \"As of\" date:**           11/30/2006

  **3. What is the calculated         0.292000
  Schedule Performance Index (SPI=    
  EV/PV)?**                           

  **4. What is the schedule variance  -3075.475000
  (SV = EV-PV)?**                     

  **5. What is the calculated Cost    1.026000
  Performance Index (CPI = EV/AC)?**  

  **6. What is the cost variance      31.880000
  (CV=EV-AC)?**                       

  **7. Is the CV% or SV% greater than Yes
  +/- 10%? (CV%= CV/EV x 100; SV%=    
  SV/PV x 100)**                      

  **   a. If \"yes,\" was it the?**   SV

  **   b. If \"yes,\" explain the     
  variance:**                         

  The schedule variance for the MSIX  
  Initiative is due to the fact that  
  the software development contract   
  was expected to be awarded in early 
  Spring 2006; however, the cotnract  
  has yet to be awarded and is not    
  expected to be announced until      
  September, 2006. Therefore, the     
  current scheduled tasks were not    
  completed, and the schedule         
  variance continues to increase and  
  will continue to increase until the 
  contract can be awarded by the      
  Department of Education\'s Office   
  of Contracts Acquisition and        
  Management.                         

  **   c. If \"yes,\" what corrective 
  actions are being taken?**          

  The MSIX Project Team is awaiting   
  the offiical award announcement by  
  the Department\' of Education       
  Contract Acquisition Management     
  Office. Until announcement of the   
  award, the MSIX Project Team cannot 
  move forward. This has been         
  communcated to the Office of        
  Migrant Education Senior Management 
  and the PIRWG at its last quarterly 
  meeting.                            

  **8. Have any significant changes   No
  been made to the baseline during    
  the past fiscal year?**             

  **8. If \"yes,\" when was it        No
  approved by OMB?**                  

                                      

                                      
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