Objective: For the decision-maker and dedicated data personnel to meet your Data Integration Specialist (DIS) and discuss the secure transfer of data from all applicable systems into the Blackboard Communications portal via Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) or premier API. 

NOTE: Blackboard is dedicated to helping keep your information secure, so please don’t email staff, parent, or student files. These should be shared through the established SFTP site or premier API (as directed by your Blackboard Consultant). 

• Review scope documented in Initial Consultation
  • Please ensure all personnel responsible for providing data attends this meeting; if key personnel cannot attend, we may need to reschedule.
• Review process to share data with Blackboard: 
  • Standard
  • Premier
• Confirm Data Integration Timeline
  • Once data is provided according to your scope and our specs, we will begin the integration process
• Discuss Data Verification Meeting timeline
  • Once data integration is complete on our end, we will schedule a Data Verification Meeting to ensure all data is set up and flowing properly