SPEEDE/ExPRESS: An Electronic System for Exchanging Student Records.

It is common for information about students to be transferred from one learning institution to another or to some other location. The ease with which student records can be transferred and understood often depends on their design, the efficiency of the delivery system, and how the information is handled by the receiver. The Standardization of Postsecondary Education Electronic Data Exchange (SPEEDE)/Exchange of Permanent Records Electronically for Students and Schools (ExPRESS) is intended to help school districts and postsecondary educational institutions transmit student academic records. This guide provides a general introduction to the SPEEDE/ExPRESS format and plans for making it a widely used system for exchanging student records. This introduction is followed by a section describing the development of the format and system. Next is a description of the system's content and discussion of electronic records transmitting. The last few sections describe the implementation of the electronic student-records system and future activities. (JPT)