Case Study: Challenger School achieves FERPA-compliant API access for 10,000 student records with DreamFactory Software

Challenger School manages 10,000 student records across 25 campuses with DreamFactory

Challenger School, a private K-8 educational organization, faced significant data integration challenges across its 25 campuses. Their small IT team lacked the capacity to build a custom API layer for their MSSQL databases, and they needed a solution that could ensure strict FERPA compliance with complex record-level permissions for student data. They turned to DreamFactory Software for a solution.

DreamFactory implemented its centralized API platform to generate a full-featured, secure REST API. This solution provided FERPA-compliant access control and integrated directly with their existing SQL Server databases and stored procedures. As a result, Challenger School has reliably managed 10,000 student records for over seven years with no compliance incidents. The DreamFactory platform multiplied the capabilities of their small IT team, providing resilient data infrastructure that proved critical during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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