This presentation provides an overview and future directions of the Learning Information Services (LIS) specification and Sakora integration tool in Sakai. LIS is used primarily for LMS/SIS integration and defines how student data like courses, sections, grades and outcomes can be exchanged. Sakora allows Sakai to integrate with external student systems by implementing the LIS spec. Going forward, Sakai aims to improve automated site provisioning based on student data, better support for sections and enrollment status in tools, and define group/role standards.