What is Direct Certification?
CALPADS Direct Certification is a state-mandated process in California that automatically identifies and certifies eligible students for free or reduced-price school meals without requiring families to submit a traditional paper application.
The CalPads link below can be used as a helpful resource for users needing assistance retrieving a Direct Certification extract.
https://documentation.calpads.org/Extracts/DCExtract/
Importing the Direct Certification File
To access the report used to import the Direct Certification file, navigate to the following location in School Pathways:
Reports > State Federal > Ongoing SSID Update
Ongoing Updates > Click to load the Direct Certification extract file
Click on Choose File to upload CalPads Direct Certification extract.
Click the Load File to upload into the SIS.
Click LOAD new direct certification data
To view a student’s Direct Certification status and timestamp, navigate to the Student Registration table and select the HDC (Household Data Collection) tab. This page displays the system’s most recent Direct Certification entries, including information entered manually by users or uploaded through the Direct Certification extract from CALPADS.
