Extended Categorical Eligibility allows free meal eligibility to be extended to other children in the same household when one household member qualifies through an eligible assistance program.
If one child in a household is certified as eligible through CalFresh, CalWORKs, or FDPIR, the other children in that household may also be certified for free meal benefits, even if they were not individually identified through direct certification.
For more information visit:
Extended Categorical Indiciator within the SIS
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Navigate to the Students Dashboard
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Locate their HDC tab within Registration
The system automatically detects when a household member is certified for CalFresh, CalWORKs, or FDPIR and identifies other students in that household who may qualify for free meals under this policy. This indicator will show on a students dashboard when identified.
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Select and check the Extended Categorical Eligibility Applied and press Save Eligibility.
Extended Categorical Eligibility Report
This Report is directly linked to the indicator in the Students HDC Tab, but can be found by navigating to:- Reports > Students > Special Programs Dropdown > Extended Categorical Eligibility report
- Utilize the Filters, such as School Year, Range, Program ( to view the report specifically for one program) and ECE status to view whether or not it has been applied.
- The Report will generate with the students' information, including program, HDC Status and their ECE Status.
- To apply the ECE Status, select the student's name and select Apply Selected in the right hand corner.
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- To remove their status, repeat by selecting next to the Students Name, and select Remove Selected in the left-hand corner.
- These actions can be done within the Students HDC tab by selecting and deselecting the Indicator and saving.
- Print and Download the report into CSV by selecting the print and save icons to the right corner of the report.
