1. First you need to set up your Meals Plus Student table. You can use the Import Student utility in System Management for this.
2. Once the students are imported, the Student EligibilityDirect Certification/Exempt Utility can be used to match the Direct Certification file with your Student file. Students with matching SSNs in both files will be automatically marked as Direct Certified in Meals Plus.
3. You can use Review Unmatched & Duplicate if you want to work with students that were in the Direct Certification file but were not a unique 100% match to any students in your student files.
Status 0, 5-9 will automatically display as UNMATCHED even if they match 100%.
If the user selects to process a record that currently has a status 5-9, that record will become a status 2.
If the user selects to process a record that currently has a status 0, that record will become a status 2 and get a valid Serving Number, essentially re-enrolling a student.
4. You may also enter direct certified applications manually, using Manage Application.
5. Run Direct Certified Letters to notify the parents that their children are approved.
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Student Eligibility, revised 7/2018