The following is the file layout for your district. See the State Direct Certification document for details on performing the DC process.
Plug-In Name: California Match Style: State Match File Type: Delimited by "^" Number of Heading Lines: 0 Export Available: No Advanced Setup Available: No File Format: CALPADS File Element | Field Type | Max Length | Business Rule | Academic Year ID | CS | 9 | Format: CCYY-CCYY (ex. 2008-2009) Indicates the school year associated with the file. May not be blank. | Reporting LEA | CS | 7 | This will default to the institution identifier of the User ID. May not be blank. | School of Attendance | CS | 7 | The 7 digit code associated with the student's school of attendance. May not be blank. | Local Student ID | CS | 16 | The student's Local Identifier associated with the enrollment. May not be blank. | SSID | CS | 10 | The SSID for the student. May not be blank. | Student Legal First Name | CS | 30 | The Legal First Name of the student. May not be blank. | Student Legal Middle Name | CS | 30 | The Legal Middle Name of the student. Optional and may be blank. | Student Legal Last Name | CS | 50 | The Legal Last Name of the student. May not be blank. | Certification Date | DT | 8 | The date the student was certified eligible for NSLP. May not be blank. | Certification Status | CS | 1 | S Student directly certified for free meals because the student is receiving SNAP/CalFresh benefits T Student directly certified for free meals because the student is receiving TANF benefits M Student is directly certified for free meals because the student met income eligibility criteria through Medicaid/Medi-Cal program R Student is directly certified for reduced-price meals because the student met the income eligibility criteria through Medicaid/Medi-Cal program N Student is not certified to receive free or reduced-price meals |
Review updated changes to CALPADS DC Extract as of January 9, 2017.
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