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
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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 | "C" in field 10 means that the student is eligible for free lunches.B Student eligible for free lunches through both SNAP and TANF - If the student is eligible through both SNAP and TANF, the system will apply the "best" program to the student's status (SNAP) |