This article explains how admins can obtain a list of direct certified students from the MOSIS DirectMatch tool and how to update direct certification status in SchoolInsight.
The workflow for managing direct certifications is as follows:
- Prior to obtaining a list of direct certified students, schools are required to update MOSIS enrollment via the MOSIS ID Batch file.
- Run the MOSIS DirectMatch tool
- Import student direct certifications in SchoolInsight
Run the MOSIS DirectMatch tool
Admins obtain a list of direct certified students via the MOSIS DirectMatch tool. Below are instructions for how to use the DirectMatch tool.
To run the MOSIS DirectMatch tool:
- Login to MOSIS DirectMatch
- Select the menu button [
) at the top left of the page
- Select Match
- Select the STATE ID tab
- Set the following options
- Select Match To: Direct Cert
- Select District: This will be defaulted to your district. No selection needed
- Select School: All Schools
- Select Match to start the matching process.
- Back To Dashboard
- Click your browser refresh arrow
- If there are near matches that need to be resolved, the
button will be displayed. Near matches are students who have the same name but differing identifying information such as grade level or birth date. To resolve near Matches, see the Step 3: Resolve Near Matches section of the MOSIS DirectMatch Guide
- If there are no near matches, download your file per instructions in the Step 4: File Download section of the MOSIS DirectMatch Guide. When configuring the file for download, set the following fields below with the corresponding value
- Delimiter: Comma
- Qualifier: Leave Blank
- Include Header/Footer: Yes
- If there are near matches that need to be resolved, the
Import student direct certifications in schoolInsight
Once you have your direct cert file, you can import it into SchoolInsight to update student lunch programs.
To import the direct certification file:
- Go To District Main > Import/Export > Import Direct Certification
- Select Import File
- Browse to the folder that contains the MOSIS ID Batch return file
- Preview
- Import