STUDENT ELIGIBILITY
PrimeroEdge’s Student Eligibility provides faster service, accurate processing of applications, and greater efficiency to you and families in your district.
Notify
Auto Sync
Eligibility determinations are immediately updated on student profiles, ensuring decisions reflect to ExpressPoint (Point Of Sale) in real time without the need for importing or uploading benefit lists.
Push Notifications
Apply
Reduce the cost of printing and scanning paper applications with online submission methods tailored to increase parent participation.
Quick step-by-step guides walk parents through the entire application process, ensuring that meal-benefit applications aren’t only completed quickly, but also with increased accuracy.
Tailor messaging in the parent’s desired language to ensure accessibility for Free and Reduced applications.
Applications are available from any browser and from the schoolcafé Eligibility mobile app, ensuring parents can apply for meal benefits whenever and wherever is convenient.
The validation process is a breeze, with all your application data displayed in an easy-to-follow one-page layout. All you have to do is simply confirm the data and make updates as needed on your screen.
Certify
Import DC Lists
Import Direct Certification lists from your State Agency into PrimeroEdge and match lists across your Student Information System.
Identify Previous Applications
To ensure you apply the most accurate meal benefits, Student Eligibility identifies students with prior application submissions, evaluates the new information, and assigns the highest benefit whenever possible.
Advanced Matching Algorithm
Rigorous matching criteria detects the smallest differences, ensuring that no errors slip through and only the highest percentage of matches are made. From name variations in spelling and phonetics, to addresses and birthdays – matching algorithms ensure accurate matching.
Verify
Progress tracking settings paint a clear picture of every step of the Verification process for a selected application. You’ll never miss a thing when verifying eligibility, guaranteeing accurate reimbursement rates.
Is a low response rate getting you down? With push notifications and alerts sent directly to the parents’ phones, you can secure higher response and participation rates during the verification period.
Avoid the rush with Rolling Verification supported by PrimeroEdge Student Eligibility.
Sampling criteria options automatically select your verification sample to reduce your administrative workload, while never compromising the integrity of the selected pool.
Increase Response rates with online or app-based verification, making it easier for parents to quickly upload supporting documents and respond to your requests right away.
Documents, such as letters, pay stubs, images, and more can be uploaded, saved with the student’s record, and then reviewed or printed when needed by simply opening the student’s record.
Comply
Reduce on-site time by granting remote access for Reviewers to view to audit-specific details for applications, verification documents, statistical sampling, and student rosters.
Streamline the review process by storing, viewing, or printing uploaded documents supporting application details and verification activities.
Understand your district’s progress at a glance with a dashboard display of Free and Reduced application entry methods and breakdowns of eligibility.
Income Survey Feature
Beneficial for Districts
Districts can conveniently collect, process, and share data to generate accurate reporting and analytics. Utilize income data for grant applications and more benefits for value that goes beyond school nutrition.
Simple for Families
Families can complete income surveys within minutes in their preferred language directly from the SchoolCafé app. The process is not only familiar, it’s effortless. SchoolCafé will automatically identify your school’s CEP status, seamlessly directing families to the required benefits form if necessary.
