Exit this survey Direct Certification Match Process Question Title * 1. My district/LEA participated in the direct certification matching process during the following times: August 2011 November 2011 February 2012 Some All I don't know Comments Question Title * 2. As a result of data matching this school year, did your district/LEA: Identify additional students qualified for free meals (as compared to last school year at this time) Identify students qualified for free earlier in the school year Both I don't know Comments Question Title * 3. As a result of data matching this school year, did your verification numbers decrease (as compared to last school year at this time)? Yes No I don't know Comments Question Title * 4. As a result of data matching this school year, has your free ADP increased (as compared to last school year at this time)? Yes No I don't know Comments Question Title * 5. As a result of data matching this school year, has the number of meal charges decreased (as compared to last school year at this time)? Yes No I don't know Comments Question Title * 6. As a result of data matching this school year, has your number of verifications decreased (as compared to last school year at this time)? Yes No I don't know Comments Question Title * 7. Did your Point of Sale company assist in any way with the data matching? Yes No I don't know Comments Question Title * 8. Did you receive direct certification letters from households with students who were not on a data match list? No I don't know Yes, approximately how many? Question Title * 9. Did you receive free and reduced-price meal applications with food stamp and/or TA case #s from households that were not on the data match list? No I don't know Yes, approximately how many? Question Title * 10. In the future, would you prefer that data matching occur more frequently than 3x per year? Yes, either daily, monthly, or every other month No, three times per year is enough I don't know Comments Question Title * 11. Currently, all school districts/LEAs are provided with an electronic list and each LEA is required to data match for their own zip codes. Would you prefer that data matching occur on a state level basis, where state agencies would data match on your behalf and only send you a list of matched students? Yes No I don't know Comments Question Title * 12. Would it be useful to have a web-based look-up feature, where you can input and match individual student names who may otherwise not be on your zip code list? Yes No I don't know Comments Question Title * 13. What, if any, training would be helpful to conduct effective data matching? No additional training necessary Additional written instructions In-person sessions Web-based sessions Other Comments Question Title * 14. Have you experienced any confidentiality or privacy issues? Yes No I don't know Comments Question Title * 15. After being notified of free meal status due to data matching, has any parent or guardian declined free meal benefits for their children? Yes No I don't know Comments Question Title * 16. The biggest limitation(s) I have with data matching are (check all that apply): Name misspellings or different names to match Too many zip codes No one in my department or district knows how to data match There were known FS/TA students who were not included on the data list The same students kept showing up in subsequent data lists/months (ex: Aug and Nov, or Nov and Feb) I did not have any training on how to data match The updated list in November and/or February was not helpful I didn't have many students to data match Sending notification letters to matched households I prefer the letter method Comments Question Title * 17. Are you aware of a new Community Eligibility Option (CEO) that allows LEAs in high-poverty areas to serve universally-free meals based on their direct certification rates? This option is an alternative to collecting individual household free and reduced price school meal applications. New York State will apply to USDA to be one of four states selected to use this option (CEO) for SY 2012-2013. You can learn more on the NYSED Child Nutrition Knowledge Center, memo dated 2/15/2012. Yes, I will look into this and want more information No, thank you I don't know Comments Question Title * 18. Please share any additional comments about data matching: successes, limitations, suggestions. Question Title * 19. Although final results will be published anonymously, please provide your contact info for any potential follow-up: Name: School District/LEA: Job Title: % Free and Reduced-Price: E-mail Address: Done