The Colorado Department of Education

Offices | Staff Contacts | Colorado.gov

Direct Certification

**The Direct Cert System is open.**

Online Direct Certification System

The Facts

Attachment E

Attachment F

Attachment G

Record Layout

Record Layout Demo (A media player is needed for this; if you do not have one, that is okay, as this is just an additional resource.)

PowerPoint (use for training and/or a good overview/refresher)

User Guide

Change Password Guide

Notification Letters - English

Notification Letters - Spanish

Medicaid Release (If the district releases to Medicaid, Direct Cert parents must be notified.)

Medicaid Release - Spanish

Frequency of Matching Activities

Extended Eligibility

Disclosure  Form

Conversion Instructions

Conversion Formula

Birth Date Conversion Instructions

Birth Date Conversion Formula

Re-Upload Instructions (for use only if the district has completed Direct Cert at least once; to create a smaller file with only students who did not match, as well as any new students)

For additional information, E-Mail: nutrition@cde.state.co.us