How do you know if your Student is Direct Certified?
Direct Certification Letters are sent to the homes of pre-approved students.

If one student is Direct Certified, in a household, are the remaining students also Direct Certified?
No, not all students are directly certified. If you receive a direct certification letter for one student in the household, please fill out a free and reduced application for the remaining student(s). Remember to include the direct certified student in section #5 of the form entitled All Other household Members.

• Use BLACK or BLUE ink ONLY
• Print Clearly within the Red Squares
• Use your students name as it appears on their Birth Certificate
• List all Other Household Members and their income
• Fill in Social Security Number or Check box Stating “I do Not Have SSN”
• SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED
• Foster Child must be on separate form

Why is it necessary to use BLACK or BLUE INK?
The scanning process recognizes black and blue ink the best. When an applicant uses pencil the darkness diminishes when scanned. In the scanning process all markings in red on the document disappear. Therefore, an application submitted in red ink will be sent back to the applicant.

Why do we need to keep in the red squares?
The software is set up to recognize characters inside each red square. Hence, a lower case “g”, written with the tail extending below the red square will appear to be an “o.”

Why is it necessary to use the same name as it appears on the Birth Certificate?
Since the School District of Lee County uses the birth date and name information from the Birth Certificate, the only way the application can be validated is by using the same information. Clearly, nicknames and family abbreviations will slow down the application process.

Why do you list All Other Household Members?
The consideration for approval of an application is based income and the number of household members. Therefore, it is advantageous to list all member of the household.

Why do I need to fill out Social Security Number and sign the application?
These two sections are required fields it is very important that these sections be completed. If this information is not filled in the application will be returned to the applicant.

If I have more than one student going to school in the School District of Lee County do I need to fill out more than one application?
No, as a matter of fact, even the though the application process has been automated each application still has to be validated. When more than one form arrives with the same information on it the approval process is slowed down.

If I have a student living at home that goes to a private school, charter school, or Pre K school, in Lee County, do I include them on the application?
Yes, include them in the section #5 All Other Household Members. By including them in section #1 Student Information the approval process is slowed down