Economically Disadvantaged Loader

This program will give the user the ability to import the economically disadvantaged file provided by the LA Department of Education. The import will update Special Codes field in the Student Master to have (ECD) Economically Disadvantaged. ECD special codes can also be removed if it already exists in the field to match what is in the file you are importing. It will also update the Program tab with a program code of (FOS) Foster Care.

Menu Location

On the left navigation panel, select Required Reporting, Import and Economically Disadvantaged Loader.

Setup Options

To find definitions for standard setup values, follow this link: Standard Setup Options.

For other set up values not listed in the standard set up list:

Choose file - If the file from the state is an (excel) .xls file, it must be converted/saved to a .csv file.

• Open the .xls file then save it to a .csv (comma delimited) file format. (There is no issue with adding zeros.)
• Choose the .csv file from wherever you have it stored in your computer. Ex: Desktop, Downloads, etc.

Foster Care - If the student is marked a "foster" student in the file, checking this box will import the foster code into the system, if the student was not previously marked. This will only run for foster care students.

Click the OK to advance to the next screen.

Column Headers

To find definitions of commonly used column headers, follow this link: Common Column Headers.

For other columns not listed in the common column list:

• Code - ECD is the code for Economically Disadvantaged Students

Print Options

To find the print instructions, follow this link: Standard Print Options.