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How to set a Student to Free and Reduced

This article will guide you through the steps on how to set a student for Free and Reduced. It will also show the steps on how to set permissions for users to view and edit this access.

Updated over a week ago

Grant User Access: The first step in utilizing the Free and Reduced feature in the Bound system is to grant user access to the Administrative Staff that are responsible for managing Free and Reduced Students.

  • To set up Permissions for your users to be able to Edit or View Student Free and Reduced Status you must navigate to the Permissions page.

    • To do this click on the Home icon

    • Under the School heading, click on Permissions in the gray secondary taskbar.

    • Next click on the Students tab in the horizontal taskbar.

  • Scroll to the very bottom of the Students tab page, you will see 2 settings connected to Free and Reduced.

    • The first one is setting Permissions for users to be able to View AND Edit Free and Reduced Status for students.

    • The second one is setting Permissions for users to ONLY View Free and Reduced Status for students.
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  • Below each setting you will see current users with Permissions granted for each setting.

  • To edit the Permissions of users for these settings click on the Manage Users button on the right side of the screen.

  • To remove a user, simply click the Red Trash Can icon next to their name.

  • To add a user click on the dropdown arrow to select from users connected to your school.

  • Click Save when finished.

This method of accessing Users and their permissions can be used across all Bound pages and the associated content.


  • To set a Student to Free and Reduced you will need to navigate to their Student Profile page in the Student Database. To do this, click on the Students tab (graduation cap icon) and then click Students under the Students heading. Next you will find the student you wish to edit the Free and Reduced status of and click on either the Green Arrow or Edit button next to their name.

  • On the Students page, you will click on the Profile tab. Scrolling to the bottom you will see the setting to View and Edit the Free and Reduced Status.

  • To edit the Students status, click on the green Edit button. This will bring up a modal to make changes to this status.

  • From this modal, you are able to toggle if the Student qualifies for Free and Reduced registration discounts. You are also able to choose the Free and Reduced Type, either Full or Partial. When done click Close and the changes will be made on the Student's Profile. Click Save at the bottom of the Student Profile page when finished.

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