Special Education

30 Years of Connecting with Cerini & Associates, LLP

Celebrate Cerini & Associates, LLP's 30th Anniversary with Ken Cerini, Founder & Managing Partner! Today, we celebrate a milestone: the 30th Anniversary of Cerini & Associates, LLP. From a humble garage start-up to a leading firm with seven partners and...

OMIG Published New Compliance Program Self-Assessment Form

The Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) has recently published a new Compliance Program Self-Assessment form on its website. This form is designed to assist healthcare providers in evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of their compliance programs based...

Miscellaneous SED Updates and Information

Changes to the 2023/24 Reimbursable Cost Manual are Minor: SED has released the 2023/24 version of the reimbursable cost manual, and the changes are minor: SED has clarified that non-attest services provided by your audit firm are non-reimbursable if such services...

Evaluating Your Accounting Software Needs

When was the last time your organization evaluated its accounting software… or maybe you are a start-up, keeping track of your organization’s finances on excel or even paper ledgers and now it is time to upgrade to a more sophisticated system. Many organizations tend...

Special Education Providers, It’s Audit Season

Anybody who receives government funding knows that funding from the government is a two-way street… yes, you receive funding on either a cost based or fee-based basis, but at some point in time, the government will be checking in to determine if you properly expended...

Budgeting and Financial Planning for Special Education Schools Strategies for Long-Term Sustainability

Many of New York’s special education schools struggle with financial sustainability due to limited funding, increasing costs, and changing regulations. These schools also operate under a cost-based reimbursement system with few avenues for profit. Together, these...

Benefits of an Automated AP Workflow

As the first quarter of 2023 comes to a close, the return to “normal” that began in 2022 has shifted the focus of schools from the crisis of the Pandemic to beginning to analyze what policies, systems, and procedures are here to stay and where businesses can improve...

2023 SED Landscape

Over the last few years, special education has undergone significant challenges and change. Between educator shortages and turnover, student learning loss brought about by remote learning and the pandemic, and the growing demand of students needing service...

K12 Data Protection Q&A Panel – Powerhouse Team

Join our Powerhouse Team for a Time-Critical Panel Discussion followed by a Question-and-Answer Session New York State Education Law §2-d took effect in 2020 and applies to school districts, charter schools, universal pre-K providers and BOCES. It also applies to...

Health Care Worker Bonus – Updated FAQ’s for Education Employers

When the NYS DOH pushed off the implementation of the HWB for educational organizations until October 2022, we all thought that signaled that revised regulations would be distributed to help education organizations work through the HWB maze. After all the HWB was...
30 Years of Connecting with Cerini & Associates, LLP

30 Years of Connecting with Cerini & Associates, LLP

Celebrate Cerini & Associates, LLP's 30th Anniversary with Ken Cerini, Founder & Managing Partner! Today, we celebrate a milestone: the 30th Anniversary of Cerini & Associates, LLP. From a humble garage start-up to a leading firm with seven partners and...

read more
OMIG Published New Compliance Program Self-Assessment Form

OMIG Published New Compliance Program Self-Assessment Form

The Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) has recently published a new Compliance Program Self-Assessment form on its website. This form is designed to assist healthcare providers in evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of their compliance programs based...

read more
Miscellaneous SED Updates and Information

Miscellaneous SED Updates and Information

Changes to the 2023/24 Reimbursable Cost Manual are Minor: SED has released the 2023/24 version of the reimbursable cost manual, and the changes are minor: SED has clarified that non-attest services provided by your audit firm are non-reimbursable if such services...

read more
Evaluating Your Accounting Software Needs

Evaluating Your Accounting Software Needs

When was the last time your organization evaluated its accounting software… or maybe you are a start-up, keeping track of your organization’s finances on excel or even paper ledgers and now it is time to upgrade to a more sophisticated system. Many organizations tend...

read more
Special Education Providers, It’s Audit Season

Special Education Providers, It’s Audit Season

Anybody who receives government funding knows that funding from the government is a two-way street… yes, you receive funding on either a cost based or fee-based basis, but at some point in time, the government will be checking in to determine if you properly expended...

read more
Benefits of an Automated AP Workflow

Benefits of an Automated AP Workflow

As the first quarter of 2023 comes to a close, the return to “normal” that began in 2022 has shifted the focus of schools from the crisis of the Pandemic to beginning to analyze what policies, systems, and procedures are here to stay and where businesses can improve...

read more
2023 SED Landscape

2023 SED Landscape

Over the last few years, special education has undergone significant challenges and change. Between educator shortages and turnover, student learning loss brought about by remote learning and the pandemic, and the growing demand of students needing service...

read more
K12 Data Protection Q&A Panel – Powerhouse Team

K12 Data Protection Q&A Panel – Powerhouse Team

Join our Powerhouse Team for a Time-Critical Panel Discussion followed by a Question-and-Answer Session New York State Education Law §2-d took effect in 2020 and applies to school districts, charter schools, universal pre-K providers and BOCES. It also applies to...

read more