Good governance and accountability require an organization to adopt policies and procedures related to IT to provide criteria and guidance for the company’s computer-related operations. To effectively protect computing resources and data, companies should have an...
Tips to Prevent Wire and ACH Frauds
Utility Bill Auditing
NYSLRS Enhanced Reporting – Gold Certification
Zero-emission School Bus Mandate – Update
National Efforts to Improve K-12 School Cybersecurity
In early August, the White House and the Department of Education announced a federal effort to bolster K-12 cybersecurity at a summit and not a moment too soon. Shortly after the announcement, the New Haven Connecticut public schools suffered a $6 million breach as the email of one of the school officials was compromised. Schools are known to have a lot of sensitive data that is marketable on the dark web. Hackers also know that many schools do not have sufficient resources, both in staff and dollars, to adequately mitigate the risks.
New Rule Amends Community Eligibility Provision
Guest Article: Creating a Robust Travel & Expense Reimbursement Policy
New Form I-9
The new version of Form I‑9, Employment Eligibility Verification (PDF, 483.6 KB) along with new instructions are now available for use. This version contains changes to the form and instructions, including shortening the Form I‑9 to one page and reducing the instructions to eight pages.
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A CYBERSECURITY PRIMER
Jun 7, 2022
Cybersecurity in a nutshell is the combination of knowledge about what information is valuable in your organization, who wants to exploit it, why they want to exploit it, what your organization is willing to do to prevent a breach of information, and how well your...
IT CONTROLS – BEST PRACTICES
Jun 6, 2022
First Point: It’s Everyone’s Problem COO Ultimately responsible for the operational viability of the firm. The COO must support the CIO and CTO. They must hold every employee to a high standard of protecting the firm’s interests through careful attention and vigilance...
Clean School Bus Program
Apr 18, 2022
The new Clean School Bus Program under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will run between 2022 and 2026, and the EPA will cover up to 100% of the costs of replacing existing diesel school buses as well as charging or fueling infrastructure. The new law, which...
Make Your Nonprofit Audit Proof – C&A and Nonprofit Westchester
Feb 23, 2022
Make Your Nonprofit Audit Proof C&A and Nonprofit Westchester Ken Cerini, CPA, CFP, FABFA, Managing Partner and Shari Diamond, CIA, Partner of Cerini & Associates, LLP gave tips on how to make your nonprofit audit proof. This webinar was moderated by Nonprofit...
Can Parents offer a Solution to Your District’s Transportation Woes?
Nov 1, 2021
There has been a shortage of bus drivers for several years now and the pandemic has made this situation worse. Districts across the Nation are dealing with an average increase of 30% in transportation costs and bus driver shortages leading to reduced services such as...
Using Technology For Routing Forms
Oct 29, 2021
If the pandemic taught us one thing, it is how to use technology to accomplish typical school-related tasks especially within the human resources department. New hires, changes in employment, and separations require communication with many departments in a district...
ZOOM Best Practices
Oct 21, 2020
Zoom has been around for some time but with the need to work virtually, using this application has provided an effective way to communicate both in the corporate and education sector. Unfortunately, some lax security practices allowed intruders to intercept the video meetings, often inserting offensive and obscene content, creating a new phrase “zoombombers.”
Permanent Sick Leave Program
Oct 21, 2020
On April 2, 2020, Governor Cuomo announced that the Fiscal Year 2021 State budget includes a permanent mandatory paid sick leave program. The State legislature passed the budget immediately thereafter, and Governor Cuomo signed the bill on April 3, 2020. The legislation will take effect 180 days after signing, on September 30, 2020.