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...
Taxation of NYS Healthcare Worker Bonus – Cerini Short

Taxation of NYS Healthcare Worker Bonus – Cerini Short

Taxation of NYS Healthcare Worker Bonus Cerini Short In this Cerini Short, Edward McWilliams, CPA, Partner talks about the Taxation of the NYS Healthcare Worker Bonus. Included as part of the 2022/23 budget for New York State was a provision allowing for Healthcare...

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A Tale of Two SED’s

A Tale of Two SED’s

When Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” as he started his Tale of Two Cities, he could have also been writing about where the special education marketplace finds itself today. There has been a shift in the political landscape...

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School Board Analysis

School Board Analysis

Most school leadership, from executive management to the Board, are extremely focused on ensuring students are getting a strong education that will allow them to get into the top-tiered colleges, looking to develop strategies towards new modes of learning, and finding...

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Lease Accounting – Schools

Lease Accounting – Schools

Background For many schools, the largest non-labor cost is facilities. For years this has created some disparity in the comparability of financial statements between schools, as some schools own their facilities while others rent. Several years ago, the Financial...

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Special Education Report … Hot off the Press

Special Education Report … Hot off the Press

While Governor Hochul vetoed the parity last night, she announced that the New York State Division of Budget (“DOB”) will authorize an additional cost of living adjustment of 11% for the 2022-23 year. With the vetoing of the parity bill special education schools will...

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Important Update: EI Agencies Audit

Important Update: EI Agencies Audit

In 2018 the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the NYC Department of Investigation arrested eight service providers for Health Care fraud, as well as other felonies related to Fraud.  Unfortunately, last month another case came to light involving nine therapists that...

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New HHS Guidance and Funding

New HHS Guidance and Funding

Between last year and the beginning of this year, the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued three rounds of Provider Relief Funds (PRF) to assist healthcare providers that were negatively impacted by the COVID Pandemic. These funds were to cover...

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