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...
Coronavirus – SED Update 3/25/20

Coronavirus – SED Update 3/25/20

Latest information as of March 26, 2020** What we know: Global: EO order 202.4 requires all schools within the state to be closed from March 18th to March 31st, 2020. SED providers will get relief from the 180-school year during that period of time. This will be...

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10 Free Online Learning Applications for Educators

10 Free Online Learning Applications for Educators

The coronavirus has taken the world by storm and New York State is not exempt as there are now over 16,000 confirmed cases and over 150 deaths in New York State alone. It’s taken a huge toll on the stock market, businesses, and schools. The governor has issued an...

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SED/EI Update

SED/EI Update

4410/853 Schools: SED is requesting notification that your school is closed – Providers should send an e-mail to their RA. You can site Executive Order 202.4. The notification should state you are in touch with your families and staff on a regular basis. The Executive...

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The 2019/20 RCM

The 2019/20 RCM

If you’ve ever sat down to play a game you’ve never played before, you know you always start by reading the rules. It’s really tough when you’re midway through the game and someone tells you a new rule that you weren’t aware of, which changes how you would have played...

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Five Tips to Improve your Program’s Finances

Five Tips to Improve your Program’s Finances

It seems these days that everyone wants you to do more with less. There never seems to be enough funds to cover your costs, reward your staff, finance your operations, and provide high-quality programming … especially if you are solely a provider of educational...

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New Proposed Rate Methodology

New Proposed Rate Methodology

In an effort to eliminate the rate reconciling process and dramatically decrease the number of waiver requests, The Rate Setting Unit (RSU) is exploring different potential rate methodologies. There are currently three possible methodologies that RSU has released to...

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ABLE Accounts

ABLE Accounts

When you have a child, you make many plans. One of the most important plans is for their future finances. This applies for any child, but when parents have a child with special needs often there is more concern. For parents that have a child who developed a disability...

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SED Releases Methodology Letter

SED Releases Methodology Letter

Last week NYSED released its methodology letters for preschools and school-age programs. The methodology letters were pretty much what was expected and what we reported in the last issue of the Special ED-ition. On the preschool front, providers received a 2% increase...

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