Creating an estate plan is important for everyone. However, for families with a special needs child, proper planning is nothing short of critical. Understanding the types of Special Needs Trusts is the best place to start to protect your loved ones. Creating a Last...
For many of you, the OSC audit is behind you, leaving only the mental scars of a nearly year-long process as a reminder of the importance for your program to maintain adequate records and establish appropriate controls to ensure your school is complying with SED...
The landscape that special education providers have been operating in continues to be a difficult one. The rate-setting unit has yet again undergone leadership change with Tracey Coleman taking over the helm in place of Hal Matott and Brian Zawistowski being promoted...
There seems to be a lot happening at SED. From a leadership perspective, Hal Matott is no longer head of the rate setting unit; Phyllis Morris has taken over the reins of the unit. From a rate perspective, the new methodology is due out sometime in April from SED. The...
On December 5, 2018, the Department of Health (DOH) published final regulations impacting the Early Intervention Program. Some of these regulations are years in the making. Most provisions do not change practice in any substantive way, but rather they codify existing...
The statistic is that 75% of nonprofit executives plan to leave their organization within the next 10 years. As a result, succession planning needs to be taken into consideration in order to prepare for the inevitable transition. The board, members of management, and...
What Teachers Want: If you’re like every other special education provider, you are having a significant time attracting and retaining special education teachers and assistants. According to Education week, the top reasons teachers leave their current jobs are:...
As you know, there has been an emphasis at the State level to provide more special education within an integrated environment, however, most providers will tell you that’s not what they are seeing. Most of the CPSE placements have been for self-contained, with...
Effective October 19, 2018, all New York State employers will be required by law to implement a sexual harassment policy within their organizations. This law comes after a tidal wave of sexual harassment allegations that have plagued many American politicians,...
