If you are a nonprofit school serving students in any grade K-12, you may be eligible for EANS
What is EANS? Emergency Assistance for Nonpublic Schools (EANS) is part of the Coronavirus...
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Category: Special Education
OMIG Changes Certification Requirements
According to the OMIG website, providers that receive Medicaid payments no longer have to perform an annual certification with the OMIG each December.
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Guest Article: Cybersecurity for your School
With the COVID pandemic, everyone has been forced to operate more remotely and this is even more...
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Special Ed-Ition Letter Winter 2020-21
As a SED provider, I truly feel for you. You have had the unenviable task of having to pivot from...
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New CFR Claiming Manual and Software
In case you didn’t hear, the new CFR claiming manual and related software have been released. This...
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New York Forward Child Care Incentive
In case you missed it, the Office of Child and Family Services (“OCFS”) has made available $48.6 million in the third installment of the federal CARES funding to support child care programs and the families who need child care services.
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SEIT CFR Reporting Update
As many providers are already aware the reporting of SEIT on the consolidated fiscal report (CFR)...
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New PPP Rule Changes
t’s funny what a difference a few weeks make. Prior to June 6th, when the forgiveness period was only eight weeks, we were strategizing with our clients to try to determine which staff they needed to bring back to work, considering which base period would have the least impact on their FTE calculation, and determining if we should use the cash basis or alternate method for seeking payroll forgiveness?
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Guest Article: Back to School
The Coronavirus has caused an extensive burden on schools in educating and providing related services to students remotely. Students who do not have access to technology, due to financial limitations, or the academic support needed from teachers or aides have been suffering. Teachers who have trained for in-person classroom settings are disoriented with the switch to remote, online learning.
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Special Ed-ition Letter
Special Education programs have been grappling with the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic for over three months, and while the State is looking for ways to move back to some level of face-to-face learning come September, it is anticipated that the impact of the pandemic will be felt throughout the balance of calendar 2020 and beyond. Governor Cuomo originally announced that distance learning would continue throughout the summer, and then on June 8, 2020 he issued EO 202.37, allowing districts and independent schools providing special education services (853 schools, 4201 schools, and 4410 schools) to provide in-person special education services as long as proper safety protocols are out in place.
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NYSED Update May 7, 2020
On April 27, 2020, NYSED issued a new round of FAQs as an add-on to the first 21 FAQs issued by SED on March 27, 2020 with respect to the remote delivery of services by providers to students with special needs.
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Governor Cuomo Update 5-1-2020
On May 1, 2020, Governor Cuomo has ordered all schools K-12 and college facilities in New York State to be closed through the remainder of the academic year. They are required to continue to provide distance learning during that time.
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