In an October 9, 2019, BSE Director Carole L.
Clancy disseminated a memo via PennLink titled Training in Response to Recent Changes by the Federal Office of Special
Education Programs.
The memo states that the US Department of Education Office of Special
Education Programs (OSEP) has oversight of states’ compliance with federal
special education regulations and requirements. A component of OSEP’s
compliance monitoring verification visits is a fiscal verification
review. Part of that fiscal verification includes a review of the use of
funds for coordinated early intervening services, maintenance of effort, and
general use of federal, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B
(IDEA-B), funds.
To assist local education agencies (LEAs) with
these components of the federal on-site visits, the Pennsylvania Department of
Education (PDE) is providing training to familiarize special education
directors and business administrators with clarifying information. This
training will address three topics: IDEA Fiscal Programming, Contingency
Funding, and Approved Private School Electronic Management System (New
Enrollment System for Approved Private Schools/Chartered Schools for the Blind
and Deaf). Each school district and charter school is required to send
participants to this training. Because the training is highlighting the
fiscal program data verifications associated with the IDEA-B fiscal reporting
requirements, it is strongly recommended that the participants representing
your LEA be your special education director and business administrator.
If a school district or charter school contracts for business services, its
contracted business representative should attend as well. This
training will be held at the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance
Network (PaTTAN) offices as well as Intermediate Units 4, 20, 26, and 29. Register
at www.pattan.net for the
following training sessions: Monday, October 28th at PaTTAN West, October
29th at IU 4, and October 31st at IU 26. Questions
regarding the fiscal training should be directed to Dr. Del Hart, Chief,
Division of Analysis & Financial Reporting, at 717.772.1114 or [email protected]. Questions
about registration should be directed to Sharon Kennedy at PaTTAN-Harrisburg at
717.901.2265, 800.360.7282
(in PA only), or [email protected].