On Friday, July 26, 2019, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced the schedule for annual statewide training sessions offered to all participating School-Based Access Program (SBAP) teams. Trainings are scheduled for two different dates. You may register to attend a session based on your location and availability. Registration is required see instructions and dates below. A General Session will be led and presented by DHS. DHS team members will review policy highlights of SBAP, updates to the Provider Handbook, SBAP annual performance and claiming levels, compliance requirements for credentials and licensure, and other important information and reminders. Attendees will learn what information they are required to provide, how to provide it, and the timeline for completing SBAP requirements. Another session will be led and presented by Public Consulting Group (PCG). PCG will focus on assisting participating LEAs in achieving compliance within SBAP, addressing LEA responsibilities. A third session will be led and presented by Sivic Solutions Group (SSG). SSG will review the expense elements associated with annual cost settlements as well as critical dates in the cost settlement process

These training sessions are intended for ACCESS coordinators, special education directors and supervisors, business managers, and anyone else involved in SBAP. Training dates and times are: September 26, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  at PaTTAN Harrisburg or Zoom Link and October 7, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to  4:00 p.m. at PaTTAN Harrisburg or Zoom Link. Register online via PaTTAN at http://www.pattan.net.  Contact Sharon Kennedy at [email protected] with any registration questions. For content questions, contact DHS’ vendors at [email protected] or [email protected].