Annual Consolidated Fiscal Report Training for Special Education Providers
November 2013
To: Directors of Approved 4410 Preschool Special Education
Programs;
Executive Directors of In-State Approved Private Schools Educating
Students with Disabilities; and
Superintendents, State-Supported Schools
From:
Joseph Conroy,
Director of Education Finance
James P. DeLorenzo,
Assistant Commissioner
Office of Special Education
Ann Marsh,
Director, Rate Setting Unit
The purpose of this memorandum is to inform providers of approved
school-age and preschool programs for students with disabilities
who submit a Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) to the Department
of the availability of online CFR training modules. The Department recommends
that any individual who signs or certifies a CFR on behalf of such provider
undergo CFR training prior to submitting the annual CFR.
Following a comprehensive examination of the special education
programs, services and costs, the Board of Regents adopted a number
of proposals in order to enhance the fiscal oversight and accountability
measures of approved private special education providers. In order
to improve the accuracy and integrity of the financial reporting requirements,
as prescribed in section 200.9 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of
Education, the Board of Regents directed that annual financial training
on the CFR be mandatory for any individual who signs or certifies a CFR
on behalf of a private provider.
The Department has developed online training modules on the CFR. It is the Department’s recommendation that any individual who signs or certifies a CFR (including the independent Certified Public Accountant) on behalf of an approved private school-age and/or preschool program for students with disabilities will have either completed the online training modules developed by the Department or attended in-person CFR training offered by the New York State Consolidated Fiscal Reporting Interagency Committee. The Department’s Rate Setting Unit will track attendance or completion of the training through an electronic registration process.
Please visit the following webpage for more information regarding the in-person
CFR training sessions, and the Department’s online training modules and
registration process:
https://www.oms.nysed.gov/rsu/Training/CFRTraining.html
Questions regarding this memorandum may be directed to the Rate Setting Unit: 518-474-3227.