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Special education audit update: William Penn SD staff report high claim conversion, $600,000 available to offset costs
Summary
District staff summarized findings from a Chester County Intermediate Unit audit and school‑based Medicaid claiming activity: a recent sample month showed 58 approvals of 60 claims (97% conversion), roughly $600,000 is available in the FAI account, and the CCIU recommended addressing administrative capacity and IEP consistency.
Kate Crossett, a special education staff member, presented the Education Committee with an update on actions following a special education audit conducted by the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) and on the district's school‑based access (Medicaid) claiming processes.
Crossett summarized vendor and system roles. She said the state uses a vendor called SSG to provide monthly claim summaries, analysis and denial reports. She described FAI — the district's Financial Accounting/Interim payment account — and said the district currently has approximately $600,000 available in that account accumulated since about the 2021–22 school year. "Currently, we have approximately $600,000 in funds available to draw down on at present that has been accumulating, for several years now since roughly the 21‑22 school year," Crossett said.
On recent claiming performance, Crossett presented an example month in which staff submitted 60…
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