Upcoming Webinar To help districts navigate the latest SHARS updates, Onward will host a webinar on Wednesday, December 18th, at 2:00 PM. During the webinar, we will provide an in-depth overview of the updates and discuss their implications for school districts. To join, please RSVP by sending an email to: rsvp@onwardlearning.com. Additional … Read More
SHARS FFY23 Cost Report Settlement Notices
SHARS FFY23 Cost Report Settlement Notices Be advised that the HHSC Provider Finance Department (PFD) expects to send all Federal Fiscal Year 2023 (FFY23) School Health and Related Services (SHARS) cost report settlement notices by Dec. 17, 2024. Settlement notices will be sent to all Local Education Agencies (LEAs) who … Read More
Certification of Funds (COF) Statement – 4th Quarter
COF Statements: The quarterly Certification of Funds statement from TMHP will arrive shortly. As you know, Onward provides a report outlining the information you need in order to complete this document. In your Onward Administrator account, please select Reports/Financial. There you will find a report titled ‘Certification of Funds‘. Please select the date range for … Read More
IMPORTANT: RMTS Training Reminders & Requirements
Fairbanks released 2 important email memos on Friday, July 19th regarding 2025 annual RMTS. One is a training reminder regarding their four AUGUST training opportunities for Primary and Secondary LEA employees. Remember – each LEA is REQUIRED to have at least two (2) DISTRICT EMPLOYEES trained EACH YEAR for RMTS … Read More
HHSC RELEASES SHARS POLICY CHANGES
ATTENTION LEAs! Your input is needed before July 8, 2024. TEA has released a copy of HHSC’s SHARS Policy Changes. PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 5:00PM ON JULY 8th, 2024. Please see a copy of their email as well as a direct link to the site information below. TEA … Read More
Fairbanks: FFY 2025 RMTS Training Changes and Updates
Fairbanks sent out an email last week with changes for FFY 2025 The RMTS is being revamped. Some key things to note: No May RMTS training dates. Dates have been released and the first training dates are in AUGUST 2024. (SCHEDULE w/ SIGN-up LINKS) One single training, no more initial … Read More
RMTS: FFY2024: 4th Quarter Certification
FFY 2024 Participant List closing MAY 15, 2024! Fairbanks sent an email last week regarding the forth quarter certification of the Provider List. The 4th quarter is new this fiscal year. It MUST be certified no later than May 15th 2024. This 4th Quarter RMTS will be for August 19th … Read More
December 15, 2023 is the next RMTS PL Closing date
Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) Federal Fiscal Year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024) Participant List Closing #1 Please remember that the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024) first quarter PL closing date is December 15, 2023. The RMTS Contact must update/certify the PL prior to this closing date. … Read More
SHARS Telehealth Services Go Live
SHARS Telehealth Services Go Live Under Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-14 dated March 31, 2020, “schools shall remain temporarily closed to in-person classroom attendance and shall not recommence before May 4, 2020.” However, schools may continue to provide instruction using alternative methods of delivery. If a school that participates in … Read More
Enhanced FMAP to be Applied to SHARS
On March 18th, the President signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to help states address higher healthcare costs and the increased caseload expected as a result of COVID-19. The FFCRA provides a temporary 6.2 percentage point increase to the state’s Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), … Read More