Fiscal Report

As the cornerstone of School Services of California Inc.'s integrated services, the Fiscal Report provides real-time updates on issues affecting the finances and management of school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education. This essential resource keeps clients informed of the status and potential ramifications of impending state government actions, both legislative and regulatory, as well as state apportionments, court decisions, elections, and other education-impacting events.

Volume 30 No. 4
  • Doing More With Less Now Ready for Shipping!
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—2/26/10
  • The Third Quarterly Report Deadline for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 Is Approaching
  • California Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidates Forum at U.C. Davis
  • One Step Closer to Closure on QEIA 2009-10 Funding
  • Update on Recent Legislative Actions—Video
  • By the Way . . . Bonnie Reiss Appointed Secretary of Education
  • Additional K-12 Education Deferrals Proposed
  • By the Way . . . The Annual Audit Contracts are Due April 1, 2010
  • By the Way . . . SSC's Presentation from the CCSESA Asilomar Curriculum and Instruction Leadership Symposium is Ready for Download
  • January Revenues Exceed Forecast, But . . .
  • By the Way . . . New Tool to Help Migrant Students Succeed Academically
  • Ask SSC . . . What Happens on July 1, 2010 to Our Laid-off Teachers Who Are Currently Subbing at Their Per-Diem Rate of Pay?
  • Ask SSC . . . Questions on Targeted Administrative Cuts
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Status of Developer Fees?
  • By the Way . . . Unfunded Obligation for State Retiree Health Benefits Increases
  • Legislative Analyst's Office Releases Its Review of the Lottery Initiative
  • PERS Hosts Dialogue on California's Public Pensions
  • District Health Benefits Survey Results Released
  • By the Way . . . State Superintendent Urges Eligible Agencies to Apply to Become Summer Food Service Program Sponsors
Volume 30 No. 3
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—2/12/10
  • By the Way . . . New Tool to Help Close the Achievement Gap
  • Shedding Light on the Targeted Administrative Cuts
  • An SSC Editorial—What Should Districts Prepare For?
  • Appropriateness of STRS' Investment Return Assumption
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the Revenue Limit Deficit Already Include the Governor's Proposed Cut for Next Year?
  • Ask SSC . . . What’s the Possibility of a Second Layoff Window?
  • Ask SSC . . . Does Our District Have to Return the Interest in the Cafeteria Fund to the CDE?
  • Legislative Analyst Says Mandate System Is Broken
  • By the Way . . . Glen Thomas Resigns as Secretary of Education
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Deferred Maintenance Fund Balances Still be Swept?
  • 2009-10 Second Interim Report Multiyear Projection—Video
  • Joint Labor/Management Benefits Committee Meetings Are Not Subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act
  • Everyone Agrees Local Educational Agencies Should Use the Department of Finance’s Numbers!
  • STRS to Consider Increasing Contribution Rates
  • Ask SSC . . . Governor’s Budget Workshop Questions and Answers—PERS/STRS (Revised January 29, 2010)
Volume 30 No. 2
  • The Status of School Bonds
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 1-29-10
  • Ask SSC . . . Governor’s Budget Workshop Questions and Answers—Miscellaneous
  • Ask SSC . . . Governor’s Budget Workshop Questions and Answers—PERS/STRS
  • Ask SSC . . . Governor’s Budget Workshop Questions and Answers—Negotiations
  • Ask SSC . . . Governor’s Budget Workshop Questions and Answers—Categorical Programs
  • Ask SSC . . . Governor’s Budget Workshop Questions and Answers—Class Sizes
  • Ask SSC . . . Governor’s Budget Workshop Questions and Answers—Federal Funding
  • Ask SSC . . . Governor’s Budget Workshop Questions and Answers—Revenue Limit Funding
  • Our Negotiating Commitment
  • By the Way . . . Announcing the Coalition for Adequate School Housing Annual Conference
  • The Governor’s Budget is Out—What Do We Do Now?
  • By the Way . . . The CDE Issues Guidance on Interest and Federal Funds
  • Ask SSC . . . How Should We Report Expenditures for Tier III Categoricals?
  • School and District Plans—Laws, Myths, and Magic
  • Do You Have the Right People? Now's the Time to Decide!
  • California Job Losses Continue
  • Governor Declares a State of Emergency in Six Counties
  • State Controller Warns of Cash Shortfall
  • Race to the Top State Application Update
  • ARRA Funding Time Accounting Clarification
  • Use Our Numbers!
  • By the Way . . . Doing More With Less, Third Edition, will be Released mid-February 2010
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Clarify How Much Will Be Cut for the Targeted Reduction to Administration?
  • Initiative Would Reduce Voter Approval Required for Parcel Tax
  • Layoffs, Reforms, and the Prophecy of Doing with Less
  • PERS Discusses Need to Increase Employer Contributions
  • K-University Facilities Bond Provision Stalls