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. 1
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 1-15-10
  • By the Way . . . User-Friendly Budget 9.0 for 2010-11 Now Available
  • By the Way . . . Class Size and Furlough Survey Results Available Online
  • Maintaining Fiscal Solvency—Video
  • By the Way . . . More than Half of State's Schools Submit Race to the Top MOUs
  • Legislative Analyst Releases Overview of Governor's 2010-11 Budget
  • Certificated Step and Column Freezes""
  • Financial Projection Dartboard—Governor’s Budget Version
  • Ask SSC . . . What Does the PERS Board Agenda Item on the Smoothing Method Mean for Schools?
  • Governor’s Proposals for the 2010-11 State Budget and K-12 Education
  • 2010 Senate Committee Assignments Announced
  • State Board of Education Clarifies District Assistance Intervention Team Corrective Action
  • Governor Unveils Proposed Budget and Calls for Another Special Session
  • Governor Signs Race to the Top" Bills—Now What?"
  • Race to the Top Bills Approved by Senate Committees
  • Governor Says Education Funding to Be Protected in State of the State Address
  • Special Session on the Budget
  • By the Way . . . Race to the Top Bills Pass Major Hurdle
  • Evaluating Race to the Top: Is the Race Worth Running?
  • By the Way . . . Governor’s Budget Workshop Sacramento and Long Beach Morning Sessions Now Full
  • Ask SSC . . . What Schedule Should Be Used for the Charter School In Lieu of Property Tax" Transfer?"
  • Ask SSC . . . Have You Ever Heard of a Tentative Agreement Being Voted Down by 80% of the Union’s Membership?
  • By the Way . . . COBRA Subsidy Extended
Volume 29 No. 26
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 12-23-09
  • Polling Reflects Concerns about Jobs and the Economy
  • House-Passed Jobs Bill Could Help K-14 Education
  • Cannibalism and California’s Debt Burden
  • California Department of Education Announces Onsite Categorical Program Monitoring
  • State’s Unemployment Rate Declines, But Jobs Fall Too
  • A Cautionary Update on General Obligation Bond Property Taxes
  • By the Way . . . State Board of Education Meets for Special December Meeting
  • By the Way . . . Revived Race to the Top Legislation Headed to the Assembly
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Set Up a Budget Advisory Committee?
  • Reforming the Initiative Process: 2009-10 Legislation
  • 2008-09 Categorical Funding Accrual Impact
  • By the Way . . . Governor’s Budget Workshop Long Beach Morning Session Now Full
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Discontinue Voluntary Deductions Without the Permission of the Employee When the Employee’s Differential Pay is Insufficient to Cover the Deductions?
  • By the Way . . . Jack O’Connell Testifies to the Need for New School Bond at School Facilities Hearing
  • By the Way . . . Yearly Adjustment Made to Liability Limit of Parent or Guardian for Willful Pupil Misconduct
  • Details Emerge Regarding Race to the Top Application Requirements
  • State Revenues Down in November
  • Bid Limit to Be Raised Effective January 1, 2010
  • Ask SSC . . . Are We Allowed to Claim ADA for Students Who Turn Five Years Old After the December Cutoff?
  • By the Way . . . PERS Investment Performance Improves
  • By the Way . . . PERS Purchasing Power Protection Allowance May be Reduced
  • By the Way . . . Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Appoints Ana Matosantos as Finance Director
  • Congress Adopts Fiscal Year 2010 Consolidated Appropriation Bill
  • By the Way . . . CSBA Presentation Materials Available
  • Should We Quit Taking the Initiative?
  • By the Way . . . Assembly Member John Perez to Ascend to Speakership
Volume 29 No. 25
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities
  • Social Networking, or The So What if I Posted a Drunken Pirate Picture; I Have a Right to Privacy!" Argument"
  • H1N1 Protective Equipment to Be Distributed to Schools
  • A Holiday Message—Video
  • Anemic Recovery Forecast for U.S. Economy
  • High Drama in Race to the Top Hearing, Or Much Ado About the Possibility of Some One-time Money
  • School Closures Due to Inclement Weather
  • Race to the Top Reaches Out to Local Educational Agencies
  • By the Way . . . IRS Decreases Mileage Rate for 2010
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Waivers Worth Knowing About
  • School Services of California, Inc., Launches Survey of Class Size and Contract/Length of School Year
  • Class Size and Contract/Length of School Year Survey Launch—Video
  • State Board of Education Update—Video
  • By the Way . . . IRS Releases New High-Low Per Diem Reimbursement Rates
  • By the Way . . . Retirement Plan Limits for 2010
  • A Negative Consumer Price Index Will Lead to Lower Property Tax Collections
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Salaries Supported by the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Excludable from the PERS Reduction?
  • By the Way . . . California Department of Education Releases 2009-10 Attendance Software
  • House Passes Health Care Reform Bill; Senate to Start Debate
  • By the Way . . . Hotel Information for Our “Governor’s Budget” Workshop
  • By the Way . . . Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) Publishes Estimated Employer Contribution Rates