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 29 No. 18
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 9/4/09
  • K-3 Class-Size Reduction—How to Approach Planning and Budgeting
  • School Administrators and Teachers Seek Fix to QEIA Funding
  • By the Way . . . California Department of Education Issues Next Steps for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reporting
  • 2008-09 California High School Exit Exam Results Released
  • Solar Projects—Don’t Get Burned
  • Quality Education Investment Act Checklist
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are the Advantages of Claiming or Not Claiming Necessary Small Schools Funding When Reporting Attendance?
  • School Finance and Management Conference Q & A—Community Day Schools
  • Statewide E-Rate and California Teleconnect Fund Trainings Scheduled
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Clarify the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Reporting Requirements?
  • The PERS Reduction and State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Federal Funds
  • Options Available to Schools Affected by Fires—Video
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the New Apportionment Schedule Apply to All School Districts?
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the State Do Another Multiyear Budget?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Will Alternative Methods of Education Funding Eventually Look Like?
  • Ask SSC . . . Will California Adopt Merit Pay to Become Eligible for Federal Dollars?
  • What Options Are Available to Schools That are Closing Due to the Fires?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Our District Use the Proceeds From the Sale of Surplus Property Made Prior to the Revised Budget Date of July 28, 2009?
  • By the Way . . . Qualified School Construction Bond Recipients Announced
  • Insurance Commissioner Will Sue to Stop Sale of State Compensation Insurance Fund Assets
  • Qualified School Construction Bond Program for Charter Schools—Changes to the Applicant Criteria and Application Filing Period
  • Ask SSC . . . What Percentage of Developer Fees Can be Used for One-Time General Fund Expenditures?
  • Senate Discusses Federal “Race to the Top” Funding
  • Assessed Values Fall Statewide
  • CDE Releases per-ADA Amount for One-Time Budget Adjustment
  • By the Way . . . User-Friendly Budget 8.1 Now Available
  • By the Way . . . Dynamic Budget Guide Updated
  • By the Way . . . 2009 FCMAT ASB Manual & Desk Reference Now Available
  • Ask SSC . . . Do the July and August Deferrals Apply to All Districts?
  • By the Way . . . STRS Credit Rating Lowered by Fitch
  • Governor Calls Special Session to Address Race to the Top" Funding Eligibility"
  • The Los Angeles COE School Finance and Management Conference" Location is Full"
  • Summer Layoff Lessons
Volume 29 No. 17
  • Standard & Poor’s Removes California from CreditWatch
  • Instructional Materials Public Hearing Requirements for Fiscal Year 2009-10
  • Pension Reform to Be Debated
  • By the Way . . . PMIB Approves Loan Renewals, But Continues Freeze
  • Steinberg Sues Governor and Controller over Budget Vetoes
  • By the Way . . . State Superintendent O’Connell Releases 2009 STAR Program Results
  • July Revenues on Target, But . . .
  • We Disagree with Senate pro Tempore’s Advice on Reserves—An Editorial
  • The Legislature Returns—Video
  • Workers’ Compensation Rate Increase Recommended
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are the 2009-10 School Nutrition Program’s Reimbursement Rates?
  • By the Way . . . State IOUs to End on September 4
  • School Finance Conference" Workshop at the Mendocino COE Location is Full"
  • Federal Education Technology Grant Funding Available
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does the One-Time Revenue Limit Reduction Work?
  • Updated SSC Dartboard Overview—Video
  • Financial Projection Dartboard—ABX4 1 Budget Version
  • Ask SSC . . . When Can We Expect an Update on the School Services of California Dartboard?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Does the 2007-08 Base Year Mean for Charter Schools?
  • Sale of Surplus Real Property for One-Time General Fund Purposes—Video
Volume 29 No. 16
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 8-7-09
  • By the Way . . . The Achievement Collaborative “10 Things You Need to Know Before School Starts” Webcast Archive is Now Available Online
  • Ask SSC . . . Is a 45-Day Budget Revision Required?
  • Basic Aid District Funding Reductions for 2008-09 and 2009-10
  • Ask SSC . . . For 2009-10, Can We Reduce Reserves Down to 1%?
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the Reduced School Year Further Impact Revenues?
  • By the Way . . . STRS Will Not Sponsor Legislation to Maintain Contributions
  • Ask SSC . . . Has the Latchkey Program Been Eliminated in the Latest State Budget?
  • Minimal Federal Funding Increases Expected in Fiscal Year 2010
  • Ask SSC . . . What is Happening With Transportation?
  • By the Way . . . Change in Law will Permit PERS Health Premium Holiday
  • By The Way . . . The State Categorical Flexibility Webcast Archive Is Now Available Online
  • Governor Plans to Call Another Special Session
  • By the Way . . . Online Registration is Now Available for the Achievement Collaborative’s August 10, 2009, Workshop, “Getting Ahead of the Data . . . Being Proactive, Not Reactive!”
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Vendor Contract Provisions Negotiable?
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the State’s Redevelopment Agency Funding Shift Affect Schools?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Tell Me When You Will be Releasing an Updated Dartboard?
  • Ask SSC . . . Has the State’s Budget Problem Finally Been Solved?
  • One Less Tool for Effective COE Oversight
  • Governor Wields Blue Pencil to Increase State Reserve Level
  • Prudently Approaching the Quality Education Investment Act
  • By The Way . . . The State Budget Webcast Archive Is Now Available Online
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are the Programs with Protected Ending Balances?
  • By the Way . . . Achievement Collaborative Webcast Is Set for Wednesday, July 29, 2009
  • Ask SSC . . . Are We Required to Provide our Beginning Teachers with an Induction Program?
  • Ask SSC . . . Will There Be a Reduced School Year?
  • Education Trailer Bills Emerge At Last
  • Legislature Approves Budget Package
  • Ask SSC . . . How Old Was That Picture?
  • Senate Passes Budget Package—Assembly Still in Session
  • Taking an Integrated Approach: Announcing the Achievement Collaborative
  • State Budget Update Webcast
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do Charter Schools Apply for the Qualified School Construction Bond Money?