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. 15
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 7/24/09
  • Ask SSC . . . Do Snacks Count Toward the Calculation of the Meals for Needy Adjustment?
  • Don't Be Confused By All the Numbers—Video
  • By the Way . . . You May Have Noticed That The Video From Robert Miyashiro and John Gray Discussing The Big 5 Agreement that We Posted Yesterday, July 21, 2009, was a Bit Choppy
  • By the Way . . . State Superintendent Submits Status Report on Exploration of Multiple Pathways Program
  • A Heads Up on Nonresident Withholding Responsibilities
  • It is Not Yet Time to Eat the Seed Corn—An Editorial
  • The IRS Supports Repeal of Cell Phone Reporting Rules
  • Job Losses Continue, But the Pace of the Falloff Slows
  • Big 5 Reach Agreement—Video
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Clarify What Additional Cuts K-14 Will Need to Make?
  • By the Way . . . The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Acknowledges Major Investment Losses
  • Agreement Reached on State Budget
  • Big 5 Reach State Budget Deal
  • How to Access the State Categorical and Federal Funds Webcast
  • By the Way . . . Register Online for Our School Finance and Management Conference
  • There Is More to the IOUs Than Meets the Eye
  • Ask SSC . . . Will a Lower Assessed Property Tax Value Increase State Expenditures?
  • State Budget Issues and the School Finance and Management Conference—Video
  • State Revenues Fall Short of May Revision Projection
  • STRS Considers Legislation to Maintain Contributions
  • By the Way . . . Local Television Station Posts Optimistic Article about the State Budget
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the Governor’s Pension Reform Proposal Impact K-14 Education Employees?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Does ARRA Mean for California Schools?
  • By the Way . . . State Controller Releases His Monthly Report Detailing California’s Cash Balance for the Complete 2008-09 Fiscal Year
  • State Delays Payments to Schools
Volume 29 No. 14
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 7/10/09
  • Financial Aid Application to Be Simplified
  • Assembly Budget Committee Analyzes Governor's Reform Proposals
  • Ask SSC . . . Will We be Able to Do a TRANs?
  • Ask SSC . . . Does our District Have to Pay a Neighboring District for our Students Attending its Sponsored Charter School?
  • Be Careful—The 2009-10 Numbers Have Hidden Meanings
  • Save the Date—31st Annual School Finance and Management Conference, August 20, 21, 24, and 25, 2009
  • By the Way . . . Free State Categorical Flexibility and Federal Funds Webcast
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are the ARRA Reporting Deadlines?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Time Certifications Needed for ARRA Funds?
  • Pooled Money Investment Board Update
  • By the Way . . . At Last, Medicaid Regulations Repealed
  • By the Way . . . State Superintendent Releases Latest CAHSEE Results
  • California’s Bond Rating Continues to Deteriorate
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Reduce Library Support Hours to Assist in Balancing the Budget?
  • By the Way . . . Insurance Commissioner Rejects Workers’ Compensation Increase
  • Ask SSC . . . Can State Fiscal Stabilization Funds Be Passed Through to Regional Occupational Center/Programs?
  • By the Way . . . Qualified School Construction Bond Program Applications Are Due to the California Department of Education by August 25, 2009
  • 2009-10 Budget Developments—Video
  • By the Way . . . The Pooled Money Investment Board approves interest rate on IOUs
  • What a Difference a Day Makes!
  • Governor Proposes Suspension of Proposition 98
  • Fixing the State Budget
  • Instructional Materials Changes Proposed in Budget
  • Feds Delay ARRA July Report
  • 2008-09 Year Ends Without Budget Solution
  • Ask SSC . . . How Many Districts Are Using the Summer Layoff?
  • Are IOUs Coming?
  • Assembly Approves Majority Vote Budget Package; Senate Takes Some Actions
  • How to Successfully Manage the Fieldwork of Your External Auditors—Video
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the Legislature Allow Districts to Contract Out Services?
  • By the Way . . . The Governor Issues a Press Release
  • By the Way . . . Health Savings Account Parameters Set for 2010
  • By the Way . . . Legislature Remains at Impasse
Volume 29 No. 13
  • 2009 School Finance Conference
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 6/25/09
  • 2008-09 Proposition 98 Reductions Pass Assembly—Hang Up in Senate
  • K-3 Class-Size Reduction: Recap and Status
  • By the Way . . . Medicare Retiree Drug Subsidy Funds Distributed
  • Latest Budget Drill Fails—Controller to Issue IOUs on July 2, 2009
  • Special Education Private School Placement Costs May Fall to School Districts
  • 2008-09 Second Interim Report Negative and Qualified Certifications
  • State Budget Dance Continues
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does the Tier III Flexibility Impact Administrative Staffing Ratios?
  • Ask SSC . . . Should Districts Budget for the Home-to-School Transportation Cut?
  • PERS Board Adopts Modified Smoothing Method
  • California Unemployment Rate Jumps
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Effect of the Reduction in the School Year?
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Provide More Information on Certificated Staff Layoffs?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Offer an Early Retirement Incentive While Still Paying for the Last One?
  • By the Way . . . PERS Board Approves Health Premium Rate Increases
  • PMIB Acts on Infrastructure Loans
  • UCLA Says Recession’s Freefall Is Over
  • Laid-Off Teachers Have a Right to Substitute Service
  • Enrollment Jumps in Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Programs
  • Conference Committee Acts on Education Package
  • Conference Committee Acts on Education Package—Video
  • State Releases ARRA Funds for School Districts for Lost Categorical Funding—Video
  • By the Way . . . State Schools Chief O'Connell Announces ARRA Funds for School Districts for Lost Categorical Funding
  • By the Way . . . May Revision User-Friendly Budget 8.0 Software for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year is Now Available