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 28 No. 20
  • Update on School District Audits Performed by STRS
  • The Municipal Market—Different . . . But Really Good
  • Governor’s Vetoes
  • Governor Signs Budget . . . Finally
  • Ask SSC . . . How Will Midyear Cuts Impact Education?
  • Financial Projection Dartboard—AB 1781 Budget Bill Version
  • Legislature Passes Budget That the Governor Will Sign
  • The Final Week in Review
  • Cost-of-Living Adjustments for K-12 Districts and County Offices of Education
  • State Budget—Is It the Real Deal This Time?
  • Schools’ Chief Jack O'Connell Comments on Governor's Threat to Veto Budget Passed by the Legislature
  • Budget Alert
  • Governor Threatens Budget Veto
  • We Have a State Budget—Now on to Our School Finance and Management Conference
  • At Last, At Last, the Budget Passed!
  • State Board Adopts Streamlined Waiver Process—Sort Of
  • Legislators Poised to Vote on Budget Deal
Volume 28 No. 19
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 9/12/08
  • The Saga Continues . . . New School Finance Conference Dates
  • Education Statistics from the Census Bureau
  • 2007-08 Academic Progress Report Released
  • Breaking through the Categorical Cacophony (Part 2 of 4): Supplement versus Supplant
  • Ask SSC . . . What Does a District Have to Do to Get Approval for Internal Cash Borrowing Between Funds?
  • By the Way . . . Schools Excess Liability Fund (SELF) Offers Risk Management Workshops in October
  • “What You Need to Know Now” Webcast
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Calculate Career Earnings for Collective Bargaining Purposes?
  • Proposition 98 State Meal Appropriation Depleted
  • Bill to Expedite Special Education Assessments Fails Passage—For Now
  • Ask SSC . . . When Do Our Instructional Aides Need to Meet Highly Qualified Requirements?
  • Re-Adoption and Revision of the 2008-09 District Budget
  • Ask SSC . . . Is Revenue Limit Funding Adjusted for Special Education Students?
  • SSC’s “What You Need to Know Now” Webcast—Hold the Date!
  • Senate Republican Budget Proposal Surfaces
  • Legislators Miss Deadline for the November Ballot
  • Breaking through the Categorical Cacophony (Part 1 of 4): Categorical Program Monitoring and the 85-15 Rule
  • Senate Votes to Reject Revised Budget Compromise
Volume 28 No. 18
  • Ask SSC . . . Can a District Sell Obsolete Instructional Materials?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes and Maximum Class Size Allowed?
  • Instructional Materials Public Hearing Requirements for Fiscal Year 2008-09
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 8/29/08
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Claim Hourly Programs During the School Day?
  • Rumors Continue to Circulate, but No Budget Deal Yet
  • Still No Budget—School Finance Conference Rescheduled Again
  • Ask SSC . . . Will We Be Getting the Full COLA at the August Apportionment Payment?
  • Governor Releases Proposed Budget Compromise
  • By the Way . . . Senator Steinberg Elected Senate President pro Tempore
  • Participation in Federal School Nutrition Programs Growing
  • Governor Tells Legislature to Compromise on Budget
  • Surprise! School Finance Conference Rescheduled (Part IV)
  • State Fiscal Picture Darkens
  • Ask SSC . . . Is It Worth Filing Mandate Claims in These Dire Budget Times?
  • By the Way . . . Corrections to Prior-Period Reports of Attendance Due October 1
  • Ask SSC . . . Why Doesn’t the Legislature Pass a Budget?
  • Democrat Punished for Failing to Vote on Budget
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Offer Advice Regarding School District Goals?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the Maximum Amount of Passing Time?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Can We Maximize ADA in a Declining Enrollment High School When the District is Declining Overall?
  • By the Way . . . Bureau Recommends 16% Increase in Workers’ Compensation Pure Premium Rate
  • Proposal to Cap State Spending—Budget Deal Barrier?
  • Budget Fails to Pass on August 17, 2008
  • Spending Cap Proposal Fails in Committee