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. 8
  • April Fool’s Joke Goes Sideways
  • Professional Standards/Reminders (First in a Series)
  • Freezing Step and Column Costs
  • Cost-Cutting Recommendations Released by PHOOL
  • By the Way . . . Correction to Code Reference for Emergency Resolutions
  • By the Way . . . Facility Inspection Tool (FIT) Available Online
  • By the Way . . . Evolution Continues
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Clarify a Routine Restricted Maintenance Matter?
  • We Can See the Economic Dominoes Falling
  • A Preliminary Look at the 2007-08 Second Interim Reports
  • Budget Update
  • State Budget Rumors Swirl—We Caution to Sit Tight
  • By the Way . . . Form J-7CSR Report Available Online
  • By the Way . . . April Fool’s Joke Goes Sideways
  • Assembly Republicans Call for Protecting School Funding and Reforms
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Prior-Year Funds Be Included When Considering AB 825 or Mega-Item Transfers?
  • By the Way . . . 2008-09 Approved Indirect Cost Rates Available
  • Ask SSC . . . Are the Numbers for the Out Years on Your Dartboard Correct?
  • No Further Exit Exam Exemption Granted for Students with Disabilities
  • State Controller Audits the Expenses of an Event Put on by the California Lottery
  • By the Way . . . State Superintendent O’Connell Announces 2008 California Distinguished Schools
  • Professional Standards/Reminders—Budget Assumptions (Second in a Series)
  • By the Way . . . PACE Releases Policy Brief on Improving Student Achievement
  • STRS Sponsors Bills to Address IRAs, Postretirement Earnings, and Technical Clean-Up
Volume 28 No. 7
  • Long-Awaited Committee Report Released
  • Retirement of Legislative Analyst Liz Hill Is a Huge Loss
  • Ask SSC . . . Will We Need to Make Our Required Deferred Maintenance Match This Year?
  • Welcome Ann Hern to SSC's Staff
  • By the Way . . . Committee Shake Up
  • By the Way . . . K-20 Data Systems Update
  • 2007-08 First Interim Report Negative and Qualified Certifications
  • Some Good News Regarding Special Education Funding
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the July Apportionment Deferral Apply to All Districts, Whether They Receive 6% or 15% of Their Apportionment at that Time?
  • U.S. Department of Education Awards Funds for Advanced Placement Tests
  • Ask SSC . . . What Criteria Should LEAs Use in Determining if the Advanced Apportionment
  • Ask SSC . . . Does a Charter School Budget Have to be Available for Inspection Three Days Prior to the Public Hearing?
  • Mercer Report Studies Feasibility of Creating a Statewide Health Care Pool
  • Health Benefits Task Force
  • Ask SSC . . . Which Categorical Programs Allow for Carryover?
  • By the Way . . . National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Releases Digest of Education Statistics: 2007
  • New Report Predicts Continuing Changes in High School Graduate Population
  • By the Way . . . March 14, 2008, Fiscal Report Table of Contents on Website
  • CDE Streamlining Waiver Process for New CBET Background Check Requirement
  • Ask SSC . . . Does SSC Provide a Step-by-Step Guide for Year-End Closing
  • February State Revenues Generally Tracking
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 3/28/08
  • Ask SSC . . . What Transfers Can Be Used for Year End Closing?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Prepare for a Last-Minute Emergency Resolution?
  • Routine Restricted Maintenance and Deferred Maintenance—What Flexibility Exists?
Volume 28 No. 6
  • By the Way . . . OPSC Releases Report for New School Construction Grant Adequacy Study
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Observe Veterans Day on November 10 Rather than November 11?
  • Ask SSC . . . Has Congress Approved Continued Funding for Medicaid Reimbursement?
  • GASB Acts to Improve the Reporting of Fund Balance
  • Legislative Analyst Estimates Higher Revenue Limit COLA
  • By the Way . . . Bills at a Glance Online.
  • Things to Do Now to Prepare for 2008-09
  • By the Way . . . Updated Governmental Accounting Research System Available
  • Important Considerations before Exiting Class-Size Reduction
  • SSC Holds the Line on Pricing
  • By the Way . . . Debora Merle Appointed Executive Director of State Board of Education
  • By the Way . . . Revised Personal Income Tax Withholding Schedules Available
  • State Budget Update—Billions of Cuts Left to be Made
  • UCLA Forecasters Say No Recession, But . . .
  • By the Way . . . AVID Grant Recipients Announced
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities 3/14/08
  • PACE Releases Policy Brief on Performance Trends in California Schools
  • California Not Alone in Struggle to Fund Retiree Benefits
  • Ask SSC . . . What Do We Need to Consider When Offering an Early Retirement Plan?
  • First Principal Apportionment for 2007-08
  • STRS Board Proposes Reduction in State Contribution
  • By the Way . . . Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill to Retire
  • State Board Approves Recommendations for Program Improvement Year 3 Corrective Actions
  • K-20 Data Systems
  • Proposition 39 Regulations Amended