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. 5
  • Mid-Year Cut Package Goes to Governor
  • Preparing for a Cash Shortage
  • The Side Effects of Going Qualified
  • Governor Signs Mid-Year Spending Reduction Bills—SSC's Dartboard Revised
  • California Is Not the Only State with Budget Woes
  • Ask SSC . . . Do You Think There Will Be Further Mid-Year Cuts to Education?
  • State Revenues Miss January Forecast
  • Legislative Analyst Forecasts $1.6 Billion Larger Budget Gap
  • College Board Releases 2008 Report on Advanced Placement Programs
  • By the Way . . . Cogdill Elected Senate Republican Leader
  • By the Way . . . Remember to Tune in to the Teleconference of the Legislative Analyst’s Analysis of the Governor’s Proposed Budget for 2008-09
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the Legislature Defer the June Second Principal Apportionment?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Open a Cafeteria Fund?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the Rumor True About the State Meal Reimbursement Rates?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the Implementation Date for the Revised Medicaid Reimbursement Regulations?
  • By the Way . . . New Website Helps Students Prepare for Jobs
  • By the Way . . . Senator Joe Simitian Replaced on Budget Panel
  • Lottery Update
  • Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction Announce Recommendations for Program Improvement Corrective Actions
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the P.E. Teacher Incentive Grant Funds Be Rescinded?
  • Karen Bass Elected Next Speaker of the Assembly
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Our Parent Booster Group Conduct a Raffle?
  • Legislative Analyst Briefs Senate and Assembly Budget Committees
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities 2/29/08
  • Cash Flow Challenge Created by Special Session BIll
Volume 28 No. 4
  • Super Tuesday Leaves Democratic Presidential Nominee Undecided
  • Voters Continue to Support Schools
  • Budget Negotiations and Term-Limited Legislative Leaders
  • President’s 2009 Budget Proposal Contains Minimal Increase for Education
  • By the Way . . . Steinberg Is Likely to Be Next Senate President pro Tempore
  • By the Way . . . Timeline for New Speaker Announced
  • Ask SSC . . . Can the Five-Year Plan for Deferred Maintenance of School District Facilities Be Revised?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does an LEA Request the Federal Flexibility Transfer?
  • Update on Current-Year Budget Reductions
  • FCMAT Broadcast on Legislative Analyst’s Analysis of the State Budget Bill Set for February 25
  • State Allocation Board Approves Increases in Level I Developer Fees
  • Is the GASB Going Away?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can the Profits from the Sale of a Shop Class’s Project Be Disbursed in Cash to the Participating Students?
  • By the Way . . . 2008 Model Programs for Dropout Prevention Announced
  • Winners of Grants to Improve Teacher Quality Announced
  • Senate Budget Committee Moves on Mid-Year Cuts
  • By the Way . . . State Teachers’ Retirement System Survey
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities 2/15/08
  • Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance Completes Work by Adding More Than $2 Billion to Proposition 98
Volume 28 No. 3
  • Ask SSC . . . How Can We Meet Special Education Maintenance of Effort?
  • State Superintendent O’Connell Outlines Roadmap for Closing the Achievement Gap
  • By the Way . . . FCMAT Recommends Ways to Prepare for the Impact of the State Budget.
  • California’s at the Bottom of the Ranking in Spending for Education
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Deficit Proration Factor for 2007-08?
  • Ask SSC . . . Any Word on Federal Funding for 2008-09?
  • Governor’s Budget Q&A—Part II
  • The “Secret” Certificated Layoff Process
  • Ask SSC . . . How Can We Make Reclassification Manageable?
  • State-of-the-Union Address Focuses on the Economy and War
  • By the Way . . . Ed Coalition Launches Campaign against Education Cuts.
  • More Thoughts on the “Secret” Layoff Process
  • Recent Polling on Proposition 93 and Other State Issues
  • Monumental Health Care Bill Heard by Senate Health Committee
  • By the Way . . . Public Policy Institute of California Releases Paper on Alternative School Finance System
  • Time for a Change
  • Overview of Layoff Processes
  • Will the Current-Year Revenue Limit Be Reduced?
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities 2/1/08
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does the Dartboard’s Deficit Factor Affect Out Years?
  • Ask SSC . . . Does Our School Have to Return Fundraising Proceeds to the Parent of a Student Participating in a Fundraiser?