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 25 No. 2
  • Ask SSC . . . Will Opportunity Education Program Funding Be Based on 2003-04 Funding Levels?
  • Ask SSC . . . Whatever Happened to the R-2 Administrator-Teacher Ratio Report?
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the Attorney General’s Opinion Regarding the Use of Proposition 39 Funds Apply to All Bond Funds?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Our Highly Qualified Teachers Provide Supplemental Services?
  • Ask SSC . . . Doesn’t CSR Get a COLA?
  • Legislative Committee Assignments Announced
  • Hastings Confirmation Denied by Senate Rules Committee
  • E-Rate Picture Brightens as President Bush Signs HR 5419
  • The Impact of the California e-Waste Recycling Act
  • Quality Education Out, Educational Excellence In?
  • New Education Initiatives Coming Soon
  • Updated Dartboard Reflects Governor’s January 2005 Budget Proposal
  • Governor’s Budget Q&A - 1/21/05
  • Legislative Analyst Critiques Governor’s Budget
  • Commentary on the Governor’s Proposed Budget
  • Governor’s Budget Proposal—Mixture of Bad and Good News
Volume 25 No. 1
  • By the Way . . . Contribution Limits to Tax-Sheltered Annuities Have Been Increased
  • Ask SSC . . . Does Proposition 1A Also Apply to K-12 Schools?
  • Ask SSC . . . Do You Have a Williams Classroom Signage Sample?
  • Ask SSC . . . Has OPSC Provided Specific Guidance Regarding Proposition 39 Audits
  • Ask SSC . . . Can a District Manage/Administer Its Own IRC 125 Plan?
  • Ask SSC . . . Where Can I Get Information on the New Domestic Partner Requirements?
  • Ask SSC . . . What is a “Healthy Reserve Level”? (Revisited)
  • Copies of 2005 Tax Withholding Tables Are Available
  • Time to Print New OPSC Handbooks
  • We Are Sad to See Her Go . . .
  • CASBO Names New Executive Director
  • No Child Left Behind Summary for 2004
  • Chancellor’s Office Issues Legal Opinion on Impact of AB 2756
  • New Financial Control Initiative Cleared for Circulation
  • Statewide Preschool-16 Council Established
  • Developer Fee Creativity
  • Superintendent O’Connell Offers Resolutions for 2005
  • Domestic Partners Must Now Be Provided Same Benefits as Spouses
  • State Budget Receives a Technological Makeover
  • 2004-05 First Quarter Lottery Apportionment Certified
  • CDE 2004-05 Revenue Limit Worksheets Show Slight Change in Equalization Estimates
  • Districts Considering PERS Risk Pool Option Should Proceed With Great Caution
  • Governor’s State of the State Proposes Sweeping Reform Platform
  • More Details on Governor’s Education Budget Proposals
  • SSC Announces the Retirement of Ken Hall
Volume 24 No. 24
  • By the Way . . . Rumor of Proposition 72 Passing Untrue
  • By the Way . . . CTC Computer Conversion Update
  • By the Way . . . Cathy Barkett Named Executive Director of State Board of Education
  • By the Way . . . CDE Reports that It Can Fund More Small Agency Bus Replacement Grants
  • Ask SSC . . . Can My District Reject Title I Funds to Avoid NCLB Sanctions?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Calculate the Title I Carryover Percentage?
  • Ask SSC . . . Did California’s Expenditures per Pupil Really Jump in 2003-04?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Retroactively Charge an Indirect Cost Rate?
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Status of Staff Development Buyback Days?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Continue to Allocate Retiree Benefit Costs by FTE?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are There Downsides to Placing Health Benefits on the Salary Schedule?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is Sexual Harassment Training Mandatory?
  • California Teleconnect Funding Becomes More Restricted
  • It Is OK to Talk to OPSC
  • Transfer of Cafeteria Funds under Categorical Flexibility Provisions
  • UCLA Forecasts Moderate Growth in 2005, But Risks in 2006
  • Can a Downward Spiral Be Turned Around?
  • Deferred Maintenance Certified at 97.97%
  • Education Coalition Says: “Honor the Agreement”
  • Reforming State Government: Special Election a Possibility
  • Legislature Returns to Sacramento
  • Crystal Ball Clears Up on Instructional Materials Funding for 2004-05