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 24 No. 20
  • By the Way . . . Same Problems Outside of California
  • By the Way . . . Jannelle Kubinec Joins SSC Staff
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is Section A of the State School Fund?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can a Company Refuse to Return Data that Belongs to Our District?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are the Requirements on Quarterly Investment Reporting to the Board?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Clarify What the Education Code Means Regarding Excess Transfers and Deferred Maintenance?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Put Health and Welfare Benefits on the Salary Schedule?
  • Ask SSC . . . Must We Sign a Document that States We Can Afford Our Negotiated Contract for Its Full Term?
  • 2003-04 Fourth Quarter Lottery Apportionment—A Bit of a Surprise
  • Deferred Maintenance Maximum Match Amounts Released by CDE
  • Health Care Costs—Do You Manage Like PERS?
  • CTC Continues Work to Phase Out Emergency Permits
  • Superintendent O’Connell Releases 2004-05 List of Program Improvement Schools
  • FCMAT and CCSESA Air “Implementing Daucher and Williams Settlement” Teleconference
  • Pilot Program Regarding Kindergarten Cut-Off Date
  • Donna Arduin Resigns as State Finance Director
  • Secretary of State Approves Part-Time Legislature Initiative for Circulation
  • The California Performance Review Awaits Action
  • Congress Sets Stage for Education Appropriation Levels, Exits Stage Right
Volume 24 No. 19
  • 2004 Chaptered and Vetoed Legislation—Part II
  • By the Way . . . Errata on Form K-12—Only Affects Unified Districts with Charter Schools
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Set Up a School Library Joint Use Facility?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the Methodology Being Used for Mandated Cost Payments?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Budget Potential Mandate Income?
  • Charter Schools Continue to Report Low Incidence of Special Education Pupils
  • Attorney General Opinion Regarding Student Fees
  • What Do We See When We Inspect Schools?
  • State Board of Education Approves CAHSEE Apportionment Rates for 2004-05
  • State Revenues Tracking Forecast
  • Clock Ticking on San Diego County Mental Health Issue
  • Legislation to Restore Teleconnect Funding Signed by the Governor
  • Governor Schwarzenegger Signs K-3 Class-Size Reduction Bill
  • Monumental Categorical Reform Bill Signed Into Law by Governor Schwarzenegger
Volume 24 No. 18
  • 2004 Chaptered and Vetoed Legislation—Part 1
  • By the Way . . . Pocket Budget Corrected Regarding Proposition 72
  • Ask SSC . . . Where Can I Find the Criteria Used for Direct Service Districts?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are We Obligated to Hold CPR and First Aid Classes for Teachers and Classified Staff?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the Definition of a “Gift of Public Funds”?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Explain the Gann Limit Calculation? - 9/1704
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the Amount in the Budget for Library Funding?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Will the PERS Rate be for 2005-06 and 2006-07?
  • Ask SSC . . . If SB 2 Is Not Repealed, What Will Our District Need to Do?
  • Proposition 68—Non-Tribal Gaming Expansion—and K-12 Education
  • Facilities Maintenance Will Never Be the Same
  • Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 45
  • California Performance Review Comments on Mandates
  • The Legislative Analyst Critiques the California Performance Review
  • Incidence of All Special Education Pupils Holds Steady, but Severely Disabled Population Grows
  • Declining Enrollment Forecasted for Major Metropolitan and Rural Counties
  • Budget Act Flexibility May Help Avoid Deficits