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. 8
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is an “Eligible Rural District” in Regard to the New Highly Qualified Teacher Flexibility?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Support Costs Capped by the Indirect Cost Rate?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Round a Three-Hour and 45-Minute Summer School Program to Four Hours?
  • Ask SSC . . . When Will We Receive Our IMFRP Money?
  • Ask SSC . . . Do Private Retirement Incentive Plans Require Negotiation?
  • Guidelines for the Routine Restricted Maintenance Account
  • 2003-04 Second Quarter Lottery Apportionment
  • EEOC Takes Position on Retiree Benefits
  • Why Don’t Early Retirement Plans Work for Administrators and Classified Staff?
  • Assembly Committee to Examine Mandate Process
  • Where Are We Headed for the May Revise?
  • Senate Education Committee Takes Up Suspense File
  • Routine Restricted Maintenance Clarification Passes Major Legislative Hurdle
  • Equalization Bills Face Mixed Reception in Legislature
  • At Last, Meaningful Workers’ Comp Package Enacted
Volume 24 No. 7
  • By the Way . . . Four New Languages Added to the NCLB Parent Communication Center
  • By the Way . . . Repeal of SB 2 Qualifies for November 4, 2004, Ballot
  • By the Way . . . Simitian Remains Chair of Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 on Education
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Clarify the Difference Between E-Rate Funding and the California Teleconnect Fund?
  • Ask SSC . . . When is Auditor Independence Impaired?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Pay for a New HR Position with Title I Funds?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can School Districts Participate in the New PERS Risk Pools?
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Clarify the Reserve Level?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Charter Schools Subject to AB 1200 Requirements?
  • Ask SSC . . . Do Teachers Returning to a K-3 CSR Class Need to Attend Training Again?
  • FDA Approves Revenues and Limits as Treatment for Insomnia
  • STRS Issues Directive on 403(b) Information Bank
  • AB 1124 Can Be Implemented Now
  • 2003-04 K-12 Audit Guide Issued as Emergency Regulations
  • U.S. Department of Education Announces Even More NCLB Flexibility
  • 2003-04 Deficit in Core Academic Instruction Likely to Be Funded, Not So for Remedial Program
  • Appeals Court Reverses Orange County Tax Ruling
  • Education Budget Deal Memorialized in April Finance Letter
Volume 24 No. 6
  • CTA-Rob Reiner Initiative to Be Pulled
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the NCLB Regulation Requiring Districts to Transport Homeless Students A Mandate?
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Answer Some Questions about the Third Interim?
  • Ask SSC . . . Did CDE Calculate the PERS Reduction Buyout?
  • Ask SSC . . . What are the Staff Development Requirements for K-3 CSR Teachers?
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the Restricted Maintenance Calculation Remain at 2%?
  • Ask SSC . . . Could We Do a “Salary Deferral” In Lieu of a Salary Increase?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the Board’s Goal of Maintaining a 9% to 10% Reserve Level Reasonable?
  • U.S. Department of Education Announces New Flexibility for “Highly Qualified Teacher” Requirement
  • Local Education Agency Funding for Telecommunications in Jeopardy in the 2004-05 Budget
  • State’s Employment Picture Brightens
  • Restricted Maintenance Calculation Clearer, But Not Final
  • Questions and Answers on Early Retirement Plans
  • 2003-04 First Interim Report Negative and Qualified Certifications
  • Legislative Analyst Anticipates Higher COLA for 2004-05