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 22 No. 13
  • By the Way . . . Bond Campaign Under Way
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do Revenue Potential Forms Work and Where Can I Get One?
  • Ask SSC . . . Will We Need to Suspend Our Digital High School Program for a Year?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Charge Salaries to Student Body Funds?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Districts Use IMF Money to Purchase Textbooks under the AB 2519 Adoption?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the Difference Between Instructional Materials Waivers and Instructional Materials Petitions?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Clarify the Use of Function 7700 under SACS?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is Final Compensation Based on School Year or 12 Consecutive Months?
  • CalPERS Circular Letter #2000-032-02
  • Associated Student Body Manual Help
  • Pledge of Allegiance Ruled Unconstitutional
  • Expanded Student Drug Testing Approved by U.S. Supreme Court
  • SFP Financial Hardship?How Broke Are You?
  • Workers’ Compensation Insurance Moves Into the Spotlight
  • U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Right of Voucher Schools to Support Parochial Schools
  • Special Education P-2 Apportionment: No Base Deficit, but 14% Growth Deficit
  • 2001-02 P-2 Apportionment: Only Minor Changes Reported
  • State of Mandate Issues and the Budget
  • Conference Committee Slogs On—Tax Issues Remain a Significant Barrier
  • Critical Budget Transfer Held Up by Insistence on Full Funding for Equalization and PERS Reduction
Volume 22 No. 12
  • Ask SSC . . . Where Can I Find Per-Diem Rates?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There a State-Approved Administrator-to-Teacher Ratio?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Report Home/Hospital ADA for Community Day School?
  • Ask SSC . . . Has CDE Clarified Whether Entering Kindergartners Can Be Served in Summer School?
  • Ask SSC . . . Does Speech Caseload Cap of 55 Apply At District Level?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Waivers Available for the 180-Day School Year?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Should Resource Codes Be Utilized under SACS?
  • Ask SSC . . . “Highly Qualified Teacher” Definition Approved by the State Board of Educatio
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Change Our Mind on How to Use Our Federal CSR Dollars?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do I Budget for Instructional Materials?
  • Ask SSC . . . Will Mileage Stipends be Creditable Compensation?
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Status of State Mandate Reimbursements in 2002-03?
  • AB 466 Emergency Regulations Advance on “Otherwise Authorized” Instructional Materials Issue
  • After-School Program Initiative Qualifies for Ballot
  • Have You Analyzed the Effect of Class Size in Your District?
  • 2001-02 Second Interim Reports Show Continuing Increase in Districts in Distress
  • State Board Approves California’s Reading First Application
  • Distribution of Charter School Facility Funds
  • Restricted Maintenance Account Transfer—3% or No Future Funding?
  • The Curse of the Business Manager’s Life: Estimating the General Fund Ending Balance
  • It’s Time to Review Financial Policies
  • To Accrue or Not to Accrue?
  • Kudos to the Strong Efforts of Many School Agencies in the Defeat of AB 2160
  • Late Budget Would Have Minimal Impact on K-12 Schools, Major Impact on Community Colleges
  • Sample Resolution in Support of On-Time State Budget Adoption
  • Senator Peace Initiates War on All Mandates
  • An Unusual “Members’ Day” for an Unusual Year
  • State Budget Conference Committee Pursuing Possibility of Cutting Proposition 98 Even Further
  • Conference Committee Avoids Education Cuts
  • Budget Conference Committee Agrees to Education Package—Proposition 98 Funded at May Revision Levels
Volume 22 No. 11
  • By the Way . . . May Revise Dartboard Available
  • By the Way . . . PERS Board Adopts 2.894% School Employer Rate
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do You Recommend We Clean Up Our Restricted Maintenance Transfer?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Collective Bargaining Impasses at a Record High?
  • Ask SSC . . . Do Charter School Cuts Affect Special Education Funding Also?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are MTYRE Grants Available for 2002-03?
  • Ask SSC . . . When Can We Expect the Mega-Item Apportionment?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is Impact of Court Ruling that State Can’t Make Payments if Budget is Late?
  • Master Plan for Education—First Draft Available
  • California Public Employees’ Retirement System Audits
  • PERS Reduction Buyout—Another Approach Would Provide Stability
  • State Allocation Board Approves Federal Renovation Program Apportionments
  • Special Education Funding Bill Casualty of “Suspense” File
  • Appropriations Committee Suspense File Actions Revealed
  • AB 2700 Questions and Answers
  • Legislation Concluding 1996-97 ADA Audits Finally Introduced
  • State Budget Process Moves Along
  • Collective Bargaining Stripped from Bill to Expand Scope of Collective Bargaining
  • The New Version of AB 2160 Mandates Collective Bargaining for Educational Policy
  • Collective Bargaining Bill Held in the Assembly