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. 10
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Issue a TRAN If We Received a Negative Certification?
  • Ask SSC . . . Do I Really Understand the Distribution of the School Site Employees Performance Bonus?
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Provide Further Clarification on Hours Required for Staff Development Buyback Days?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are There Grade-Level Restrictions Governing Elimination of Class-Size Reduction?
  • Ask SSC . . . What’s Happening with the TAP Grant?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There a “Correct” Way to Calculate the Cost of Step and Column?
  • CalSTRS Releases Creditable Compensation Guide
  • Deferred Maintenance Carryover Could Reduce Transfer Requirement
  • Proposed 2002-03 PERS Employer Rate Is 2.894%
  • Bill Clarifying Paraprofessional Qualifications Introduced
  • Bill Would Shift Compliance Responsibilities to Education Agencies
  • The State Conforms to Federal Tax Law
  • Ask SSC . . . What Will Audit Reform Look Like?
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the PAR Program Receive Further Cuts?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the Status of the Suspension of Mandate Reimbursements?
  • Ask SSC . . . Should We Budget the 2% COLA - 5/17/02
  • Governor’s Performance Awards for 2001-02 Are Being Withheld Despite Apportionment Letter
  • Governor Releases May Revise for a Difficult Budget Year
  • Teleconference on the Governor’s May Revision Sheds Some Light on the Upcoming Budget
Volume 22 No. 9
  • By the Way . . . Status of Charter Schools as of Fall 2001-02
  • By the Way . . . Adult and Cafeteria Indirect Cost Rate Caps Released
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There an Index for Doing More With Less Sorted by Fiscal Impact?
  • Ask SSC . . . When Will the User-Friendly Budget Update Be Distributed?
  • Ask SSC . . . Why Didn’t the Working Group on the Master Plan for Education Include the Piggyback Income Tax?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Properly Prepare for Factfinding?
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Defined Benefit Supplement Program?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are the Prospects for PAR Funding in 2002-03?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Handle Special Education “Fee for Service”
  • Testifying Before Congress on IDEA Issues—A First-Person Account
  • Vending Machine Cost Measurements and an Energy Conservation Plan Are Available on Our Website
  • Board Designates New Achievement Test to Begin in 2003
  • Transfer of Unmatched Deferred Maintenance Funds
  • CDE Allows September 11 Emergency Day Waivers to be Filed School by School
  • Results of the School Bus Safety Audit Released
  • NEA Releases Ranking of the States: 1999-2000
  • Signing of AB 16 Marks a New Era for School Facilities
  • AB 2160 Narrowly Passes Assembly Education Committee
  • Proposition 98 Up—But Will It Matter?
  • “Unofficial” Statutory COLA for 2002-03 is 1.66%
  • Class-Size Reduction—An SSC Editorial
  • May Revise
  • SSC Announces Wes Stewart's Retirement
Volume 22 No. 8
  • By the Way . . . California Department of Education Publishes 2002-03 Approved Indirect Cost Rates
  • Ask SSC . . . Can School Districts Provide Health Care Benefits for Boards of Education?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Happens If We Add a Student in Late March, and That Brings Our Class Size to More Than 20.4:1?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Give Me a Convincing Stance on the Need for Retirement Reserves?
  • Ask SSC . . . When Will the CDE Release the Energy Funding Letter?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is Funding for K-12 Education Going to Be Slashed?
  • We Never Said Transient Occupancy Tax Exemptions Were Easy
  • CDE Will Adjust District Categorical Funding When Charter Schools Shift to Funding Model
  • Good News for Restricted Maintenance Transfers
  • Administration Agrees to Looser Timeline for Textbooks
  • Administration Suggests that K-3 CSR Deficit Will Be Made Whole
  • Second-Year Governor’s Performance Awards Ready to Roll, First-Year Awards Are Augmented
  • Health Care Costs Rocket Upward
  • Paul Goldfinger Testifies Before Congress on IDEA Reauthorization
  • Policy Committee Approves Mandate-Related Budget Trailer Bill
  • Governor Davis Voices Opposition to CTA Collective Bargaining Bill
  • Collective Bargaining Bill Sails Out of First Committee