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 21 No. 15
  • By the Way . . . Changes in Interim CBO Registry
  • Ask SSC . . . Have Other Districts Adopted the Cesar Chavez Holiday?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can CalPERS Retirees Return to Work and Achieve a Higher Retirement Benefit?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Software is Used for the Unaudited Actuals under the Standardized Account Code Structure?
  • Ask SSC . . . May We Use the Deferred Maintenance Unmatched Carryover Next Year?
  • Ask SSC . . . Estimating Equalization Aid—If Funded
  • Ask SSC . . . Percentage to be Spent on Salaries and Benefits
  • Ask SSC . . . Charter School ADA Will Count as District ADA in Special Ed Mandate Settlement
  • E-Rate Funding is Alive and Well with Year Four about to Begin
  • State Board Approves Edison Charter Academy
  • State Board Potpourri: Board Denies All-Charter District Petition, Approves Development of 8th/9th Grade Standardized Test
  • Education Groups Slow Down School Nutrition Bill
  • Returning to Active Duty from Retirement Can Pay Off Big Time
  • Reconciling the District Ending Fund Balance
  • Another Strong Year-End Finish for the Lottery!
  • School Facilities Bond Gaining Momentum
  • Senate Education Committee Holds Equalization and School Facility Bond Bills—At Least for Now
  • California State Revenues Continue to Slide
  • Budget Stalemate Drags On, But Resolution May Be in Sight
Volume 21 No. 14
  • Ask SSC . . . When Do We Report Summer School ROC/P ADA?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Resource Codes Required for CSR Programs?
  • Ask SSC . . . When Are Independent Contractor Reports Filed?
  • Ask SSC . . . Must We Hold a Public Hearing on the Five-Year Deferred Maintenance Plan?
  • Ask SSC . . . Further Questions About “Equal Length of Instructional Time” Requirement
  • Ask SSC . . . Does a Charter School Receive Funding for Special Education ADA, Including Extended-Year ADA?
  • Ask SSC . . . When Does AB 2700 Implementation Occur?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Much Special Ed Settlement Money Should We Accrue?
  • Bellet Becomes Chief Structural Engineer
  • Multi-Billion Dollar Statewide Education Bond Measure Stands a Good Chance of Passing
  • New Withholding Tables for Wages Paid after June 30, 2001, Are Available
  • Community Day School Waiver Funding Change
  • The Never-Ending Deferred Maintenance Match/Transfer Puzzle
  • Assembly Leadership Forecast
  • 2000-01 Third Quarter Lottery Released
  • OPSC Clarifies Interim Financing Rules for Hardship Districts
  • UCLA Economic Forecast Projects Deteriorating California Economy
  • Special Education Mandate Settlement Bill on Assembly Floor
  • Legislature Continues to Give Priority to Low-Performing Schools
  • Legislature at Impasse Over State Budget—Conference Committee Education Package in Limbo—Equalization Now Said to Be a Key Element in Budget Discussion
Volume 21 No. 13
  • Ask SSC . . . Is Use of Unrestricted Lottery Resource Code Mandatory?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Code Special Purpose Apportionment Funds?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There a Tax Credit for Preschool Teachers in an Early Childhood Program?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Electronic Signatures Acceptable on CDE Documents?
  • Ask SSC . . . What is a “Healthy Reserve Level”?
  • Ask SSC . . . 3.87% COLA is a Certainty
  • Ask SSC . . . ADA Audits and Record Retention
  • Teaching as a Priority Block Grant to Include CLAD Certification
  • Bill Banning Soft Drinks on School Campus Passes First House
  • CASH Poll Shows Voters Support School Bonds
  • Only Five Districts Opt for Categorical Reform—But a Second Chance is Coming
  • CDE Questions Providing Summer School Before Kindergarten
  • State Allocation Board is Out of Money
  • CDE Certifies School Site Block Grants—Amounts Need to be Accrued
  • 2000-01 P-2 Special Education Deficits in Line with Expectations
  • Conference Committee Gives County Offices Substantial AB 1200 Funding Increase
  • Budget Update: Hurrying up to Wait!—K-12 Cuts Still Unknown