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. 6
  • By the Way . . . Fiscal Index Added to Website
  • By the Way . . . John Gray Completes SSC’s Team
  • By the Way . . . Not All Californians Have Shared in the State’s Recent Prosperity
  • Ask SSC . . . Do School Board Members Need to be Fingerprinted or Have TB Tests?
  • Ask SSC . . . What are Considered Allowable Expenditures?
  • Good Day for School Bond and Parcel Tax Elections
  • Ask SSC . . . Are MOUs Binding After Expiration?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can API Awards be Donated Back to the District?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There Any Flexibility in Implementation of the Middle School Extension?
  • The Pupil Learning and Achievement Act of 2001
  • Governor’s Staff Development Program
  • Statewide Education Organizations Unveil Budget Priorities
  • How a District Budget is Much Like Your Household Budget
  • Investing Surplus Funds With the County Treasurer
  • 2000-01 District Block Grant Certified
  • Caution: 1999-00 Declining Enrollment Calculation at Annual May Contain an Error
  • Energy Update
  • IRS Increasing its Scrutiny of Tax-Exempt Bonds
  • Did You Transfer Enough into the Deferred Maintenance Fund Last Year?—Revisited
  • K-3 CSR Funding Rates Cut Due to Dispute Over 1998-99 COLA—CDE to Seek Deficiency Funding to Restore Full Rates
  • Initial Middle School Legislation Provides Little Flexibility
  • Special Education Settlement Legislation Introduced
Volume 21 No. 5
  • By the Way . . . SSC Welcomes Wes Stewart
  • By the Way . . . Senate Budget Subcommittee Membership
  • By the Way . . . Panel Advises Raw Census Data be Used for Redistricting
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are the Requirements Regarding I-9 Forms?
  • Ask SSC . . . What is Considered “Instructional Materials”?
  • Ask SSC . . . Rumor About COLA Being Cut in Half False
  • President Bush Provides Glimpse of 2002 Federal Budget Plan
  • Retirement Coalition Seeks to Provide Additional Benefits for STRS Members
  • What Does Substantial Enrollment" in Multi-Track Year-Round Programs Mean? "
  • Did You Transfer Enough into the Deferred Maintenance Fund Last Year?
  • 2000-01 Charter School Funding Rates at P-1 are $20-$34 Higher than Expected
  • Middle-Schoolers “Caught in the Middle”—Again
  • School Bus Safety Mandate Questioned by the Legislative Analyst
  • Legislative Analyst Maintains Position of Neutrality on Special Education Settlement Agreement
  • LAO’s Analysis of the Governor’s Budget Proposal
Volume 21 No. 4
  • P-1 Special Education Deficits Slightly Bigger than Expected
  • Late-Breaking News: Special Education Settlement Signed Off by Court
  • By the Way . . . Special Education Data Survey Available Online
  • Ask SSC . . . Field Trip May Result in Slight ADA Loss
  • Ask SSC . . . Residency Requirements for Homeless Pupils
  • Ask SSC . . . Who is Eligible for the “Teacher Tax Credit”?
  • Ask SSC . . . What One-Time Funds Can Be Used for Construction?
  • Ask SSC . . . Temporary Loans between Funds
  • Ask SSC . . . SAT 9 Scholarship Awards Continued
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Status of the State Attendance Audits?
  • Legislative Education and Budget Committee Membership
  • Healthy Families Program Provides Free or Low-Cost Health Insurance for Low-Income Students
  • District Block Grant Can Stay in General Fund
  • LAO Critical of Affordable Housing Assistance Programs
  • STRS and PERS 2001 Legislation
  • API-Related Rewards Update
  • Waiver Timeline Set for Schools Ruled Ineligible for API Awards
  • Salary Formulas Work Best when Everything is in Balance
  • Multi-Track Year-Round Schools Hit with Unexpected Funding Cuts
  • Urgent Deadlines Near—Fail-Safe Points Approach for Three Significant Categorical Programs