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.
Fiscal Report
- Minimum Wage Increases Effective January 1, 2022
- Payroll and Benefit Parameters Set by the IRS for 2022
- By the Way . . . CDE to Host December 2 Webinar on the Revised LCAP Template
- Revenues Continue to Beat Projections in November Finance Bulletin
- AB 438 Is Here . . . Now What?
- A-G Completion Improvement Grant Plan Requirements
- Congress to Tackle Key Fiscal Deadlines After Thanksgiving Break
- Revised 2022-23 LCAP Template and 2021-22 Supplement Now Available
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—November 22, 2021
- Pre-K Planning Grant Estimates
- LAO Issues Bright Forecast, Increased Funding for K-12
- Ask SSC . . . LCAP Supplement Due in February 2022
- President Biden Signs $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
- Ask SSC . . . Full-Day TK—What’s the Requirement?
- Governor Appoints Jessica Holmes to State Board of Education
- House Sends Infrastructure Package to President Biden
- By the Way . . . School Facility Program Priority Funding Round 22 Begins
- By the Way . . . CDE to Host November 9 Educator Effectiveness Block Grant Webinar
- A New MOE
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—November 5, 2021
- Charter School Employees Prohibited From Serving on Their County Education Boards
- SBE Approves Revised LCAP Template
- Late School Start Time Law and the Rural School District Exemption
- Proposition 39 (2000) Facilities Request Process—Enrollment Projections (Month 2)
- Wendi McCaskill to Join SSC as Director, Management Consulting Services
- 2021-22 First Interim Report Considerations
- Legislative Analyst Reviews State’s Spending Plan
- Remember to Complete the Developer Fee Report(s)
- Anjanette Pelletier Is Joining Our SSC Team as Director, Management Consulting Services
- Ask SSC . . . Can We Require an Employee to Use Their Sick Leave While Quarantined?
- Department of Finance Releases October Finance Bulletin
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—October 22, 2021
- Principal Apportionment Data Collection Introduction Webinar
- 2021 Legislative Year Wrap-Up
- A Different Perspective on the State Audit—An SSC Editorial
- CDE Releases Educator Effectiveness Block Grant Allocations
- Amidst Severe Shortage Districts Will Need More TK Teachers
- President Biden Signs Debt Ceiling Extension
- Revised LCAP Drafts Released
- Ask SSC . . . Do We Have to Pay Employees Who Are Quarantined?
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—October 13, 2021
- Announcing SSC’s 2022 Governor’s Budget Workshop
- Thank You, Wes!
- CalPERS Employers on the Hook for Disallowed Compensation Beginning in 2022
- It’s J-90 Time!
- Principal Apportionment Data Collection Moves to Web-Based System
- Proposition 39 (2000) Facilities Request Process (Month 1)
- Newsom Signs Mental Health, Ethnic Studies, and School Employee Bills
- Modified Classified Layoff Procedures
- Ask SSC . . . Minimum Days in Independent Study?
- Ask SSC . . . Vaccine Mandates and Employee Compliance
- Emergency Connectivity Fund Application Open Until October 13
- Fourth Quarter Lottery Apportionment for 2020–21
- Ask SSC . . . Recording Deferral Repayments in Cash Flow
- Independent Study Ratios
- Government Shutdown Averted
- Student COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement Announced
- Governor Newsom Signs Bills Requiring LEAs to Identify Homeless Students
- UCLA Economists Suggest Struggles Persist for the Poor
- CEC Opens Application Period for CalSHAPE Ventilation Grant Program
- Statewide Enrollment Trends: COVID-19 or Negative Bubble?
- State Should Use Census Enrollment for Funding
- CSFA Proposes New Regulations for Two Charter School Programs
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—September 27, 2021
- Governor Newsom Signs the Education Budget Cleanup Trailer Bill
- Substitute Teacher Flexibility
- Department of Finance Releases September Finance Bulletin
- 2021–22 First Charter School Special Advance Apportionment Certified
- By the Way . . . Second Application Period for the Charter School Facility Grant Program
- Census Day for CALPADS Is October 6, 2021
- Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order Delaying AB 361
- 2021–22 Charter School 20 Day Attendance Report Is Available
- Putting Square Pegs into Round Holes—An Editorial on AB 438
- Ask SSC . . . What Funds Are Included in the ESSER III Expenditure Plan?
- CDE Issues J-13A Waiver FAQs for 2021–22
- Urgency Bill Allowing Virtual Meetings Signed by Governor Newsom
- Deadlines Extended for Federal Funds
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—September 16, 2021
- Protection for Charter Schools Offering Independent Study for Quarantined Students
- Reforming the Recall Process
- How to Leverage New Funds to Improve College Readiness
- Ask SSC . . . Special Education MOE and One-Time Money
- Legislature Wraps up the First Year of the 2021–22 Legislative Session
- Re-Adoption of Emergency Regulations for Medical-Legal Evaluations
- SBE Adopts Condensed Smarter Balanced Testing for Spring 2022
- Extension to Form I-9 Compliance Flexibility
- Staffing Challenges Exacerbated by Rolling Quarantines
- Education Budget Cleanup Bill
- Budget Trailer Bill Reinforces Independent Study for Quarantine
- Ask SSC . . . Any Updates on the $2.8 Billion for Community Schools?
- Top Legislative Issues for 2021—September 3, 2021
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—September 2, 2021
- Modified Quarantine and Extracurricular Activities Guidance
- Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Program Funding Round A Now Open
- Summary Table of 2021–22 Grants
- CEC Accepting CalSHAPE Plumbing Program Grant Applications