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 20 No. 15
  • By the Way . . . New Statewide Bond Bill Appears Dead
  • By the Way . . . Bond Adoption at 55% Qualifies for State Ballot
  • Ask SSC . . . Help! We Have Lost Our 1996-97 Excused Absence Notes!
  • Ask SSC . . . District Block Grant is Highly Restricted, but . . .
  • Legislators Take Month-Long Recess
  • Statutory Restrictions Proposed for 55% Bond Initiative
  • “80/20” Ratios for Short-Term Classified Employees
  • School Accountability Report Cards—More Revisions
  • School Construction Funding—Where Can I Put the Money?
  • Do Smaller Class Sizes Produce Better Results? Study Says Maybe
  • Federal Class-Size Reduction Tightens Eligibility Criteria
  • 1999-00 Special Education Base Deficit Grows, Growth Deficit Drops at P-2 Apportionment
  • Education Legal Alliance Provides Herculean Services to K-12 Education - 7-7-00
  • Governor Signs Education Budget Trailer Bills
  • Governor Signs “On-time” State Budget
  • Oh No! The New Year!?!
Volume 20 No. 14
  • By the Way . . . The Best Friends of “Son of Proposition 26.”
  • By the Way . . . Sue Burr, the Governor’s Interim Secretary for Education, Accepts Position with Elk Grove Unified School District
  • By the Way . . . 0.0% PERS Rate for 2000-01 is Official
  • By the Way . . . Governor Davis Names Former Governor Wilson Honorary Chair of Majority Vote Bond Initiative
  • By the Way . . . SSC Welcomes Michele Huntoon
  • Ask SSC . . . Internet Charter Schools
  • Ask SSC . . . Transferring Instructional Materials Dollars
  • Ask SSC . . . What’s the Latest on Hourly Program Funding?
  • Ask SSC . . . Alternatives to an 18-Day Extended Year Program
  • Ask SSC . . . PERS Reduction v. Income Tax Reduction
  • San Marino Bond Issue Passes
  • PACE Reports on California Reforms
  • STRS/PERS Retirement and Benefit Legislation Update - 6-23-00
  • Categorical “Soft” Money Takes Unique Fiscal Management Skills
  • Peer Assistance and Review (PAR)—Have you implemented?
  • Deferred Maintenance Certification Time
  • Education Audits Appeal Panel Struggles with Initial Administrative Procedures
  • Special Education Workshops Announced
  • CDE Fiscal Services Unit Describes Major Supervising Obligations for Chartering Districts
  • School Voucher Initiative Qualifies for November Ballot
  • Judge Yaffe Rules on Los Angeles Facility Lawsuit
  • Conference Committee Wraps Up Education Budget—Critical Trailer Bill Language Still Being Developed [Revised 6/23/00]
  • Critical Trailer Bill Amendments Clarify Budget Picture
  • Legislature Adopts State Budget—Bill to Governor for Final Action
Volume 20 No. 13
  • By the Way . . . John Gilroy Accepts Appointment with State Board of Education
  • By the Way . . . STRS Post-retirement Earnings Exemptions Extended for Administrators.
  • Ask SSC . . . More Restricted Maintenance Account Questions and Answers
  • Ask SSC . . . Adult and Cafeteria Indirect Cost Rate Caps
  • Ask SSC . . . Freezing the PERS Reduction
  • Ask SSC . . . 18-Day Summer Program Okay for Regular Education, but not for Special Education
  • Ask SSC . . . Charter School Funding Model Rates Will Continue to Fluctuate
  • Ask SSC . . . All Days Count When Calculating ADA
  • Busy June 6 Election Day; 13 Local School Bonds Pass
  • State Board of Education Raises Assessment Concerns
  • Controller’s Office Restarts ADA Audits; Appeal Process Continues
  • Key Education Bills Continue Journey through Legislative Process
  • Special Education Negotiations Break Off; The Commission on State Mandates Adopts Special Education Parameters and Guidelines
  • Conference Committee Adopts Higher Rate for Remedial Programs and Asks for Block-Grant Information
  • Budget Conference Committee Tackles Total Teacher Compensation
  • Budget Conference Committee Addresses One-Time Expenditures
  • Budget Conference Committee Begins Work on Education Items