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. 12
  • By the Way . . . Save 1996-97 Excused Absence Notes and Prepare for Audit!
  • Length of Independent Study Contract in Charter School
  • Ask SSC . . . Layoff of Categorical Certificated Employees
  • Ask SSC . . . Still Claim Summer School Hours in the Year in Which Program Ends
  • May “Flowers” for Eight of 12 School Facilities Bonds
  • Special Education Class Action Lawsuit Settled in Mt. Diablo
  • CSR Facilities?or “He who hesitates may be lost . . .”
  • Special Education Mandate Negotiations Limp Along; Commission to Make Final Decision on June 5
  • CDE Releases Advisory Letter Regarding Proposition 20 and the Allocation of Lottery Funds for Instructional Material
  • Signatures Filed for November Initiative for 55% Local Bond Vote Threshold
  • ACLU Takes State of California to Court
  • Is a Predictable Event Going to Catch You by Surprise?
  • Parameters for 2000-01 Budget Calculations Under May Revise—What Can We Include in the District Budget?
  • Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees on Education Conclude Actions
Volume 20 No. 10
  • By the Way . . . The Two-Thirds Local Bond Requirement—California vs. the Nation
  • By the Way . . . Brakes Put on Bill Prohibiting Contracting Out School Transportation
  • By the Way . . . Restricted Maintenance Benefits, Too!
  • Ask SSC . . . Summer School and Physical Education
  • Ask SSC . . . Short-Term Employees’ Work Schedule
  • Ask SSC . . . No Current Authority to Change Supplemental Grant Allocation for Transportation
  • Ask SSC . . . Waiver Needed to Shift Supplemental Grants
  • Ask SSC . . . Tax Exempt Properties and Loss of State Revenues
  • Chief Business Official Salary and Benefits Information Available
  • STRS Board Supports Retirement Proposal
  • 1999-00 K-3 CSR Facilities Applications Available—Complete Them Now!
  • Beginning Teacher Salary Deadline Looms—or Does It?
  • Mandatory Social Security Not a Dead Issue
  • Congress Begins Work on FY 2001 Budget—President Delivers Early Veto Threat
  • Cesar Chavez Day to be Paid Holiday for State Employees, but not for Schools
  • Voucher Proponents File 1.15 Million Signatures
  • Union Contract Language Really Matters Now!
  • Governor Drops Bombshell—Proposes Additional $1.8 Billion to Eliminate Revenue Limit Deficit Factor
Volume 20 No. 9
  • By the Way . . . Brulte Named Senate Minority Leader
  • Special Education Mandate Test Claim—Update
  • Bob Trigg Replaced on State Board of Education
  • If Only We Had Simple Majority!
  • Lawsuit on Behalf of Students of Los Angeles USD
  • Short-Term Employees’ Work Schedule Reduced
  • Orange County Grand Jury Weighs in on Special Education Encroachment
  • Federal CSR Program Update for 2000-01—A Good Program Gets Better
  • New Statewide Averages for 2000-01 Revenue Limit Equalization Calculation
  • Charter Schools: In the Audit Crossfire
  • State Nears Gann Limit, But Can Easily Avoid Any Excess
  • Lottery Commission Changes SuperLotto Game
  • Democratic State Legislature Likely to Adopt Mandatory Agency Fee Legislation
  • Senate Budget Subcommittee Approves $1 Billion Plan to Reduce Deficits and Eliminate PERS Revenue Limit Reduction
  • Managing in an Era of 6% to 7% Revenue Growth Likely to be a Major Competency Test for Local Governance—A Commentary and Editorial