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. 8
  • By the Way . . . Governor Names Director of Intergovernmental Relations
  • By the Way . . . Classified Employees Layoff Notice
  • By the Way . . . School Facilities Lawsuit to be Heard June 14
  • By the Way . . . Hertzberg Sworn In As New Assembly Speaker.
  • Ask SSC . . . Deferred Maintenance Funding
  • New Proposal Surfaces to Bring California’s Funding for Schools to National Average—at Very Low Cost
  • Council of the Great City Schools Survey Shows Dramatic Changes
  • The Topics of Waivers and Emergency Permits Taken to Court
  • CBEST Returns to Court
  • OPSC May Be Sending You a Letter
  • STRS/PERS Retirement and Benefit Legislation Update
  • Lottery Releases 1999 Annual Report—Proclaims the Year a Success
  • Audit Alert! Requests for Audit Appeals are Due May 6; Otherwise Face Risk of Apportionment Loss
  • Does State’s Methodology for Calculating Equalization Aid Still Make Sense?—A Commentary
  • State Voucher Initiative Likely to be on November Ballot
  • Education Committee Potpourri
  • Silicon Valley and Political Leadership Pulling Together for a New Measure to Reduce Bond Threshold to 55%
  • Senate Education Releases Re-Worked Davis High-Achiever Scholarship Proposal
  • Assembly Democrats Seek $1 Billion More for Schools, Including $750 Million in Discretionary Funding
  • State Revenues Growing at “Dramatic Pace” Per LAO
Volume 20 No. 7
  • By the Way . . . National Petition Calling for Increased Federal Funding for Special Education Available on Internet
  • By the Way . . . Cesar Chavez Day Legislation Amended to Delete School Holiday Mandate
  • Ask SSC . . . New Toxics Regulations?
  • Ask SSC . . . Expulsions and Educational Alternatives
  • Ask SSC . . . Beginning Teacher Salary
  • Ask SSC . . . Proposition 20 and Potential Supplanting
  • Ask SSC . . . No Gann Limit Excess on the Horizon
  • Ask SSC . . . Peer Assistance and Review 3-31-00
  • Ask SSC . . . Instructional Material/Staff Development Per-Pupil Block Grant
  • Ask SSC . . . More Interest on AB 1668
  • Ask SSC . . . ADA Growth but No COLA for Beginning Teacher Salary Add-On
  • Correction to Recycling and Waste Diversion Article
  • Correction to SACS Query Page Article
  • Agency Fee Battle Continues in Court
  • Spending the Savings from the School Facility Program
  • Bill to Increase Hourly Program Rates Passes First Hurdle
  • District Participation in Statewide Elections
  • Lawsuit Filed Over Access to School Facilities Dollars
  • Capitol Ruminations Give First Framework for Next Year’s Budget
Volume 20 No. 6
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Public Schools Considered State Agencies for the Purpose of Recycling and Waste Diversion?
  • Ask SSC . . . When Kindergarten Retention Forms are Needed
  • Ask SSC . . . Tips on Using SACS Query Page
  • Ask SSC . . . Premature to Budget Equalization Aid
  • Ask SSC . . . Use of Sick Leave for Family Emergencies
  • Ask SSC . . . State Department Posts Two Additional Answers to Beginning Teacher Salary Questions
  • Ask SSC . . . Proposition 20 and “Instructional Materials”
  • Governor Appoints Multimillionaire Charter School Advocate to State Board
  • Los Angeles Unified Considers Merit Pay
  • State Judge Rules Florida Voucher Program Unconstitutional
  • Governor Appoints Interim Secretary for Education
  • Education Coalition Highlights Budget Priorities—Governor Weighs In
  • Local Bonds—Twelve for Nineteen
  • Education Loses March 2000 Election
  • AB 1668 Revisited