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 19 No. 13
  • By the Way . . . Fax Machine Gives Out in Crucial Moments
  • By the Way . . . PERS Confirms 1999-00 School Employer Contribution Rate
  • Ask SSC . . . Don’t Use State Forms to Calculate 1998-99 Special Education Funding
  • Ask SSC . . . Counting Special Ed Extended Year as Summer School Doesn’t Pay
  • Ask SSC . . . Summer School May Be Provided Through Independent Study, But …
  • Ask SSC . . . Staff Development Buyback Program Applications
  • Ask SSC . . . Mentor Teacher Review Program
  • Ask SSC . . . CSR the Next Wave – 9th Grade and the Effects of the Federal Program
  • Eleven of 15 Local General Obligation School Bonds and One Parcel Tax Pass!
  • Staffing Ratios – The Key to the School District Budget
  • Analyze Deferred Maintenance Transfers and Expenditures
  • Mandatory Social Security Appears Dead
  • Update on Summer School/Remedial Programs – Flexibility in Offerings, Not in Funding
  • Governor Says Special Education Settlement Discussions Premature
  • Budget Conference Committee Adopts Governor’s Fast Track Audit Language
  • Conference Committee Completes Action – “Good News” Budget Expected to be On Time
  • Budget Dancers Struggle with New Conductor – A New Era
Volume 19 No. 12
  • By the Way . . . Initiative Petitions for Simple Majority for Local School Bond Available
  • 180-day Year is Required for Continuation High Schools
  • Ask SSC . . . Revenue Limit COLA and Termination of Certificated Employees
  • Ask SSC . . . 1.41% COLA Plus .80% Deficit Reduction Does Equal 2.3% New Money
  • School Districts and the Bank of America Settlement
  • Supreme Court Rules District is Liable if Harassment Ignored
  • All Proposition 1A Fund Must Be Deposited in County School Facilities Fund – Part II
  • Charter School Control Language Part of the Budget Debate
  • Senate Budget Subcommittee Earmarks $252 Million in Unrestricted Dollars to Schools
  • Pre-School and After School Programs Boosted in May Revise
  • May Revision Detail – Current Year High School Class Size Reduction and Staff Development Buyback
  • May Revision Detail – Instructional Materials and Staff Development Buyback
  • “May Surprise” Brings Frowns to Education Community – A Commentary
Volume 19 No. 10
  • By the Way . . . Oops, the Majority Vote Bond Election is for November 2000, not November 1999
  • By the Way . . . “Golden Handshake” Clarification
  • SSC Cares about Y2K Too
  • Participation In California Public Higher Education
  • SSC Bargaining Survey Reveals Split on Optional v. Mandatory Staff Development Participation
  • The Budget as a Policy Document
  • All Proposition 1A Funds Must Be Deposited in County School Facility Fund
  • California Supreme Court Says No to Teachers Paying Hearing Costs
  • School Construction Accounting – Should I Complete An SAB 184 Or An SAB 50-06?
  • Remedial Instruction – Some Answers, Some Changes Expected
  • Governor Signs SB 264 – Corrects Technical Problems in the Standards-Based Instructional Materials Program
  • PERS Considering Proposals to Boost Retiree Benefits
  • Bipartisan School Safety Reform Plan Unveiled
  • Improved K-12 Audit Guide Hits the Streets with Fewer Steps and Gotchas
  • Davis Secures Thirty-Two Million Dollars for Accountability
  • Legislative Analyst Proposes Framework and Specifics for K-12 Master Plan
  • Long Dormant Special Education Mandate Claim Roars to Life