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. 1
  • Governor's Budget Special Fiscal Report - 1999
  • By the Way . . . Senator Wright Replaced as Vice-Chair of Senate Budget Committee
  • Ask SSC . . . Instructional Materials Waiver Update
  • How You Select Your Architects Matters More Under Proposition 1A
  • Mid-January Application Deadline Looms for Library Dollars
  • Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Strikes First to Support Two-Thirds Vote Requirements
  • 1998-99 Mega-Item COLA/Growth Per-ADA Funds Apportioned
  • CDE’s 1998-99 Revenue Limit Worksheets Finalized
  • LAO’s Brad Williams is California's Top Forecaster
  • Two State Board of Education Appointees Withdrawn
  • Committee Assignments Announced
  • The 1999 Legislative Session Will Have Many New Faces
  • Governor Davis Outlines Scope of Special Legislative Session
  • Governor Davis Emphasizes Public Education in State of the State Address
  • Governor Gray Davis' Inaugural Speech Proclaims an Era of “Higher Expectations”
  • Governor Releases Budget Detail—Deficit Reduction Offsets Low COLA
Volume 18 No. 25
  • By the Way . . . Nearly $7.5 Million Available for Charter Schools
  • Ask SSC . . . A Shortcut Calculation that Excludes Independent Study Pupils from Class-Size Reduction Enrollment
  • Ask SSC . . . Independent Study and K-3 Class Size Reduction
  • Ask SSC . . . Independent Study and Community Day School
  • Ask SSC . . . Still Confusion Surrounding 1998-99 Instructional Materials Augmentation Funds
  • Ask SSC . . . State Budget Shortfall Probably Has Little Impact on Proposition 98 Funding
  • Family Medical Leave Act
  • Two Special Education Mandate Issues to Be Heard By Administrative Law Judge
  • Voluntary CBO Certification Would Assist the Industry
  • Office of Administrative Law Approves SB 50 Multi-Track Year-Round Regulations
  • State Board of Education Considers Waiver for Instructional Materials
  • Don’t Wait for the Money to Arrive – Develop the Site Block Grant Spending Plans Now
  • Judge Rules Certain Provisions of the K-12 Audit Guide are Unenforceable
  • Business and Industry Form Educational Coalition
  • Proposed Property Tax Revenue Loss is Scuttled – Perhaps
  • Speaker Releases Leadership and Committee Assignments
  • Governor-Elect Names Department of Finance Director – Long-Time State Budget Veteran Tim Gage Selected
  • Rick Simpson Selected as Governor-Elect's Legislative Secretary
  • Legislature Convenes for a Day
Volume 18 No. 24
  • By the Way . . . Eugene Balonon Named New Lottery Director
  • By the Way . . . 70% of California CBOs have BAs or Higher Degrees
  • Ask SSC . . . Step and Column Costs in Comparison to Retiree Benefit Savings
  • Ask SSC . . . Deferred Maintenance Augmentation Status
  • Ask SSC . . . 1997-98 J-50 Recertifications Will Impact AB 602 Base Year
  • QZABs: New Federal Program Allows Schools to Borrow Interest Free
  • Even Cal-Tax Concedes California's Spending is Low as a Percent of Personal Income.
  • Congratulations to Four New County Superintendents
  • Year 2000 Financial Statement Disclosure Requirements --- School District Financial Statements Could Be Negatively Impacted
  • Hardship Criteria for Additional State Funding Approved in Emergency Regulations for New State Building Program
  • State’s Deferred Maintenance Match Percentage Recalculated Downwards
  • Special Education Test Claim Gains Commission Approval
  • UCLA Study Finds Fault with Charter Schools, But Some Criticize Study's Findings
  • CDE Releases Grant Applications for After School Learning and Safe Neighbors Partnerships Program
  • CDE Releases 9th Grade Class-Size Reduction Application Packet
  • Gray Davis Names Gary Hart as Education Secretary