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 18 No. 23
  • By the Way . . . Public Policy Institute Projected Education as Number One November Priority
  • By the Way . . . Dennis Meyers Named as ACSA's New Governmental Relations Director
  • Ask SSC . . . Indirect Costs and Pupil Textbook and Instructional Materials Funds
  • Ask SSC . . . Short-Term Independent Study Pupils are Not Eligible for Class-Size Reduction Funding
  • Ask SSC . . . 9th Grade CSR Update
  • Social Security Reform Could Be Costly to California
  • Deferred Compensation Plan Asset Rules Change Effective January 1, 1999
  • William Popejoy, Chief Executive Officer of the California Lottery, and a Superman" of American Business: An Interview"
  • Task Force Completes Work on Noncredit and Adult Education Report
  • Golden Handshake Update
  • Supreme Court OKs Wisconsin Taxpayer-Funded Vouchers
  • Performance-Based Salaries, State Style
  • Governor-Elect Davis Appoints “Blue Chip” Education Team
  • CDE’s Report on the 1998 State Budget Act Published
  • CDE Reports SB 727 Rebenching Results -- Calculations Match SSC’s Worksheets
  • Staff Development Buyback Application and Informational Letter Released to Field
  • State Allocation Board Approves SB 50 Emergency Regulations
  • LAO Forecasts $1 Billion Budget Shortfall in 1999-00
Volume 18 No. 22
  • Ask SSC . . . Waivers for Staff Development Days
  • Ask SSC . . . Federal Class Size Reduction Program
  • Californians Send More of Their Tax Dollars to Washington, D.C. Than Any Other State
  • Is Our New Accounting System Only For the Accountants?
  • Case Study Reveals Keys to Financial Success of Food Service Programs
  • Bid Rigging – Facts Every District Should Know
  • Revised 1998-99 State Categorical Program Grants on CDE Web Page
  • 1998-99 Instructional Materials Funds Flowing – Clarification Provided On Augmentation Funds
  • Bright Day for Local School Bonds Darkened by Narrow Losses
  • Proposition Winners and Losers
  • Superintendent Eastin Wins Reelection
  • Governor-Elect Gray Davis Establishes a Moderate" Path"
  • Democrats Strengthen Position in Both Legislative Houses
Volume 18 No. 21
  • By the Way . . . School Facilities Legislative Interim Hearing Scheduled
  • Ask SSC . . . Independent Study Contracts Cannot Be Signed at Start of School Year
  • Ask SSC . . . Field Trips on Saturdays Cannot Be Used for Makeup Days
  • Ask SSC . . . Tardiness and Truancy
  • Ask SSC . . . Interest Earned On Core Curriculum Instructional Materials Augmentation Funds
  • Ask SSC . . . Mega-Item Funding Not Yet Finalized
  • Bob Wells to Head Association of California School Administrators
  • Fourth Friday in September Becomes Native American Day
  • Candidates with Education Backgrounds Are a Significant Trend in the 1998 Legislative Races
  • Key Senate Committee Chairs Selected for 1999
  • Internal Controls -- The Key to Safeguarding Assets and Ensuring Accurate Financial Reporting
  • California School Accounting Manual Updated – Resource Codes Assigned To New Funding Sources
  • Expenditures Are Not Gifts" If They Serve a Public Purpose"
  • Development of 1998-99 K-12 Audit Guide Underway
  • K-12 Audit Guide Lawsuit Set for Hearing
  • RSP Teachers and Speech Therapists to Count as Classroom Teachers for Staff Development
  • Clarification of Waiver Process for 9th Grade Class-Size Reduction Program
  • Proposition 1A, a $9.2 billion state school facilities bond, will be considered by the voters on November 3, 1998. This is the largest commitment to school construction ever requested of the voters of California. Why then has the bond been the subject o
  • Proposition 1A – Why All the Controversy?
  • 1997-98 4th Quarter Lottery Allocation Is $34.31 per ADA
  • CDE’s SB 727 Worksheet on Fast Track