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. 20
  • Late-Breaking News: State Board Adopts Regulations for Staff Development Buyback and 9th Grade Class-Size Reduction
  • By the Way . . . Another Set of Financial Projection Dartboards
  • By the Way . . . Public Policy Institute Poll Reflects Overwhelming Support for Proposition 1A and Proposition 8
  • Ask SSC . . . Charter School Participation in Staff Development
  • Ask SSC . . . SB 727 Rebenching Is Not Fiscally Neutral for Very High Revenue Districts
  • Ask SSC . . . New Retirement Benefit Package Raises Numerous Questions
  • Ask SSC . . . Year-Round School Make-Up Days
  • Ask SSC . . . Credit for Prior Year Staff Development Buy-Back Day
  • Ask SSC . . . Staff Development Waiver Requests
  • Ask SSC . . . Eligibility for Site Block Grants
  • STRS Extends Golden Handshake Window
  • Legislative Bulletin: STRS/PERS Package Signed into Law
  • Governor Signs AB 2328 Reinstating Incentive for Small Districts to Unify
  • Special Education Incidence Factor and NPS Studies Released
  • Passage of Community Day School Bill Provides Increased
  • Governor Signs SB 1468, Clean-up Bill to SB 727
  • Fingerprint Clean-Up Bill Becomes Law
  • Program Overviews
  • Wilson Releases Mega-Item COLA and Growth Dollars to Schools
Volume 18 No. 19
  • By the Way . . . Board Resolution Available for Opposition to Proposition 8
  • Ask SSC . . . Calculating Increase in Funded Base Revenue Limit
  • Ask SSC . . . Explaining Gann Limit Calculations - 9/25/98
  • Ask SSC . . . Saturday School Free and Reduced Lunches
  • Wilson Appoints Marian Bergeson to the State Board of Education
  • Governor Signs CIF’s $1 Million High School Coaching Education Bill
  • Governor Vetoes “Rule of 85”
  • Digital High School Grants Awarded
  • Site Block Grants - When and How Much?
  • Draft Regulations for 9th Grade CSR Taking Shape
  • Governor Wilson Signs Bills to Discourage Social Promotion in California
  • Waivers of Instructional Time under the Staff Development Program
  • Dramatic Change in State Teachers’ Retirement Benefits to be Signed
  • Key Issues Remain as Governor’s Deadline for Action Nears
Volume 18 No. 18
  • Nonpublic School Tuition is Locally Negotiated
  • Ask SSC . . . Coding Special Education Expenses Using the Standardized Account Code Structure
  • Ask SSC . . . 1998-99 Lottery Payments Won’t Use Actual ADA Until After Fourth-Quarter Payment
  • Ask SSC . . . Definition of a Habitual Truant
  • Ask SSC . . . 10-Day Independent Study Proposal is Dead
  • Privatization of School Support Services
  • Governor Vetoes STAR Test Exemption for Limited English Students
  • State Board Action is Deferred on Staff Development and 9th Grade CSR Programs
  • Governor Set to Sign Legislation That Will Increase Retirement Benefits For STRS Members
  • Deferred Maintenance Program Funded at 88% of Full Funding
  • Staff Development Waiver Process Released by California Department of Education
  • End of Session Wrap Up -- Most Key Bills Sent to Governor
  • Revenue Limit Deficit Reinstated in 1998-99