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. 14
  • By the Way . . . Bruce Hancock Returns to OPSC
  • By the Way . . . Labor Union Merger Once Again Rejected
  • Ask SSC . . . Short-Term Independent Study Issue Dormant But Not Dead
  • Ask SSC . . . Charging Special Education for Indirect Costs
  • Back to Square One -- Proposition Numbers Start Over
  • SB 727 Technical Clean-Up Bill Will Not Move Until Budget is Adopted
  • Governor’s Veto Continues Exemption for Playground and Noon Supervision Jobs
  • State Controller’s Annual K-12 Report Notes Continued Improvement in School District Fiscal Health
  • Electric Utilities Initiative Could Be Detrimental to Future School Bond Issues
  • Current Financial Barriers to Unification Would be Alleviated Under the “Machado” Bill
  • P-2 Details Indicate Jumps in Summer School and NPS Usage
  • Staff Development Buyback Update: Deadline Extended for 1997-98 Application; Consensus Builds for 1998-99 Version
  • Statewide Poll Concludes 84% of State Voters Favor Improving Education Over Reducing Taxes
  • Democrats Counter Governor’s Veto With Second Tax Cut Proposal
  • Lottery Continues Uptick -- $112.15 for 1997-98, $115 Forecast for 1998-99
  • State Board Approves Emergency Regulations on Proposition 227
  • Judge Clears Proposition 227; Appeal Being Considered
  • Assembly’s School Bond Proposal Rejected by Senate -- Goes to Conference Committee
  • Superior Court Justice Allows Release of STAR Test Scores
  • Legislature Fiddles as Sacramento Burns
Volume 18 No. 13
  • By the Way . . . Heard In The Halls....July 1
  • By the Way . . . Term Limit Measure Fails to Make Ballot
  • By the Way . . . Special Education Clean-Up Legislation Signed
  • Ask SSC . . . 1997-98 P-2 K-12 Revenue Limit Exhibits
  • Ask SSC . . . In-House Pupil Suspension Classes
  • Ask SSC . . . Recording Early Retirement Payments
  • Ask SSC . . . Summer School JPAs for Small School Districts
  • Instructional Materials Audit Requirement Sparks New CDE Form
  • 1997-98 P-2 Apportionment Certified -- No Big Surprises
  • Final 1997-98 CSR Implementation Figures Released
  • Charter Schools May Offer Alternative to Proposition 227, But . . .
  • Test Scores Are Out -- So Is the Jury
  • STAR Test Results Reported
  • Governor’s Initiative on Site Council Authority and State Chief Inspector Qualifies for November Ballot -- A Commentary
  • Bond Update
  • Committee Tackles Tax Issues
  • Battle of the Tax Cuts Begins -- Budget Stalemate Continues
  • First -- and Probably Not Last -- Round of Cuts Slashed From Proposed 1998-99 State Budget
Volume 18 No. 12
  • Editorial: Prop. 13 Revisited: Property Tax Stability Came With A High Price
  • By the Way . . . Capitol Tackles Tax Issues
  • Ask SSC . . . Private School Students May Attend Public Summer School
  • Ask SSC . . . Saturday School as a Make-Up Day
  • Ask SSC . . . Emergency Day Waivers for Reason of an Epidemic
  • Ask SSC . . . Instructional Materials Clarification
  • Ask SSC . . . 1997-98 Deferred Maintenance Apportionment
  • Yes, Every Vote Does Count
  • Only Seven School Districts Filed Qualified Second Interim Reports -- One Downgraded to Negative Since First Interim
  • 1997-98 K-12 Audit Guide Provisions for Staff Development Exceed Education Code Requirements
  • “E-Rate” Funding for School Technology Under Attack
  • Alternative School Facilities Package Proposed By School Groups
  • Senator Greene to the Rescue -- Again?
  • Level of California’s Education Funding Per Pupil Becomes Political Football
  • Senate Leader Calls for Competing Constitutional Amendments
  • Report on Use of Equalization and Deficit Reduction Monies Becomes Key State Budget Document
  • Budget Conference Committee Tackles K-12 Education
  • State Budget Deadline Passes -- Budget Conference Committee at a Standstill