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. 11
  • Ask SSC . . . STRS Rate Reduction?
  • Ask SSC . . . Excused Absences on Staff Development Days
  • Court Rules District Does Not Need to Give STAR Test to Non-English Speaking Students
  • 1997-98 K-12 Audit Guide Will Address Instructional Materials
  • New Base Revenue Limits, But Old Equalization?
  • How Do I Budget for 1998-99?
  • Procedural Budget Bill Vote Taken -- Conference Committee to Convene June 8
  • Elections Part Two -- Behind the Headlines
  • Local Bond Climate Cools Off
  • California Voters Declare English for the Children" a Winner"
  • “95/5”, Contracting Out and Employee Dues Deduction Initiatives All Fail
Volume 18 No. 10
  • By the Way . . . Transcript of Governor Candidate Forum
  • By the Way . . . New State Board of Education Member Named
  • Education Legal Alliance Saves the Day for Special Education
  • Ask SSC . . . 1998-99 PERS Reduction -- Am I Losing Money?
  • Ask SSC . . . ADA for Immunization Absences Starting in 1998-99
  • Final, Absolute, Fail-Safe, Drop-Dead Date Set for a November Statewide School Bond
  • Governor Vetoes Bilingual Compromise
  • Education Budget SubCommittees Complete Action
  • “May Revise” Dartboards Show Low Forecast of Future Statutory COLAs
  • Budget Subcommittees One-Up Governor Wilson
  • Details of Governor’s May Revise Proposal for New Programs
  • Strong Economy Finally Gives Wilson The Budget Opportunity He’s Hoped For -- One Sour Note is Decline in Statutory COLA to 2.18%
  • The Final Issues of the 1998-99 State Budget Emerge
Volume 18 No. 9
  • By the Way . . . Glee Johnson, Under Secretary of Child Development and Education, Selected as Chancellor’s Office Chief Deputy: Effective November 1
  • Ask SSC . . . Golden Handshake Authorization
  • Ask SSC . . . 0% PERS Rate and Negotiations
  • Credential Reform and Teacher Training Institutes: A Major 1998 Capitol Focus
  • Underfunding of County Revenue Limit Funding for Special Education ADA to Be Corrected by AB 598
  • Multi-Agency SELPAs Must Decide Now Where Special Education Funding Goes In 1998-99
  • 1997-98 Transportation Apportionment Certified -- No COLA, No Deficit
  • Retired Teachers and Faculty Organizations Try to Cash in on State’s Revenue Surplus for Retirement Gains
  • Field Poll: 95/5; Union Dues Contributions Approval; and Bilingual Education Initiatives all Passing
  • “No on 95/5” Picks Up Key Endorsements
  • Governor Submits 725,000 Signatures to Qualify Initiative for the November Ballot
  • Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance Makes Little Progress
  • San Francisco Unified School District Challenges the “STAR” Test in Court
  • After 18 years of Litigation, Special Education Mandate Hearings Close
  • Charter School Compromise Reached; Bill Signed by the Governor
  • Conceptual Agreement Reached to Repeal Current-Year Average Daily Class-Size Audit Requirement
  • Assembly Education Action Establishes Legislature’s Staff Development Focus
  • State Taxes May Jump, But Proposition 98’s “Test 2” and “Test 3” Levels Both Drop; the Latest Projections
  • School Facilities Issue Heats Up -- Action Possible Within Days