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.
Fiscal Report
- Top Legislative Issues—May 28, 2021
- ESSER III Funding Allocations Released
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—May 25, 2021
- Appropriations Committees Take Action on Over 800 Bills at Deadline
- Ask SSC . . . How Much Funding Will My District Receive for School Kitchen Infrastructure Upgrades?
- Dartboard for 2021–22 May Revision Now Available
- An Overview of the 2021–22 Governor’s May Revision
- Initial Impressions of the 2021–22 May Revision
- By the Way . . . Accessing SSC’s May Revision Workshop
- Top Legislative Issues—May 13, 2021
- Governor Previews $20 Billion Education Blueprint
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—May 11, 2021
- By the Way . . . SACS Software for Adopted Budget and Estimated Actuals Released
- LAO Says State Could Hit Spending Wall
- School Facility Program Priority Funding Round 21 Begins
- Independent Study Caps—A Deeper Dive
- Appeals Court Upholds Governor Newsom’s Emergency Powers
- Bills Would Require LEAs to Address Student Retention
- Ask SSC . . . Which Option Do I Select for IPI Grant Certification?
- COVID-19 Revenue Look-Up Tool
- CalSTRS Releases New Employer Directives
- In-Person Instruction Grant Certification Now Available
- PPIC Releases its 17th Annual Education Survey
- Ask SSC . . . Are Classified Employees Entitled to Full Pay When on Extended Illness Leave?
- Top Legislative Issues—April 30, 2021
- National GDP Up 6.4%
- American Families Plan for K–14 Districts
- 2021–22 Statutory COLA is 1.70%
- Effort to Recall Governor Moves Forward
- CDE Releases FAQs for 2021 Spring Assessment Administration
- Assemblymember Bonta Sworn In as California Attorney General
- DOF Releases April Finance Bulletin
- School Year 2021–22: A Case for Independent Study
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—April 23, 2021
- USDA Waivers Granted Through 2021–22
- School Funding and Accountability in California—2021 Edition
- CalPERS Approves Employer Contribution Rates
- Second Quarter Lottery Apportionment for 2020–21
- CalSTRS Contribution Rate Increase Expected for 2021–22
- School Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program Application Update
- The 2021–22 Approved Indirect Cost Rates Are Available
- Calendar Development—2021–22
- Top Legislative Issues—April 16, 2021
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—April 16, 2021
- What Unexpected Revenues Mean for Districts—A Conversation with Ken Kapphahn
- Recent Bond Sale Provides Funding for the School Facility Program
- Bill Would Require LEAs to Provide Universal School Meals
- Projected 2021–22 CalPERS Contribution Rate Released
- President Biden Proposes Significant Ongoing Education Funding Increases
- Discrimination in the Workplace During the Year We Stayed Home
- Governor Newsom Aims to Fully Reopen California on June 15
- Unemployment Insurance Rates on the Rise
- The American Jobs Plan for K–14 Districts
- Latest PPIC Survey Brings Good News to Governor Newsom
- Top Legislative Issues—April 2, 2021
- FAQs: Expansion of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
- New Effort Launched to Recall 2020
- CDE Releases 2020–21 First Interim Certifications
- Governor Newsom Selects Assemblymember Bonta for Attorney General
- Legislation Would Amend School Start Time Law
- By the Way . . . Charter School Facility Grant Program Funding Round
- Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant Plan Template Available
- Fund Balances Rise in 2019–20
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—March 26, 2021
- AB 86 Allowable Uses
- DOF Releases March Finance Bulletin
- Legislation Expands COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
- Distance Learning—An Audit Primer
- CDPH Updates Physical Distancing Requirement
- Plan to Spend, and Spend to Your Plan
- Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Program Funding Round Opens
- By the Way . . . CDE Publishes Allocations for AB 86 Grants
- SBE Approves Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum
- Top Legislative Issues—March 19, 2021
- SBE Takes Additional Action on Federal Accountability and Assessment Waivers
- Announcing a New Webinar—Effectively Managing COVID Funds
- By the Way . . . 2021–24 LCAP eTemplate Now Available
- Changes Coming to In-Person Instruction Reporting Requirements
- AB 86’s Most Frequently Asked Questions
- President Biden Signs the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan
- Robust Growth and Recovery—For Most
- Congress Approves the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—March 10, 2021
- Federal School Meal Waivers Extended Through September 2021
- Slight Increase in State Funding Share for Students with Disabilities
- COVID-19 Blueprint Updated to Ease Reopening of Economy
- Governor Newsom Signs School Reopening and Expanded Learning Deal
- Proposed Expansion of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
- Ask SSC . . . Who is Paying for High School Athletic Testing?
- Top Legislative Issues—March 5, 2021
- LAO Recommends Adding Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate to MBG
- Ask SSC . . . Will Spring Break Harm Our In-Person Instruction Grant Funds?
- Miguel Cardona Confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Education
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—March 1, 2021
- Application for ESSER II Funds Due March 19
- Deal Reached on Reopening Grants
- Newsom’s Budget Promotes Universal TK