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. 5
  • By the Way . . . SSC Seeking Charter School Trust Agreements
  • By the Way . . . Staff Development Buy-Out Draft Application Available
  • Ask SSC . . . 1996-97 Special Education Adjustment Explained
  • Ask SSC . . . Staff Development Buy-Back In 1998-99 School Calendars
  • Historic COLAs and Deficits - 3/13/98
  • “Peer Review” in Poway Unified School District is One of The National Few
  • Unique School in Downtown Bakersfield a Huge Hit
  • Elk Grove School Bond Wins Big
  • Multi-Year Projections of the Revenue Limit for SB 727 Changes
  • Second Round of 1996-97 Class-Size Reduction Facilities Apportionment Certified
  • CDE is Correct on 1996-97 105% Amounts, But Negative Consequences Remain
  • Fingerprints for Volunteers
  • Budget Hearings Begin at Capitol
  • Legislature Blows School Bond Deadline for June Ballot -- Wait ‘til November?
Volume 18 No. 4
  • By the Way . . . Another Nail in the Coffin -- Republicans Opposed to Reducing the Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Local School Bonds
  • By the Way . . . More Changes at California Department of Education, Office of Child Development, and Department of Finance.
  • By the Way . . . New Assembly Speaker Sworn In
  • Ask SSC . . . Close-Out of OPSC Lease-Purchase Projects - 2-27-98
  • June Primary Races -- 16 Assembly Members Termed Out in 1998
  • Superintendent Delaine Eastin Announces Bid for Re-election
  • IRS Rules in Favor of Exempting Pre-1986 Employees from FICA After Unification
  • Fingerprint Cleanup Legislation Gets Bill Number
  • Special Education Apportionments: Deficits and Equity Funding
  • CDE Revises Calculation of 1997-98 Special Education “Phase I” Equalization Aid
  • Time for Investment -- Education Coalition Highlights Priorities
  • Legislative Analyst Comments on the 1998-99 Budget – Calls for More Local Control – Projects $176 Million Drop in K-12 Proposition 98 Funding – Offers Budget Alternatives
  • Unrestricted Funding: The Major Shortfall of the 1998-99 Budget Proposal
Volume 18 No. 3
  • By the Way . . . The Biennial Adjustment of the Statutory Developer Fee Caps
  • By the Way . . . Feinstein Initiative Hits Delay Snag
  • By the Way . . . IRS Raises Mileage Reimbursement Rate to $.325.
  • By the Way . . . Bid Limit Increased to $52,900 with COLA
  • By the Way . . . And Now 95-5 for the Federal Level
  • By the Way . . . June Propositions Assigned Numbers
  • By the Way . . . Sacramento Update -- State School Bond Misses Friday Deadline for Regular June Ballot
  • Ask SSC . . . ADA May Not Be Claimed for Special Education Services to Private/Parochial Students
  • Ask SSC . . . Fingerprint Volunteer Qualifying Forms Sent to School Districts
  • Assembly Republicans Unveil Their Alternative School Facilities Package
  • Senate Constitutional Amendment for Majority Vote Dies on Assembly Floor Friday the 13th
  • Documenting Attendance Under SB 727, the New Actual Attendance System
  • Governor Disseminates Forms for Reporting “50/50” Monies
  • Recent Poll Shows 95/5 -- Proposition 223 -- Is Beatable
  • Big Leap In Class-Size Reduction In 1997-98
  • Ask SSC . . . Emergency Day Waiver Procedures
  • Legislative Merry-Go-Round -- Candidates File for June Senate Elections
  • The 1998 Gubernatorial Race Begins -- New Field Poll Shows Voters “Undecided”