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. 2
  • By the Way . . . Corrected Worksheet for Calculating 1996-97 Equalization Aid
  • By the Way . . . And You Thought California School Finance Was In Crisis
  • Ask SSC . . . Fingerprints for Volunteers: A Clarification and Contact Point
  • PERS Appointment Delay Reflects Speaker-Senate Pro Tem Split
  • DOF to Provide Form for Reporting Use Of “50/50” Monies
  • “95/5” and Bilingual Education Initiatives to Be Topic of Legislative Hearing
  • President Clinton Proposes Initiatives
  • Villaraigosa Elected Assembly Speaker -- Will Take Reign on February 26
  • School Facility Planning: Fiscal and Physical
  • 1998-99 COLA: 2.22% vs. 4.02% -- An Analysis of SSC Findings and State Policy
  • CDE to Propose More Liberal Staff Development Regulations
  • School District and County Office Financial Dartboards Included
Volume 18 No. 1
  • By the Way . . . Los Angeles USD Labor Agreement Includes Requirement for Student Performance Increase Prior to new Salary For Upper Management
  • By the Way . . . Term Limits Are Here to Stay -- At Least for the 1998 Election Cycle
  • By the Way . . . Proposition 13 Base Year Property Tax to Grow By 2%
  • Ask SSC . . . Giving Out School Accountability Report Cards Is Not Mandated
  • Ask SSC . . . 1996-97 School Site Block Grant Expenditures
  • Ask SSC . . . Funding for CSR Facilities
  • Ask SSC . . . Fingerprints for Volunteers Available Without Charge
  • Senate Democrats Choose John Burton to Lead Them
  • Key Assembly Republicans Duel for Congress -- Conservative Prevails in Primary
  • The School Board Bill of Rights
  • Bill Urging September Birthdays for Kindergarten Fails in Committee
  • Increased Graduation Requirement Bill Advances
  • Lawmakers Return to Sacramento for 1998 Legislative Session
  • Waiver to Shift Supplemental Grants Denied by State Board of Education
  • More Gubernatorial Candidates Unveil Education Agendas
  • Lottery Projection Holds At $110 for 1997-98
  • Funding for Reimbursable Mandates
  • Tips on Calculating the “SB 727” 1996-97 Rebenched Base Revenue Limit
  • Update on Governor’s Budget -- Two Technical Changes
  • Last Act for “The Education Governor”
  • Governor’s Proposals for the 1998-99 State Budget and K-12 Education
Volume 17 No. 26
  • By the Way . . . Legislature Must Act Quickly to Approve Bond Measure for the June 1998 Ballot
  • By the Way . . . Initiative Limiting Payroll Deductions for Political Campaigns Qualifies for June Ballot.
  • By the Way . . . “English for the Children” Initiative Qualifies for June Ballot.
  • Ask SSC . . . There’s Still Time to “Sunshine” 50-50 Deal Dollars
  • 1996-97 Transportation Apportionment Recertified -- More for Some, Less for Others
  • Reimbursement for State Tests Established
  • Progress Report on Charter Schools Released
  • Telecommunications Discount Applications Available
  • 1996-97 Revenue Limit Equalization and Deficit Reduction Update
  • New Year Promises Even More Audit Requirements and Tests
  • UCLA Economic Forecast
  • Fingerprint Identification: The Department of Justice Comments
  • Term Limits Upheld by Federal Court of Appeals