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
Volume 17 No. 13
- By the Way . . . Kern County Updates Annual Report of the Governing Board
- By the Way . . . Secretary Bergeson Appointed to Education Commission
- Ask SSC . . . Confusion Over Audit Guide Procedures for Class-Size Reduction
- Alternate Retirement Plan Becomes Effective July 1, 1997
- Crossing Guard Bill Stalled in First House
- Recommendation Letters: A New Liability Area
- Prevailing Wage Reform on Hold -- Again
- Proposition 218 Clean-Up Legislation on Fast-Track
- U.S. Supreme Court Concludes Public School Teachers Can Teach on Sectarian Property
- Administration Proposes Changes to Waiver Process for Year-Round Class Size Reduction
- Numbers are Finalized on 1996-97 CSR Implementation -- $159 Million in Unspent Operational Funding Remains for Facilities Grants
- 1996-97 P-2 Apportionment -- Slightly More Equalization Aid Funded Plus Good News for Special Education
- Revised Allocation of Proposed $59.5 Million for Special Education -- More Deficit Reduction, Less Growth Funding
- Proposition 98 Settle-Up Funds: To Accrue or Not to Accrue?
- Proposition 98 Has Bounced Back -- But There May Be Very Little Bounce Left
- Why the State Budget is Late
- State Budget Conference Committee Reviews K-12 Education Budget
Volume 17 No. 12
- By the Way . . . P.S. Surprise, The Legislature Did Not Do It!
- By the Way . . . Proposition 98 “Split” Agreement.
- By the Way . . . What School Districts Must Do -- District Certifications Are Numerous
- By the Way . . . City Managers May Not Serve Simultaneously As Members of the Board of Trustees
- By the Way . . . CSU Fresno Offering Certificate Program in School Finance Management and School Personnel Management
- Ask SSC . . . More Questions on Core Reading Program (AB 3482/96) Funds
- Ask SSC . . . State Allocation Board Education Technology Grants
- Ask SSC . . . High School District Does Not Need to Admit “Allen Bill” Pupils.
- Ask SSC . . . Concurrently Enrolled Students -- Dual Credit
- Only 18 School Districts Filed Qualified Second Interim Reports
- Demise of Bilingual Waivers No Longer a Threat
- Core Reading Program Materials Funding Rate Finalized
- 1997-98 Class-Size Reduction Application: File It By June 30!!!!
- Governor Wilson’s Corporate Tax-Cut Proposal -- Dead for Now
- State Budget Conference Committee Finalized
- Required Employee Criminal Check Bills on Fast Track
- SCO Releases Controversial K-12 Audit Guide -- Auditors Gear Up for Added Work
- A Big Day for Local School Bonds, With the Bay Area Again Leading the Way
Volume 17 No. 10
- By the Way . . . Vouchers for Religious Schools Ruled Unconstitutional in Ohio
- By the Way . . . Teacher Recruitment Plan Available
- By the Way . . . CTA Abandons Proposed Sales Tax Increase - 5-16-07
- Ask SSC . . . Counting Instructional Minutes on Sub-minimum Days
- Ask SSC . . . Changes To School Site Block Grant Plans Probably Need Board Approval
- FCMAT/SSC Class-Size Reduction Survey Reports
- Legislation Introduced to Help K-14 Schools Speed up Cost of Repairs
- Grants Available to Refurbish Athletic Facilities
- FCC Approves “E-Rate” for Internet Access
- Education Commissioner Named for Commission on State Mandates
- Non-Field Act Waiver Extensions Looking More Likely
- Attorney General Opinions Regarding Expulsions
- Ability To Contract Out Transportation Services Reconfirmed
- 1997-98 PERS Rate Set At 6.172%
- UPDATING YOUR BUDGET
- Proposition 98 Augmentations in May Revise Exceed Expectations