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
- President-Elect Biden Offers Robust Education Agenda
- CalPERS System Funded Levels Increase
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—November 20, 2020
- Deputy Legislative Analyst Unpacks Fiscal Outlook for Education—Video
- The Impact of a Qualified or Negative Certification
- SBE Approves Verified Data for Charter School Renewals
- Appeals Court Halts Injunction on Governor’s Executive Orders
- LAO Issues Rosy Fiscal Outlook for Education
- State Revenues Strong despite Headwinds
- Governor Pulls Emergency Brake on Reopening
- Announcing a New Webinar—Planning for Reductions in Force
- Guest Article: FCMAT CBO Mentor Program Cohort #18
- A Conversation with Tatia Davenport—the New CEO and ED of CASBO—Video
- Coronavirus Relief Funds in Jeopardy of Being Swept
- All 12 Statewide Ballot Propositions Have Been Called
- By the Way . . . Have Your Adopted Budgets Available During Our Unraveling the Mystery of School Finance Webinars!
- CDE Now Accepting Applications for Deferral Exemptions
- Voters Reject the Split Roll Initiative but Approve Proposition 19
- Human Resources COVID-19 Operational Considerations
- Payroll and Benefit Parameters Set by the IRS for 2021
- SBE Adopts Condensed Smarter Balanced Exams for Spring 2021
- By the Way . . . Deferral Exemption Application Coming this Week
- Ask SSC . . . Are There Forms to Help Monitor the Special Education MOE?
- CDE Opens New CRF Reporting Window
- CDE Accepting Applications for Community Schools Partnership Program
- By the Way . . . Need Devices for Distance Learning?
- Foreshadowing the Impact of Declining Enrollment on 2022–23: Act Now
- Proposition 15 Prospects Look Grim While Proposition 19 Looks Poised to Pass
- Monitoring the Special Education MOE
- Election Results Bode Well for Local Measures
- Facilities Funding on its Way to School Districts
- LAO Analyzes State Education Spending Plan
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—November 4, 2020
- Updated SSC Dartboard for First Interim Report
- Congressional Democrats Introduce Bill to Protect 4 Million Education Jobs
- SSPI Announces Donation of Masks for School Reopening
- Deadline for Growth Application is Looming
- GDP Rebounds in Third Quarter
- Voters to Decide on Local Measures Next Tuesday
- A Conversation with Karen Stapf Walters—the New Executive Director of CCSESA—Video
- It’s Developer Fee Report(s) Time
- ED Issues Updated Equitable Services Guidance for CARES Act Dollars
- Ask SSC . . . Are Individual Employment Contracts Required for Senior Management Positions?
- PPIC Report Examines K–12 Education Funding During Recessions
- CalPERS Actuarial Report Revises Contribution Rate Estimates
- October PPIC Survey Shows Support for Split Roll Slips Below 50%
- September 2020 State Tax Collections are Ahead of Projections
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—October 21, 2020
- 2020–21 First Interim Report Considerations
- Concerns Grow over Unspent Learning Loss Mitigation Funds
- Proposition 98—The Road Ahead, Part 2
- 2020 Election and the Makeup of the California State Legislature
- October 15 Deadline to Reduce Deferrals Passes with No Relief Package
- Lawmakers Spend Legislative Recess Discussing the Digital Divide
- One-time Use of Surplus Property Proceeds
- Budget Certifications and Debt
- 2020–21 ADR COVID-19 Grant Application
- Flexibility to Serve Free Meals Extended through End of School Year
- Fourth Quarter Lottery Apportionment for 2019–20
- 2020 Legislative Year Wrap-Up
- 2020–21 Charter School 20 Day Attendance Report Now Available
- It’s Time for the Start of the Proposition 39 (2000) Process
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—October 8, 2020
- Proposition 98—The Road Ahead
- By the Way . . . CDE provides FAQs for 2020–21 Growth Funding
- By the Way . . . CDE Releases FAQs for Child Nutrition Program Operators
- Governor Newsom Nominates Martin Jenkins to the California Supreme Court
- CalPERS Issues Guidance on Employee vs. Contractor
- Ask SSC . . . Are the Deferrals Ongoing?
- By the Way . . . The CDE Releases Application for Growth Funding
- By the Way . . . Extension Granted for Collection of Census Day Records
- By the Way . . . CSFA TRANs Pool Deadline Extended to October 9, 2020
- By the Way . . . CalSTRS Leave of Absence Fix Signed into Law
- By the Way . . . Second CARES Act Reporting Window Now Open
- President Trump Signs Stopgap Spending Measure to Avert Government Shutdown
- Recovery Not Cut-and-Dried According to UCLA Forecasters
- Governor Newsom Vetoes LCFF and Ethnic Studies Bills
- J-90 Data Submissions Benefit LEAs Statewide
- Ask SSC . . . Will ADA Growth in 2020–21 Impact Special Education Funding?
- Ask SSC . . . Can CARES Act Funding Cover Emergency Sick Leave Costs?
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—September 30, 2020
- Charter School TRANs Program Launched
- Equitable Services Calculation for CARES Act Funds Finalized
- Announcing the 2020 Advanced Collective Bargaining Workshop—Bargaining During a Crisis
- Schedule Released for CARES Expenditure Reporting
- Ask SSC . . . Is a Separate Hearing Required Before Adopting the Budget Overview for Parents?
- Governor Newsom Signs Workers’ Compensation and Family Leave Bills into Law
- Latest Budget Bill Provides Relief for LEA Early Learning Programs
- Clarity on Coronavirus Testing Guidelines by CDC
- DOF Releases September Finance Bulletin
- SBE Approves State Seal of Civic Engagement Criteria and CCI Career Measures
- CDE Releases Updated LCFF Budget Overview for Parents Template
- Ask SSC . . . Is It Likely the Deadline for the Coronavirus Relief Fund for Learning Loss Mitigation Will Be Extended?
- Education Trailer Bill Modifies Surplus Property Flexibility
- Senate Bill 117 and Executive Order N-26-20 Inoperative as of July 1
- By the Way . . . Education Budget Clean-up Bill Signed
- Announcing a New Webinar—Staffing and Enrollment Strategies: Managing the COVID-19 Collapse
- Spend Your Federal Funds Wisely
- Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—September 17, 2020
- Slim Majority of Likely Voters Support Split Roll
- DOL Revises FFCRA Regulations
- 2020–21 First Charter School Special Advance Apportionment Certified
- SSC Announces 2021 Governor’s Budget Workshop
- By the Way . . . CDE to Host Webinar on New Budget Overview for Parents
- ED Drops Controversial Equitable Services Calculation for CARES Act Funds
- Governor Newsom Endorses the Split Roll Initiative
- Cash Deferrals and UPP
- By the Way . . . Governor Newsom Signs First Round of 2020 Education Bills
- By the Way. . . PERB Introduces Electronic System.
- Education Trailer Bill—Impacts on Charter Schools
- By the Way. . . EPA Estimate for 2020–21
- Coronavirus Relief Funds Report Due by September 14
- CDE Estimates Apportionments after Cash Deferrals
- Governor Appoints Two Top Education Advisors
- By the Way . . . Charter School Funding Rounds Open
- Ask SSC . . . How Much Would My LEA Receive from Proposition 15?
- California Trends with the National Average in Latest “Quality Counts” Report
- By the Way . . . Coronavirus Relief Fund Reporting Deadline Postponed
- Coronavirus Relief Funds Report Due to Department of Finance
- By the Way . . . Proposition 39 Annual Progress Reports Due
- By the Way . . . State Sells $2.6 Billion in Bonds
- Another Kind of Deferral: Employee Social Security Taxes
- How the Subsequent Year Tracking Sheet Can Help
- Census Day is October 7 . . . But Does it Spell Doom for LCFF Revenues?
- CDE to Host LCFF Budget Overview for Parents Webinar
- New York Challenges Provisions of the DOL Regulations
- Legislature Does Not Pursue Tax Proposals at End of Session
- Legislature Wraps up the 2019–20 Legislative Session
- USDA Extends Summer Meal Programs through End of 2020