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.

  • Ask SSC . . . Will the 2020–21 Advance Apportionment Reflect the LCFF Cuts?
  • SSPI Selects New Deputy Superintendent
  • Senate Rejects Governor’s Education Cuts
  • More on Cash Deferrals—Important Update: 100% June 2020 Deferral
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the New Employer UI Rate?
  • When Times Get Tough . . . Furloughs Are One Option for Districts/Unions to Explore
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Implement Temporary Interfund Borrowing?
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—May 27, 2020
  • By the Way . . . CDE to Host Webinar on CSI Grants
  • More on Cash Deferrals
  • HEROES Act Faces an Uphill Battle in the Senate
  • May Revision Proposal to Mitigate Learning Loss
  • UC Board of Regents Votes to Phase out Use of SAT/ACT for Admissions
  • Legislature Begins to Vet Governor Newsom’s May Revision
  • By the Way . . . The LCFF Simulator Updated to Reflect the May Revision
  • Guest Article: Meeting Cash Flow Challenges in Light of the May Revision
  • Video: Explanation of the 7.92% Effective Deficit Factor
  • LAO Offers Initial Reaction to May Revision
  • Dartboard for 2020–21 May Revision Now Available
  • By the Way . . . CalSTRS Postretirement Earnings Limitation for 2020–21
  • An Overview of the 2020–21 Governor’s May Revision
  • 2020–21 May Revision Proposes LCFF Cuts and Deferrals, but Some Good News Too
  • School Facility Program Priority Funding Round 19 Begins
  • By the Way . . . Proposition 39 Clean Energy Jobs Act Project Completion Date Extended
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—May 13, 2020
  • Finding the Low-Hanging Fruit—Part 3 of 3
  • Video: An Interview with Gabe Petek, Legislative Analyst for the State of California
  • Senate Committee Approves Bill Prohibiting Use of Paid Leave During Emergencies
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do I Access the Online May Revision Workshop?
  • Video: More Thoughts on the May Revision
  • Finding the Low-Hanging Fruit—Part 2 of 3
  • LAO Issues Additional Proposition 98 Recession Details
  • Podcast: California Foresees Historic Deficit—Will Schools Face a Massive Cut?
  • SBE Ratifies Two Federal Approved Waivers at May Meeting
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the January 2021 Minimum Wage Increase be Suspended?
  • Form I-9: Temporary Policy for Identification Documents
  • Senate Returns to Hear Emergency Education Bills
  • Governor Newsom Makes November General Election Vote by Mail
  • Employees Diagnosed with COVID-19 May Qualify for Workers’ Compensation Benefits
  • LAO Issues New Economic Outlook
  • Strategies for Weathering the Storm
  • COVID-19 Decimates State Revenues, Education Funding
  • LCFF Supplemental and Concentration Bill Clears Policy Committee
  • By the Way . . . California School Districts v. JUUL Litigation Update
  • COVID-19 Operations Written Report Template Released
  • 2020–21 Charter School Facility Grant Program (SB 740) Application Is Open
  • Cash Flow: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  • Video - The State of the COLA and Potential Cuts
  • Assembly Returns with Abbreviated Policy Schedule
  • Finding the Low-Hanging Fruit—Part 1 of 3
  • Governor Proposes Reopening Schools This Summer
  • Critical and Extended Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—April 29, 2020
  • Ask SSC . . . Do 2019–20 Perkins Funds Still Need to be Expended by June 30?
  • By the Way . . . May Revision Workshop Price Goes Up After May 1
  • Minimal IDEA Flexibility Recommended
  • Statutory COLA Estimated at 2.31%
  • SSC Estimates Federal COVID-19 Relief Allocations for LEAs
  • Flexibility for Perkins V Local Applications
  • Ask SSC . . . Can the Public Hearing and Budget Adoption Be Done at the Same Board Meeting?
  • Annual PPIC Education Survey Released
  • LCAP Deadline Extended and New Report Required at LEA Budget Adoption—Updated
  • By the Way . . . CDE Releases 2020 SACS Software
  • A Snapshot on the Way Down: DOF Releases April Finance Bulletin
  • Time to Fine-Tune MYPs—Be Prepared
  • Governor Announces New Donations to Support Distance Learning
  • By the Way . . . CalPERS Board Approves 2020–21 Contribution Rates
  • All Lessons Will Be Repeated until Learned: An Editorial—With Some Advice
  • The 2020–21 Approved Indirect Cost Rates Are Available
  • By the Way . . . CDE Hosting Webinar on Federal Funding Flexibility
  • Senate Budget Committee Holds Historic Hearing
  • CalPERS Issues Guidance on Reporting Leaves During COVID-19 Crisis
  • Preliminary Approval Granted for Flexibility in Use of Federal Funds
  • Critical and Extended Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—April 17, 2020
  • Governor Newsom Offers Vision of How Schools Could Physically Reopen in 2020
  • By the Way . . . CDE Hosts Webinar on Assessment and Accountability Impacts
  • Ask SSC . . . What’s Happening with Property Taxes?
  • By the Way . . . FEMA Extends Due Date to Request Public Assistance
  • Here We Go Again?—An SSC Editorial
  • SSC’s May Revision Workshops: Something Old and Something New
  • Assembly to Hold COVID-19 Hearing on April 20
  • Submit Claims for the Feminine Hygiene Products Mandate
  • It’s Time to Batten Down the Hatches
  • UCLA Economists Downgrade Forecast
  • Department of Finance Provides Update to the Legislature
  • Legislature to Hold COVID-19 Hearings Beginning Next Week
  • 2020–21 CalPERS Rate and Updated Out-Year Estimates
  • Critical Deadlines—Extended
  • 2019–20 Charter School Facility Grant Program Oversubscribed
  • Ask SSC . . . What Changes Have Occurred in Attendance Reporting as a Result of COVID-19?
  • Assembly Budget Committee Chair Details Possible Changes to 2020–21 Assembly Budget Process
  • Status of the 2020–21 Statutory Cost-of-Living Adjustment
  • Lessons from the Great Recession
  • Legislative Analyst’s Office Releases Report on Reserve Balances
  • School Funding and Accountability in California—2020 Edition
  • Legislature Extends Recess to May 4
  • OPSC Extends Additional Deadlines
  • Governor Issues Executive Order on Childcare for Essential Workers
  • Charter School Petition, Oversight, and Proposition 39 Reminders
  • Guest Article: Negotiations in a Time of Crisis
  • Signatures Submitted for Refiled Proposition 13 Split-Roll Initiative
  • By the Way . . . FEMA Tutorials Available
  • New Requirements and Resources for College Admissions and Grading in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Collaborative Framework for Labor-Management Response to COVID-19 Emergency
  • Google-California Partnership: Closing the Digital Divide
  • The End of the Proposition 39 (2000) Facilities Request Process
  • The April Phool Is Quarantined
  • California Receives Preliminary Federal Approval of Testing and Accountability Waivers for 2019–20 School Year
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—March 31, 2020
  • Second Quarter Lottery Apportionment for 2019–20
  • Ask SSC . . . How Might the Current Economic Downturn Affect CalSTRS?
  • Additional Flexibility Granted for Use of COVID-19 Response Funds
  • $2.2 Trillion Federal Stimulus Package for COVID-19 Signed Into Law
  • COVID-19 Effect on California Elections and the Proposition 13 Split-Roll Initiative
  • CDC Reports Rise in Autism Rates
  • By the Way . . . USDA Approves Waiver for Meals to Be Served Without Students Present
  • SAB Deadlines Extended
  • By the Way . . . DOL Issues Model Notice and FAQs for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  • What’s in Store for the LCFF COLA, Proposition 98 Minimum Guarantee in the Wake of COVID-19?
  • By the Way . . . DOL Issues Resources for HR 6201 Paid Leave Provisions
  • PERB Timelines Remain in Effect Despite Closure of Offices
  • Collective Bargaining During a Crisis
  • By the Way . . . CDE Opens New Resource Code for Protective Equipment and Cleaning
  • Form I-9 Section 2 Requirements Amid COVID-19
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the Impact of CalPERS Investment Losses?
  • Managing Human Resources in a Crisis Environment
  • DOF Planning for Workload Budget in 2020–21
  • By the Way . . . California State Mediation and Conciliation Service Suspended through March 31, 2020―Updated
  • The College Board Announces Online Courses and At-Home Exam Options for AP Students
  • Serving Students with Disabilities and Students on Section 504 Plans Amid A National and State Health Crisis
  • FEMA Now Accepting Requests for Public Assistance Related to COVID-19
  • Guest Article: COVID-19 Employee Leaves Chart
  • Impact of COVID-19 on Impending Layoffs
  • CDE Issues FAQs Related to Funding and COVID-19 School Closures
  • Governor Provides Additional Brown Act Flexibility for Board Meetings—Updated
  • We Are “Virtually” Here
  • U.S. Department of Education Announces It Will Approve Standardized Testing Waivers for 2019−20
  • By the Way . . . U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Issues Webinar and Fact Sheet for School Leaders
  • March Finance Bulletin Released
  • Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act Revisions and Emergency Paid Sick Leave—Updated
  • By the Way . . . CalPERS Releases Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Impact of COVID-19 to its Members
  • Attendance Reporting Requirement Extension for Child Development Program Providers
  • 2018−19 Reserve Levels
  • Top Legislative Issues for 2020—March 20, 2020
  • By the Way . . . Suspension of Work-Hour Limitations and 180-Day Break-in-Service Requirement for CalPERS Retired Annuitants
  • LAO Issues Cautious Fiscal Outlook Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak
  • Modifications to Meal Service Post Closure
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—March 18, 2020
  • CDE and CHHS Issue Guidance on Child Development Programs
  • SBE Approves 2019–20 CTEIG Allocations and Draft Federal Perkins V State Plan
  • By the Way . . . SSPI Thurmond to Host Webinar on CDE and CHHS Guidance Tomorrow, March 18 at 10:00 a.m.
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Document Employee Absences During School Closures?
  • California State Legislature Recesses Until April 13, 2020
  • Ask SSC . . . Which Districts Qualify to Receive Funding from the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Bill?
  • UCLA Economists Say We Are Officially in a Recession
  • 2019–20 First Interim Report Negative and Qualified Certifications
  • Legislature Passes Emergency Legislation Related to COVID-19
  • Updates on Executive Order
  • UCLA Economists Foretell Rough Seas Ahead
  • Legislature Postpones Most Hearings, but Remains in Session
  • Governor Issues Executive Order in Response to School Closures Due to the COVID-19 Crisis
  • Public Comment Period Opens for Charter School Facilities Program Regulations
  • COVID-19 and School Agency Impact: An Editorial
  • School Closures Impacting Teaching Credential Candidates
  • Governor Eases Public Meeting Requirements for School Boards
  • Rules for Working After Retirement
  • Update on 2020 May Revision Workshop
  • By the Way . . . State Treasurer Sells Facilities Bonds
  • By the Way . . . CDE Posts the LCAP Template for the 2020–23 LCAP Cycle
  • Top Legislative Issues—March 6, 2020
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—March 5, 2020
  • Coronavirus and Considerations for Instructional Minutes and ADA
  • Proposition 13 and Majority of Local Bonds Appear Headed Toward Defeat
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the Education Protection Account?
  • Hand Sanitizers: Setting the Record Straight
  • Zero-Interest Loans Available for Energy Projects
  • Economic Summit for the Governance Team
  • Proposition 39 (2000) Facilities Requests—Final Offer
  • State Revenues Above Forecast, for Now
  • PPIC Survey Finds Slim Majority of Likely Voters Support the $15 Billion K-16 School Facilities Bond