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 35 No. 4
  • Guest Article: EdSource Convenes Educators Network on Effective School Discipline
  • January Revenues Outpace Forecast
  • By the Way . . . The California Collaborative for Educational Excellence Is Holding Its First Board Meeting
  • Guest Article: Implementation of GASB Pension Accounting Changes for School Employers
  • Ask SSC . . . One-Time Discretionary Funds and State Mandate Claims Reimbursements
  • Bills Introduced to Suspend the CAHSEE and Provide Choices for Meeting Mathematics Graduation Requirement
  • Ask SSC . . . Which Annual Reports Are Charter Schools Required to Provide to Authorizing Agencies?
  • California Career-Technical Education Incentive Grant Program
  • Assembly Education Committee Holds First Hearing of the Legislative Session—Focuses on School Facilities
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—2/13/15
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Charge Our Programs for Other Postemployment Benefits?
  • New Requirements for School Districts Under the Healthy Schools Act
  • By the Way . . . LCFF Simulator Updated to Reflect Latest COLAs
  • Jeff Bell Appointed as Education Program Budget Manager at Department of Finance
Volume 35 No. 3
  • Ask SSC . . . Did the LCFF Final Spending Regulations Raise the Bar on the Use of Supplemental Funds on a Districtwide Basis?
  • Budget Reserve Cap – When Will It be Operative? – Video
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are the Current Minimum Day Requirements?
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—1/30/15
  • LCFF Simulator Updated to Reflect Latest Gap Funding Percentages
  • New Poll Finds Californians Upbeat About Their Leaders
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the New Requirement For Management When Unions Demand to Bargain?
  • The Latest on Measures of Operational Performance for School Districts (Revised)
  • Ask SSC . . . Is This the Final Year for the QEIA?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are The Smarter Balanced Assessments a Federal Requirement?
  • Ask SSC . . . 2015 Governor’s Budget Workshop Questions and Answers—Local Control and Accountability Plan
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are Maintenance Factor Payments Being Used for?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Confirm the 2014-15 Gap Percentage?
  • Ask SSC . . . When Will the Online Child Abuse/Mandated Reporter Training Be Available?
Volume 35 No. 2
  • Ask SSC . . . Questions About Implications of the New Contractor Registration Program (SB 854)
  • The LAO Analysis of School District Reserves
  • By the Way . . . CDIAC Offers Two Seminars
  • Ask SSC . . . 2015 Governor’s Budget Workshop Questions and Answers—Reserve Cap
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are the Current Requirements for Using the Deferred Maintenance and Adult Education Funds?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do I Sign Up for the CalSTRS Funding Coalition?
  • The Costs of Education—State Rankings Will Be More Nuanced Under LCFF
  • Ask SSC . . . What Parts of the Fund Balance Are Being Scrutinized?
  • LAO Recommends Repealing the School District Reserve Cap
  • By the Way . . . State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Appoints Nick Schweizer as Fiscal Deputy Superintendent
  • Facilities Bond Initiative for the November 2016 Ballot
  • Two Bills to Place an Education Facilities Bond Measure on the November 2016 Ballot Have Been Introduced
  • Ask SSC . . . What Can the One-Time Funds Received in 2014-15 Be Used For?
  • LAO Issues Report on School District LCAPs
  • Cap on School District Reserves May Be Triggered Sooner Than We Think
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—1/16/15
  • 2015-16 Governor’s Budget Dartboard Now Available
  • The Looming Teacher Shortage and Teacher Preparation and Induction in California
  • By the Way . . . Proposed Amendments to the Accountability Workbook for 2015
  • SBE Discusses the Smarter Balanced Assessment System
  • Legislative Analyst’s Office View of Governor’s Budget
  • Themes for 2015-16 Governor’s Budget Workshop
  • Governor’s Proposals for the 2015-16 State Budget and Education
  • Broadband Infrastructure Grants Awarded—Governor Proposes Additional Funding
  • Governor Releases Budget Proposals for 2015-16