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 32 No. 16
  • Critical Bills—8/17/2012
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—8/17/12
  • State’s Education Technology Task Force Recommendations Unveiled
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the SCO Make a Deduction for Prior-Year Audit Findings from Mandate Block Grant Payments?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are the Rules for Transitional Kindergarten?
  • Submission of Annual Audit Reports to the California Department of Education and State Controller’s Office
  • Ask SSC . . . Do You Have Any Guidance on How We Close a Fund?
  • School District-Level Race to the Top Funding Application Now Available
  • Ask SSC . . . Questions on the “Pay or Play” Provision of Health Care Reform
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Transitional Kindergarten Classes Subject to Class-Size Penalties and Requirements?
  • Fiscal Accountability During Hard Times—An Editorial by Joel Montero, CEO, Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team, and Ron Bennett, CEO, School Services of California
  • State Controller Report Indicates Revenues are Below Projections
  • Ask SSC . . . Questions and Answers About Working After Retirement
  • Ask SSC . . . Can a Board Pass a Resolution in Support of the November Tax Initiatives?
  • New Assembly Committee Chairs Named
  • Ask SSC . . . Where is the Line Between Information and Advocacy Regarding Propositions 30 and 38?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does Facebook’s Poor Stock Price Affect the State Budget?
  • Budget Planning Advice Prior to the November 2012 Elections—Video
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Current Status of Developer Fees?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the Cut Automatic if the Taxes Fail?
  • The Next Chapter in Temporary Teacher Classification Laws
  • By the Way . . . Congress Reaches Agreement on 2013 Continuing Resolution on School Funding
  • Complete Fiscal Report Now Available Online
Volume 32 No. 15
  • Critical Bills—8/3/2012
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—8/3/12
  • Ask SSC . . . 2012 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—CalSTRS Service Credit and Reductions in Work Year
  • Ask SSC . . . 2012 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—Miscellaneous
  • Ask SSC . . . 2012 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—Charter Schools
  • Ask SSC . . . 2012 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—Federal Issues
  • Ask SSC . . . 2012 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—Special Education
  • Ask SSC . . . 2012 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—Transitional Kindergarten
  • Federal Government Clarifies Implementation of Potential Sequestration Cuts
  • Cash Flow Madness
  • Ask SSC . . . What are the New Rules on Surplus Property?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the Mandate Block Grant Replacing all Mandates, and What is the Status of Prior-Year Claims?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are There Changes in the Audit of Mandate Claims?
  • Ask SSC . . . What are the Limitations for Unilateral Implementation After Factfinding?
  • Mandate Reform in 2012-13
  • By the Way . . . Legislative Analyst’s Summary of Ballot Initiatives Available Online
  • Estimated Advanced Principal Apportionment Cash Flow Schedule
  • By the Way . . . The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is Hosting Retirement Planning Fairs This Summer to Help Members Plan Their Financial Futures
  • The Mandate Block Grant—An Editorial
  • Dual-Enrollment Program Success for Nontraditional Students
  • Ask SSC . . . Are There Limits to the Education Protection Account Offset of our Apportionment?
  • New Poll Shows Bigger Gap Between Brown and Munger Initiatives
Volume 32 No. 14
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—7/20/12
  • Finance Bulletin Shows Strong Finish for General Fund in June
  • No Relief from Transitional Kindergarten Requirement—SBE Denies Waivers
  • 2012-13 Adopted Budget Dartboard Now Online
  • Ask SSC . . . Has Enrollment Closed for the USC School Business Management Certificate Program?
  • What's Coming Up Under Federal Health Care Reform
  • Critical Bills—July 20, 2012
  • Brown Act is NOT Suspended for School Agencies
  • CalSTRS Earnings Limitation Exemptions Bill Signed Into Law
  • CalPERS Reports Low Earnings
  • Ask SSC . . . How Will Cash Flow in 2012-13 Compare to 2011-12?
  • Preview of July SBE Meeting and Transitional Kindergarten Waivers
  • By the Way . . . Disappointing 2011-12 Investment Returns for CalSTRS
  • Court of Appeals to Consider Ballot Order Issue
  • State Controller's June Revenues on Track
  • Second Layoff Window is Open—Video
  • Judge Gives OK to Top Billing for Governor's Initiative
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Latest on the CalSTRS Retiree Exemptions from the Earnings Limitation?
  • Field Poll Finds Pension Reform Not a Major Factor for Governor’s Tax Initiative