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 31 No. 18
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—9/2/11
  • By the Way . . . California Department of Education Issues American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Reporting for September 2011
  • Update on Kindergarten and First Grade Enrollment Dates Change in California
  • By The Way . . . LAO Layoff and Evaluation Survey Deadline Extended
  • By the Way . . . Senate Committee Confirms State Board of Education Appointees
  • State Allocation Board’s Labor Compliance Program Proposed Regulations Are Rejected by the Office of Administrative Law
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Funded Status of our Retirement Systems?
  • SSC Mourns the Passing of Dr. Carol Berg
  • The Feds Pull $11.5 Million from California Charter School Program
  • AB 100 Special Education Funds Inadvertently Transferred to County Offices of Education
  • Superintendent Torlakson Seeks Relief from NCLB Sanctions
  • Ask SSC . . . Do We Need A Board Resolution for the Gann Limit Calculation?
  • Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees Act on Suspense Files
  • Pension Reform Bill Remains In Appropriations Committee
  • Governor Brown Proposes Jobs Package
  • California Department of Education Issues Information on Charter School Facility Grant Program
  • Bureau Recommends Decrease—Not Increase—in Workers’ Compensation Rates
  • By the Way . . . 2011 Revenues and Revenue Limits Publication Available
  • Ask SSC . . . Do Employees Have to be Members of the Union or Can They Opt Out?
  • More on the Trigger, the Seven Days, and the STRS Credit Problem
  • By the Way . . . Certification Filing Period Deadline for Projects on the Unfunded Approvals List is Thursday, August 25, 2011
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Give Us Advice on How We Close a Fund?
  • July Job Growth Stalls and the Unemployment Rate Rises
  • The Gann Limit Calculation
Volume 31 No. 17
  • The Bill is Gone! Senate Bill 931 Dropped by Senator Vargas
  • By the Way . . . Capitol Bustles with End-of-Year Activity
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—8/19/11
  • By the Way . . . 2010-11 Title I, Part A Entitlement Schedule Updated
  • State Revenues Fall Well Short in July
  • Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Portion of National Health Care Law
  • State’s Highest Court to Take up Redevelopment Case
  • State Board of Equalization Disputes State Controller John Chiang’s Cash Flow Estimates
  • Clarification on the Increases to Informal Bid Limits Under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act
  • By the Way . . . 2010 Graduation and Dropout Rates Released
  • Senate Bill 857 Prohibits PERB from Awarding Damages for Unlawful Strikes
  • By the Way . . . Reimbursement Rates for the Child and Adult Care Food Programs Available
  • By the Way . . . Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Amends Annual Requirements
  • State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Makes Public his A Blueprint for Great Schools" Report"
  • By the Way . . . Informal Bid Limits Under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act Increased
  • CCSESA Announces New Executive Director Peter Birdsall
  • Permission Granted for States to Apply for NCLB Waivers
  • Ask SSC . . . Where Can I Find the Dates for Compliance Program Monitoring Visits?
  • Waiting for the “Miracle”
  • State Revenues Already Falling Behind According to State Controller
  • Ask SSC . . . Are EIA and Special Education Included in the Trigger Language?
  • State Board of Education Waiver Process
  • By the Way . . . NBC Bay Area Echoes Call for Fixing AB 114
  • Ask SSC . . . How Many Necessary Small SELPAs Are There?
  • How Will the U.S. Credit Downgrade Affect Schools?
  • School Bond Survey—Positive for 2012 School Bond
  • By the Way . . . DOF Audit of Proposition 1D Fund Oversight Audit Available
  • Ask SSC . . . What is Considered When Determining Fair Rental Value?
Volume 31 No. 16
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—8/4/11
  • Assembly Republicans Request Opinion on Proposition 98 Shortfall
  • By the Way . . . Governor Brown Announces the Following Appointments to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Hire Laid-Off Teachers to Serve as Full-Time Substitute Teachers and Classify Them as Temporary?
  • Ask SSC . . . 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Question and Answer—Instructional Minutes
  • Ask SSC . . . 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—Student Fees
  • National Economy is Sputtering
  • Ask SSC . . . 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—Transportation
  • Guest Article—Overpaying the Auditor? New Senate Bills Clarify Requirements for Proposition 39 Audits
  • Ask SSC . . . 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Question and Answer—Federal Education Jobs
  • Ask SSC . . . 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Question and Answer—Cash Flow
  • By the Way . . . KGO Interview
  • CDE Issues Guidance on Contracting Out in Child and Adult Care Food Programs
  • By the Way . . . Certification Filing Period Begins for Priority Funding Apportionments
  • Ask SSC . . . 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—Basic Aid
  • 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—Collective Bargaining (Part I)
  • Ask SSC . . . 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—PERS/STRS
  • Ask SSC . . . 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—State Revenues
  • Let the Filings Begin!
  • Ask SSC . . . 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—Redevelopment
  • By the Way . . . SB 614 Signed by the Governor
  • Ask SSC . . . 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—AB 1200 and Local Agency Budgets
  • Jeff Bell to Join School Services of California, Inc.
  • Ask SSC . . . 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—Small School Districts
  • Ballot Initiatives Filed Affect Public Employment
  • Ask SSC . . . 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—Proposition 98