School Services of California Inc. (SSC) is pleased to continue offering the 2024 May Revision Workshop as a live webinar on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in response to . . .

Local educational agencies (LEAs) continue to require substantial General Fund contribution to cover special education programmatic costs in personnel, service delivery, and administrative support, despite several years of . . .

Human resources (HR) leaders are confronted with a work environment that has changed in unprecedented ways, which is difficult for the experienced HR leader, and may overwhelm the HR leader who is new to their role. Current workplace trends reflect an environment of transitional

The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) is the largest source of unrestricted revenue for most local educational agencies (LEAs). In spite of proposed modest increases to LCFF funding, most school agencies are facing declining enrollment and average daily attendance, and many

Special education funding policies utilized by Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) have historically reflected the Education Code in place at the time of their development, the needs of the students being served, and the unique regional resources and partnerships to

Unlike recent years, local educational agencies (LEAs) are not seeing the influx of new monies or historic cost-of-living adjustments. In fact, with declining enrollment, attendance rates decreasing, and the expiration of one-time funds, many LEAs will receive less funding in the

California law requires all children to attend school and bases the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)—the largest source of funding available to local educational agencies (LEAs)—primarily on average daily attendance (ADA). In addition to the LCFF, other large sources of K-12

Unraveling the Mystery of School Finance—For Superintendents and Top Administrators This webinar explores the complexities of school finance and educational program development. The program’s content is presented to include the perspective of superintendents, assistant

Position control is a set of procedures which manages personnel expenditures and is of the highest importance in a local educational agency’s (LEA) ability to maintain fiscal accountability. A functioning position control system operates with a high level of accuracy and the data

Statewide enrollment trends continue to experience decreases in enrollment. Since 2012-13, the state has experienced a loss of over 375,000 (roughly 6.0%) students. If current trends hold over the next ten years, further decline of almost 620,000, or 10.7%, in total enrollment is

Supervision and evaluation are ongoing active exchanges between a supervisor and employee supporting the objectives of the local educational agency (LEA). Due to restrictive statutory regulations and contractual obligations, evaluation processes and disciplinary proceedings for

Declining enrollment and attendance rates, the expiration of one-time dollars, marginal cost-of-living adjustments, and statewide fiscal uncertainty create the perfect financial cliff for the 2024-25 school year and will trigger many local educational agencies needing to execute

The 2025-26 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) is the second year of the latest three-year cycle and will likely usher in additional changes to the template, with the inclusion of students on the LCAP advisory committee and the special education addendum. We are still