Bangkok--20 May--Standard & Poor's
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised various debt ratings on seven school districts in California, two in Colorado, and three in Wyoming, and revised the outlook on the debt ratings on one California school district to stable from negative. We also affirmed debt ratings on two school districts in California, one in Colorado, one in Idaho, and one in Washington. For complete information, see "Surveillance Results In Rating Actions For 18 Western School Districts," published today on RatingsDirect, on the Global Credit Portal.
The rating actions were part of our practice of regularly surveilling existing ratings, and they reflect criteria we published in 2008 on the role of size, location, and quantitative factors in our opinions on general obligation and appropriation debt.
"Maintenance of good reserves, combined with planned additional cuts, factored into most of the upgrades, providing a financial cushion from what we anticipate will be continued revenue pressure from state budgetary shortfalls that have at times translated into funding reductions or delays," said Standard & Poor's credit analyst Lisa Schroeer.
RELATED CRITERIA AND RESEARCH
USPF Criteria: GO Debt, Oct. 12, 2006
USPF Criteria: Key General Obligation Ratio Credit Ranges — Analysis Vs. Reality, April 2, 2008
USPF Criteria: Does Bigger Always Mean Better? Sizing Up The Impact Of Size On Municipal Ratings, April 22, 2008
USPF Criteria: Location, Location, Location: What Does It Mean For My Community's Rating?, April 22, 2008
USPF Criteria: Appropriation-Backed Obligations, June 13, 2007
California; Appropriations; General Obligation; General Obligation Equivalent Security; Note; School State Program, Jan. 15, 2010
Arizona; Appropriations; General Obligation, Dec. 23, 2009
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Media Contact:
Ana Sandoval, New York (1) 212-438-5095,
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Analyst Contacts:
Lisa Schroeer, Charlottesville (1) 434-220-0892
Michael P Taylor, New York (1) 212-438-1458
Chris Morgan, San Francisco (1) 415-371-5032
Matthew Reining, San Francisco (1) 415-371-5044
Gabriel Petek, CFA, San Francisco (1) 415-371-5042