Providing Fiscal Assistance and Services to Local Educational Agencies

THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA SINCE 1992

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Updated April 2026 — Fiscal Status of LEAs

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New - CBO Coaching and Induction Program 2026-27 Applications and Information now Available

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News In Education

FCMAT provides links to California TK-12 news stories as a service to the industry. Some stories may require a newspaper subscription.

Healthcare costs sticking point in Modesto teachers union’s ongoing negotiation

May 22, 2026

Hundreds of Modesto City Schools teachers packed the parking lot and streets outside the Monday night Board of Education meeting, holding signs and wearing Modesto Teachers Association shirts.

More than 1,000 L.A. school employees expected to lose jobs, with bigger cuts ahead

May 22, 2026

More than 1,000 Los Angeles school workers are expected to lose their jobs after the Board of Education on Thursday approved layoffs and, separately, after district management quietly terminated the employment of workers without tenure or other union job protections.

California teacher previously fired for sexual harassment is no longer in the classroom after new complaints

May 22, 2026

A San Francisco Bay Area school district has replaced a middle school math teacher for the remainder of the academic year following an investigation by KQED and ProPublica that showed he had been accused of inappropriately touching students at two previous jobs.

Fensterwald: Equity advocates to ask California court to suspend billions in school construction funding

May 22, 2026

Backers of a lawsuit who claim that state funding to repair and update school facilities illegally favors wealthy school districts will ask a Superior Court judge Friday to expedite action in the case.

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Our Services

These three services represent the people and skills behind FCMAT and our dedication to California's educational system.

Professional Learning Workshops

FCMAT's professional learning service includes regional and local educational agency (LEA)-specific workshops on a variety of topics for county offices, school districts, charter schools and community colleges; various leadership preparation programs; and written resources and presentations on a variety of topics given by staff throughout California.

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California School Information Services (CSIS)

As a service of FCMAT, CSIS assists LEAs in addressing a variety of challenges in the management and exchange of public school student, staff, and institutional information. CSIS has a long-standing history of providing leadership, information and tools designed to empower California's LEAs with increasing access to and use of high-quality data.

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Fiscal Health Risk Analysis (FHRA) and Indicators of Risk or Potential Insolvency

FCMAT has developed the FHRA and the Indicators of Risk or Financial Insolvency tools to help evaluate an LEA's fiscal health and risk of insolvency in the current and two subsequent fiscal years. Separate versions exist for TK-12, charter schools, and community colleges.

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Ed-Data.org

Ed-Data.org, also known as the Education Data Partnership, is a partnership of the California Department of Education, EdSource, and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team/California School Information Services (FCMAT/CSIS). It provides educators, parents, policy makers, the legislature and public access to timely and comprehensive fiscal, demographic, and performance data about TK-12 education in California.

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