Providing Fiscal Assistance and Services to Local Educational Agencies

THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA SINCE 1992

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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.

Outdoor education is ‘vital sanctuary’ for SLO County students. Could it be cut?

May 28, 2026

Zarah Wyly, a program manager at Learning Among the Oaks, told the board she received an email from administrator notifying her that the district would no longer support the program, which has provided nature education to Atascadero elementary schoolers for over 20 years.

County Board of Education demands answers on bonuses, benefits

May 28, 2026

The Ventura County Board of Education will investigate and audit its own agency after Superintendent of Schools César Morales admitted twice to granting himself and his top deputies pay and benefits that weren’t authorized by the board.

Cofounder of PAC donating to Fresno Dems also works as schools official. Is this a conflict?

May 28, 2026

The spokesperson for a Fresno-area school district said his off-hours work as cofounder of a $1.5 million political action committee does not conflict with his day job.

Two Modesto schools to share new cafeteria-multipurpose facility funded by Measure X

May 28, 2026

Modesto City Schools broke ground Tuesday on a shared school facility, funded by Measure X, that is part cafeteria and part multipurpose room.

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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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