Providing Fiscal Assistance and Services to Local Educational Agencies

THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA SINCE 1992

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Updated February 2026 — Fiscal Status of LEAs

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Community College CBO Mentor Program — Now Accepting Applications for 2026-27 Cohort

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Updated — County Office of Education Fiscal Procedural Manual

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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.

2 SLO County schools will swap campuses. Why?

Apr 09, 2026

Templeton Middle School and Vineyard Elementary School and will swap campuses — an estimated $60.5 million decision that comes along with renovations and new construction at both school sites.

Novato school district seeks supplementary parcel tax

Apr 09, 2026

The Novato Unified School District is asking voters to approve an additional parcel tax that would double the annual payments.

LAUSD and UTLA return to bargaining as April 14 strike deadline nears

Apr 09, 2026

Negotiators for United Teachers Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District met Wednesday for a key bargaining session that could determine whether a planned strike moves forward Tuesday, though no outcome had been announced as of press time.

Elk Grove Unified ex-worker alleges retaliation over report of school shooting threat

Apr 09, 2026

A former Elk Grove Unified School District employee is suing the district for allegedly retaliating against her after she cooperated with law enforcement on a school shooting threat investigation and reported suspected child abuse.

Teachers decry Newsom budget plan as districts issue thousands of layoff notices

Apr 09, 2026

The California Teachers Association lashed out at Gov. Gavin Newsom this week, as they reported that more than 100 California school districts have issued 2,400 preliminary layoff notices in the last month.

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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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