Providing Fiscal Assistance and Services to Local Educational Agencies

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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.

DA corrects error in Sonora Elementary court filing

Feb 04, 2026

Tuolumne County District Attorney Cassandra Jenecke issued a correction Tuesday to language she used in a court filing that was accurately quoted by The Union Democrat in recent reporting about her office’s prosecutions of Sonora Elementary School officials.

Health care fully restored for Fresno Unified retirees, Community Health System says

Feb 04, 2026

Fresno Unified retirees can again receive in-network coverage through Community Health System after the region’s largest hospital system resolved its network dispute with Aetna.

EdSource: How the governor’s budget proposal addresses rising numbers of students in special education

Feb 04, 2026

Student enrollment has been declining in the McFarland Unified School District, so Superintendent Aaron Resendez was surprised to start this school year with an uptick in students who require special education services.

California faces teacher strikes across state for better pay and work conditions

Feb 04, 2026

California is facing the prospect of massive teacher strikes across the state as conflicts over working conditions, pay and special education staffing reach a boiling point.

San Francisco teacher strike looms, with school closures possible

Feb 04, 2026

After nearly a year of unsuccessful negotiations, San Francisco teachers are ready to strike, with district officials and labor leaders anticipating educators to be on picket lines instead of in classrooms, potentially as soon as Monday.

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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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