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

Petaluma’s Cinnabar school district appoints new leader, shrinks class offerings

Aug 11, 2026

Circo is taking over as Cinnabar undergoes a major transition. The local district, located at 286 Skillman Lane, has traditionally offered transitional kindergarten through eighth grade education, but the middle school offerings ended at the end of the last school year. This week the district begins its first year as a TK-6 school.

Shortage of school bus routes leaves SLO County parents in the lurch

Aug 11, 2026

“They’re forcing us to choose between following the law and sending our kids to school, or losing my job,” she said. “And then how am I going to have a roof over my head? How am I going to have a car?”

State rejects Sac City appeal, warns it may take direct oversight of SCUSD in future

Aug 11, 2026

California’s state superintendent on Monday rejected an appeal by the Sacramento City Unified School District, while warning the Sacramento County Office of Education that the state could intervene if the county makes decisions that worsen the district’s financial problems.

Oakland school board rushed a parcel tax vote. Then the district missed the ballot deadline

Aug 11, 2026

The Oakland school board decided in a hastily called meeting last week to put a parcel tax measure on the November ballot, but in an as yet unexplained twist, district officials didn’t submit the paperwork to Alameda County election officials by Friday’s deadline.

EdSource: A summer camp at UC Merced helps middle-school students enjoy and conquer math

Aug 11, 2026

In late July at UC Merced, a classroom of middle school students split into teams for a game of Jeopardy. One problem: if the base of a 12-foot ladder rests 3 feet from a wall, how high up the wall does the ladder reach?

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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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