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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.
Feb 07, 2025
A 50-year-old speech therapist at Sonora Elementary School has been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor child abuse and misdemeanor battery on school property in the alleged assault of a 7-year-old child with autism during a therapy session in a classroom, authorities said Thursday afternoon.
Feb 07, 2025
During Wednesday night’s meeting on school closures, trustees gave a list of directions for the fiscal and educational services teams to examine before they vote on closures in two weeks.
Feb 07, 2025
West Contra Costa Unified School District’s school board approved a plan Wednesday night that will cut educator and administrative positions, and reduce funds for programs and supplies in order to stay fiscally solvent and avoid a state takeover.
Feb 07, 2025
Catherine Borek first came to Compton’s Dominguez High School intending to spend a few years with Teach for America before becoming a professor. That was 29 years ago.
Feb 07, 2025
On a recent Saturday morning at Willow Cove Elementary School in the East Bay city of Pittsburg, two sisters, originally from Honduras, were waiting their turn to sit down with a lawyer at a free immigration clinic.
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These three services represent the people and skills behind FCMAT and our dedication to California's educational system.
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.
Information on WorkshopsAs 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.
Visit CSISFCMAT 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, 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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