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.

Parents outraged at SLO County school yearbook photos saying ‘F-ck MAGA,’ ‘F-ck ICE’

Jun 04, 2026

The Paso Robles school district announced on Saturday that, after receiving complaints from the community, it was reviewing how the photos displaying profanity were allowed to be published in the school yearbook.

Novato voters stun school district with tax measure resistance

Jun 04, 2026

Despite indications the time was right for voters to approve a Novato Unified School District parcel tax increase, Measure G appears to be going down in flames. The measure, which proposed a supplemental tax of $249 per parcel annually for eight years — with no annual increase — was seen by many observers and supporters as a moderate request.

SFUSD expanding special education support

Jun 04, 2026

The San Francisco Unified School District and the San Francisco County Office of Education will expand special education services in the next academic year with a new program serving students in the fifth through 12th grades who have extensive support needs.

Oceanside Unified will rename Cesar Chavez Middle School, choosing name that echoes future high school

Jun 04, 2026

Oceanside Unified has decided to change the name of Cesar Chavez Middle School to Senda Middle School, months after the late labor leader for whom it was named was accused of sexual abuse.

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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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