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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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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 high school football fields are getting major upgrades

Mar 10, 2026

The football fields at San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay high schools are getting major upgrades thanks to a new project that leaders say will reduce maintenance demands and expand community field use opportunities.

This rural San Diego County district just clinched $2M for its elementary schools. Now it just needs another $48M.

Mar 10, 2026

After years of struggles with crumbling school buildings, Mountain Empire Unified School District just secured $2.2 million in state money to begin design work to modernize its elementary schools.

Dublin teachers strike will continue as union appears far from deal with district

Mar 10, 2026

Hundreds of teachers formed picket lines Monday as they began a strike to protest proposed budget cuts and layoffs by Dublin Unified School District.

Teachers strikes are rare in California. Why are so many happening now?

Mar 10, 2026

Dublin educators took to the picket lines Monday, the East Bay district joining a growing list of California districts to see contract talks dissolve into a teachers strike in recent months, a trend that has parents and politicians on edge up and down the state.

EdSource: California schools struggle with how or whether to use AI tools in classrooms

Mar 10, 2026

When Mike Lawrence joined ABC Unified School District as director of information and technology two years ago, he inherited a set of guidelines on the district’s approach to artificial intelligence tools.

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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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