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FCMAT report: Coachella Valley Unified classified as high fiscal risk; parents and staff press board over layoffs and classroom aides
Summary
An FCMAT fiscal health risk analysis rated Coachella Valley Unified as high risk, citing deficit spending, declining enrollment and leadership instability; parents and staff used public comment to press the board over reductions in classroom aides and RIF notices.
The Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) presented the results of a fiscal health risk analysis for Coachella Valley Unified, concluding the district received a high risk rating (42.6 percent on FCMAT’s tool) and identifying several areas of elevated concern: deficit spending, declining enrollment, insufficient fund balance reserves and leadership instability.
Jennifer Narret, an FCMAT intervention specialist, summarized the FHRA methodology and findings. Narret said the review examined 38 yes/no indicators across a range of fiscal controls and practices, and that multiple “no” answers in areas such as budget monitoring, collective bargaining quantification and budget reserves drove the district’s high-risk rating. FCMAT noted the district had not completed the 2023–24…
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