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FCMAT: Seven school districts on negative certification as enrollment declines, costs squeeze budgets
Summary
The state's Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team reported seven districts with 'negative' certifications and several qualified; FCMAT cited declining enrollment, rising fixed costs, insurance and utilities, and wildfire impacts as drivers. Plumas Unified and Franklin‑McKinley were highlighted for urgent concerns.
The state's Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) reported to the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance that seven local education agencies had 'negative' budget certifications at first interim, with additional districts showing qualified certifications.
Mike Fine, FCMAT chief executive officer, said the agency monitors three certification levels—positive, qualified and negative—and that several districts have deteriorated quickly. He named Franklin‑McKinley School District in Santa Clara County as "moving very quickly to the negative…
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