Fiscal Crisis and Management AssistanceFiscal Crisis and Management Assistance

FCMATFCMATwww.fcmat.orgwww.fcmat.org

EADM 732 Fiscal Planning and Facilities Management

Dr. Nicolas D. Ferguson

By Cynthia J. Spence

How FCMAT Was EstablishedHow FCMAT Was Established

Assembly Bill 1200 (AB1200) created FCMAT Assembly Bill 1200 (AB1200) created FCMAT in 1991in 1991

Kern County Superintendent of Schools was Kern County Superintendent of Schools was selected to administer FCMATselected to administer FCMAT

FCMAT's MissionFCMAT's Mission

FCMAT’s mission is to provide a wide FCMAT’s mission is to provide a wide array of business needs by providing array of business needs by providing fiscal advice, management assistance, fiscal advice, management assistance, training, and other related school business training, and other related school business services.services.

FCMAT’s BoardFCMAT’s Board

One county superintendent. One county superintendent. One district superintendent from each of the state's One district superintendent from each of the state's

11 service regions.11 service regions. The Chancellor of the Community College or his The Chancellor of the Community College or his

or her designee.or her designee. One member of a community college district One member of a community college district

governing board chosen by the chancellor. governing board chosen by the chancellor.  A representative of the California Department of A representative of the California Department of

Education.Education.

FCMAT’s RoleFCMAT’s Role

If a county office reviews and disapproves a school If a county office reviews and disapproves a school district's annual budget, that county office may call district's annual budget, that county office may call upon FCMAT to examine the district's financial upon FCMAT to examine the district's financial records, develop an approvable budget and/or records, develop an approvable budget and/or provide other operational recommendations that will provide other operational recommendations that will ensure fiscal stability.ensure fiscal stability.

FCMAT’s RoleFCMAT’s Role

In addition, FCMAT can respond directly at In addition, FCMAT can respond directly at the request of a school district that may seek the request of a school district that may seek advice to improve management practices, advice to improve management practices, business policies and procedures or business policies and procedures or organizational structure.organizational structure.

FCMAT’s RoleFCMAT’s Role

The state, in its monitoring role, also The state, in its monitoring role, also could ask for FCMAT's assistance.could ask for FCMAT's assistance.

ExamplesExamples

West Fresno Elementary School District

Compton Community College District

FCMAT's Billable RateFCMAT's Billable Rate

$500 per consultant, per day, plus expenses.$500 per consultant, per day, plus expenses.

SoftwareSoftware

Budget Explorer version 4 (BEv4) was released on Budget Explorer version 4 (BEv4) was released on Friday, 12/4/09.User-friendly and Web-based, BEv4 Friday, 12/4/09.User-friendly and Web-based, BEv4 is simply the best software available for creating is simply the best software available for creating multi-year financial projections and performing multi-year financial projections and performing cash flow analysis. And it's free!cash flow analysis. And it's free!

Special Education ResourcesSpecial Education Resources

FCMAT has provided special education management FCMAT has provided special education management assistance for dozens of school districts and county assistance for dozens of school districts and county offices of education across California to help them offices of education across California to help them more efficiently and effectively provide the services more efficiently and effectively provide the services that special education students need.that special education students need.