SACRAMENTO — Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) announced today that the Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) has secured an agreement for a no-cost, independent fiscal assessment to help the district navigate its financial challenges.

The agreement, reached with the Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT), will provide CVUSD with a comprehensive, multi-year budget projection and cash-flow analysis. FCMAT is a state-level organization with a proven track record of helping financially struggling school districts avoid state receivership, the Office of State Senator Padilla said in a statement.

“I am incredibly thankful to FCMAT CEO, Michael Fine for agreeing to provide this invaluable fiscal assessment and course correction to the district at no cost, so the distri

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