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Over the past few years, the education system has faced a multitude of challenges, including declining enrollment, the expiration of federal pandemic relief funding, and reduced funding nationwide. Even the many New York charter schools experiencing steady or growing enrollment are contending with a wide variety of increased costs.

The challenge is to provide exceptional educational experiences during this time of leaner revenues and increased costs. A key way to meet this challenge is to practice strategic budgeting—that is, to make spending decisions that are focused on student needs while also maximizing resources.

This brief explores how to develop and implement ongoing processes that enable success through strategic budgeting whether revenues are lean or growing.