Budget Equity Blueprint

Quick Takeaways

  • Integrates equity-minded thinking directly into budget processes for improved student outcomes.
  • Uses disaggregated data to objectively evaluate budget requests and resource allocation.
  • Prioritizes removing financial and access barriers for historically marginalized student populations.
  • Provides rubrics and guiding questions to systematically embed equity into budgeting decisions.

Value Proposition

Increases awareness of the impact budget decisions have on equitable student outcomes.

Elevates the importance of prioritizing equity as part of the budget process.

Reinforces the importance of using and disseminating disaggregated data to evaluate budget requests.

Implementation Options

Choose the level of adoption that fits your institution's capacity and goals. Every toolkit offers flexible implementation paths from quick wins to comprehensive integration.

Low Lift

— Quick Start

Introduce the Budget Equity Blueprint to stakeholders. Leverage Equity-Focused Guiding Questions to discuss integrating equity considerations.

Mid Lift

— Deeper Integration

Evaluate the current state of the institution's budgeting process using the Current State Equity Level Evaluation Rubric.

High Lift

— Full Implementation

Implement the Prioritization Rubric to evaluate budget requests systematically during committee meetings and deliberations.

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