Afton analyzes and transforms public policy and practice.
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Afton works with school systems and state education agencies in the areas of funding policy, fiscal sustainability, fiscal transparency and reporting, and resource allocation. Our work includes funding formula development, financial projection modeling, budgeting, operating and debt scenario analyses, financial reporting, board governance guidance, CFO mentoring, and in-house finance staff training.
Afton brings its expertise in ECE funding, governance, and strategic systems planning to support state and local agencies looking to make lasting investments in young children and families, especially those most historically disenfranchised. We seek to design equitable and sustainable ECE systems.
Afton advises state and local agencies, governors, and providers on workforce policy and practice initiatives.
Afton provides due diligence and advisory services to education organizations and their investors.
When our portfolio networks experience challenging financial scenarios, changes in financial leadership, or need to work with their board on financial oversite, Afton brings a strong balance of strategic insights and practical solutions.
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Afton helped us analyze our school funding model and showed us how to make it more equitable. They quickly understood our data, crunched the numbers, and helped us design a new approach. They recommended an inclusive process and anticipated challenges so we could be prepared with solutions. I can’t recommend them highly enough!
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We embarked on developing a new budget methodology for our entire Network and called on Afton to help with designing an approach that would meet our core objectives and needs. They did an outstanding job… Afton has great breadth and depth of expertise and experience with education finance. They have been instrumental as our industry has faced increased economic uncertainty and challenge.
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Afton Partners has provided the direction and support that has literally saved our District… Their capacity to analyze and provide successful models of funding re-structuring is different from any support I have ever encountered in 47 years of education. They are the best!!
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Afton has helped us to become a team of problem-solving and possibilities. They approach each situation with strong knowledge of the finances, compassion for people, and a team spirit to get the job done! Unlike many other consulting firms, they work in partnership to consult while building the internal capacity of our staff members. Building capacity and knowledge base of our staff members and board has been invaluable.
”Since inception in 2011, Afton Partners has successfully worked with a wide variety of public sector organizations. Here’s how we’ve done so far:
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We work in numerous states, continuously expanding our reach
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