When Chandler Unified’s finance boss made budget presentations to the Governing Board in June, there were many unsettled totals, formulas and unresolved state and federal funding questions.
In fact, even in July, when the board had to vote on a final fiscal 2025-26 budget, there were still a few funds where more direction was needed.
So it was not really much of a surprise on Sept. 10 when Lana Berry, the district’s chief finance officer, said it was time for Chandler’s first budget revision of 2025-26, with nearly all questions finally answered.
