Case Study: Arizona Charter Schools Association achieves 30% cost reduction and over $1M in savings with Procurify

How a Procurement Whiz Reduced Costs by 30% and Realized Over $1 Million in Savings

Arizona Charter Schools, led by procurement expert Damon Norris, faced slow, paper-based purchasing, limited spend visibility and weak controls that created bottlenecks, duplicate orders and even fraud — costing schools tens of thousands and risking critical classroom funding. Manual P.O. approvals tied to the CFO took weeks, making fast, compliant purchasing nearly impossible across multiple campuses.

By adopting Procurify’s platform — with custom approval routing, mobile approvals and centralized spend data — the schools cut approval times from weeks to about 30 minutes, tightened controls and gained clear vendor spend history for stronger negotiations. The result: improved compliance, a greater than 30% reduction in costs and over $1 million realized in savings across the network.

Arizona Charter Schools Association

Damon Norris

Director of School Operations & Development