As July rolls around, educators and administrators across K-12 and higher education are deep into preparation mode for the upcoming academic year. From student registration packets to course syllabi, school directories to promotional materials, summer is a critical window for aligning print infrastructure and processes. 

But too often, poor print planning can lead to costly bottlenecks, missed deadlines, and operational inefficiencies that impact the first weeks of school. Whether you're managing an in-plant print shop or coordinating with an outside vendor, here are six common back-to-school print mistakes to avoid — and how to get ahead of them. 

For most schools, summer also means that the preparation season is in full swing! Whether you're running summer programs or laying the groundwork for the new academic year, their functional needs often overlap. After all, both involve significant faculty preparation and active student learning.

No matter when your fiscal year begins, periodic budget reviews are a key part of ensuring your government agency stays on track financially. Around the halfway point of your budget cycle, it's important to assess how well funds are holding up—and whether key operational processes like printing are contributing to unnecessary costs.

The year is already halfway through, making it the perfect time for reflection. For many businesses, mid-year is a strategic opportunity to map out the next six months as well as re-evaluate the progress of goals and initiatives set in the first quarter. For health institutions, this proactive approach is just as vital. 

As fiscal year-end reporting ramps up, so does the pressure to deliver polished, accurate, and timely documents. But printing inefficiencies, poor document workflows, and hardware hiccups can slow everything down. 

For every organization, managing office costs is always essential, and sometimes the biggest culprits are hiding in plain sight.

Copiers can become quite costly without an efficient management strategy. Users may not notice, but simple print jobs can inflate maintenance costs by demanding more toner cartridge replacements at a time.

In this article, we share easy tips to keep your copier costs in check. 

When students leave campus and administrative demands slow down, higher ed in-plant print shops have a golden opportunity: summer. This often-overlooked off-season is the ideal time to step back, reassess operations, and make improvements that will pay dividends throughout the academic year.

Whether you're looking to optimize workflows, upskill your team, expand into new services, or modernize your fleet, summer provides the time and space to make strategic moves. Here are four key areas where your in-plant can gain an edge before fall rush begins.