After the Incident: Cyber Readiness for K–12 Districts

Learn how to prepare for the phishing aftershock, strengthen vendor and identity management practices, and create a practical 30/60/90-day cyber-readiness plan.

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Watch this two-part online course below

CTL and Diane Doersch, a longtime EdTech leader, present a two-part interactive cybersecurity online course for K–12 district leaders. The course focuses on cybersecurity readiness following recent K–12 cybersecurity incidents and helps participants understand the risks that may persist after a vendor restores service.

The course is grounded in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and aligned to concepts from the K–12 Cybersecurity Rubric. The content will focus on practical, leadership-centered actions districts can take to prepare for phishing aftershocks, strengthen vendor and identity management practices, improve communication, and create a 30/60/90-day cyber-readiness plan.

Part 1: The Breach Aftershock: Vendor Risk, Relationship Data, and the Phishing Surge

Watch to learn:

  • Current K–12 District Risks: Understand how recent cybersecurity incidents connect to the ongoing, real-world vulnerabilities facing school districts today.
  • Relationship-Aware Phishing: Learn how bad actors use exposed, publicly available information to craft highly sophisticated and believable phishing attacks.
  • Cybersecurity Framework Alignment: Discover how to map these specific digital risks directly to the NIST CSF and the K–12 Cybersecurity Rubric.
  • Priority District Actions: Identify the immediate, high-priority steps your district needs to take right now to secure its infrastructure.
  • Real-World Incident Response: Practice critical, fast-paced decision-making

Access the companion presentation and handouts here.

Part 2: From Breach Response to Cyber Readiness: Building a 30/60/90-Day Hardening Plan.

Watch to learn:

  • Urgent Post-Incident Hardening: Identify the immediate, high-priority areas your district must prioritize to secure and reinforce your infrastructure after a security event.
  • Action Planning Frameworks: Learn how to organize and align your district's action plans around the recognized readiness functions of the NIST CSF and the K–12 Cybersecurity Rubric.
  • Risk Prioritization Techniques: Participate in a practical activity designed to help you isolate and focus on your district's top three highest-impact cyber risks.
  • Actionable Risk Translation: Discover how to effectively translate abstract digital risks into practical, assigned, and fully owned organizational actions.
  • 30/60/90-Day Cyber Readiness Planning: Build a comprehensive, phased roadmap through an interactive action-planning scenario to guide your district's security posture over the next three months.
  • Collaborative Leadership Debrief: Surface common operational needs, identify broader response patterns, and pinpoint the specific leadership supports required for success.
  • Plain-Language Executive Communication: Prepare clear, non-technical talking points and communication strategies to confidently brief your cabinet and school board.

Links to downloads:

Presentation with live links

30/60/90 day cyber readiness plan template

Evaluating vendors for cybersecurity template

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