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Talawanda City superintendent outlines cybersecurity plan under HB96 as board approves routine purchases and contracts

Talawanda City School Board · December 19, 2025
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Summary

The superintendent gave a biannual cybersecurity update tied to House Bill 96 compliance, saying the district plans to adopt the NIST/CIS framework and cannot pay ransom demands; the board also approved consent agenda items, a $99,584 OSBA membership renewal and a not-to-exceed $18,660 purchase for food-service hardware.

In a biannual update the superintendent (Speaker 6) told the board the district is moving to adopt a cybersecurity framework and is preparing to meet requirements of recent state legislation. He said the district has chosen NIST and CIS as guiding frameworks and plans to bring a formal resolution to the board between April and June, with full implementation targeted for July 1. "If any of our information is attacked and there is a request for ransom, we simply cannot pay the ransom,"…

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