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B Making the E Case for Cyber N Security E F I The need for Cyber Security is quickly moving to the top T of our priority list. With recent breaches into school systems across the United States, this must be prioritized. S Just weeks ago, a school district in Texas lost around $2.3 million in a phishing email scam. Something that could have easily been avoided. This summer, several Louisiana school districts were attacked, causing all to shut down their systems including phone lines and emails at central offices, schools and registration centers. Some of these schools are still rebuilding and picking up the pieces. So how can you protect your school district? Educational Benefits has partnered with the AAEA to protect school districts three different ways:
• Voluntary employee benefit that protects things such as identity theft and social media monitoring for your family (this can be offered to both employees and student’s parents.).
• Domain and IP address Monitoring System that identifies breaches outside of the school district’s firewall.
• Employee education on what the risks are and how data is being compromised within the school district (maybe the most important of all). If your school district includes these three legs of protection, you have a better chance of side stepping a cyber-attack. If you are interested in learning more about our partnership with AAEA, please contact Kylie Joseph at kjoseph@ebiteam.com . Column Provided by:
Shane Pennington,
Regional Sales Executive,
Educational Benefits, Inc.
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Mike Mertens, AAEA Assistant Executive Director
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The call goes something like this, "Our school board is considering naming the new elementary school after a retired district employee. Are there any laws on this we need to be aware of?" The answer is "yes," there is a law that addresses the naming of public buildings. However, in most instances it would not prohibit a district from naming a building after a retired educator. ACA 25-1-121 (b)(1)(2) reads as follows: (b) A building, structure, or facility paid for in whole or in part with public funds shall not be named for an individual living at the time of completion of the building, structure, or facility who, in the ten (10) years preceding the construction of the public building, structure, or facility: 1. Was elected by the qualified electors to a federal, state, county, or municipal office or held a federal, state, county, or municipal office; and 2. Received a salary for his or her service in the federal, state, county, or municipal office. So, unless the retired educator being considered also was an elected paid official within the past 10 years, the district can proceed with naming the new school after him/her. If you have questions for Mike, email them to a.mcnabb@theaaea.org.
Non-AAEA Professional Development Opportunity
The Innovation Institute: Infusing Learning with Technology June 10-11, 2020 Springdale, AR
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