Cybersecurity

Information Security Policy Toolkit

This toolkit enables districts to uphold the highest security standards by creating a comprehensive Information Security Policy with detailed accompanying standards and procedures.

Part of the Information Security Policy Toolkit, a cybersecurity resource.

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Mar 2025

School District Information Security Policy Template

This policy template outlines the core principles, policy statements, and roles and responsibilities for safeguarding the school district's digital assets, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and fostering a culture of security awareness.

Standards and Procedures - 01 Asset Management

This document template details the procedures for identifying, protecting, utilizing, tracking, and maintaining physical and digital assets within the school district, including inventory management, asset classification, and disposal.

Standards and Procedures - 02 Audit and Review

This document template describes the measures to ensure adherence to information security controls, including periodic assessments, compliance with regulations, and continuous improvement of cybersecurity practices.

Standards and Procedures - 03 Backup and Retention

This document template establishes a structured approach for data backup and retention, ensuring data is regularly backed up, securely stored, tested for recovery, and retained or deleted according to defined lifespans and legal requirements.

Standards and Procedures - 04 Cloud Security

This template provides guidelines for securely using cloud computing services to support educational and administrative needs, covering data protection, access controls, risk assessments, and compliance with privacy regulations.

Standards and Procedures - 05 Data Protection

This template outlines measures to safeguard the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data within the school district, including data classification, access control, encryption, and secure disposal of sensitive information.

Standards and Procedures - 06 Disaster Recovery

This template establishes a structured approach for responding to and recovering from disasters or cybersecurity incidents, ensuring the continuity of educational and administrative functions within the school district.

Standards and Procedures - 07 Human Resource Security

This template details the procedures for managing and mitigating risks associated with human factors, including employee onboarding and offboarding, background checks, security awareness training, and access control.

Standards and Procedures - 08 Identity and Access Management (IAM)

This template ensures controls are in place to manage user identities, authentication, authorization, and access to the school district's resources, following principles of least privilege and separation of duties.

Standards and Procedures - 09 Incident Management

This template documents formal processes to minimize the impact of security incidents by ensuring controls are in place for identifying, managing, and communicating security events, including incident response planning and post-incident review.

Standards and Procedures - 10 Network Security

This template outlines measures to ensure a secure and reliable computing environment, including implementing firewalls, intrusion detection, network segmentation, secure remote access, and regular vulnerability assessments to protect the school district's network.

Standards and Procedures - 11 Physical Security

This template details protocols to safeguard the organization's assets from physical threats, such as theft, vandalism, and natural disasters, including access control systems, environmental monitoring, and visitor management.

Standards and Procedures - 12 Vendor and Third Party Management

This template outlines guidelines for managing cybersecurity for vendors and third-party relationships, to protect the organization's data, systems, and networks from potential risks associated with external providers. It includes policies on vendor selection, risk assessment, data protection, incident response, and compliance.

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