Episode Details

In this episode, we unpack CoSN’s CIRCUITS — Critical Infrastructure and Resilient Clouds for Unified Innovation and Technology in Schools — Committee's resource, Building Your Learning Continuity Plan or Business Continuity Plan. The discussion explores how districts can create resilience frameworks that keep learning and essential operations running—even when systems go down.

You’ll hear how to design, activate, and test a continuity plan that prioritizes safety, communication, and recovery, while preparing your district for both on-prem and cloud disruptions.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Learning vs. Business Continuity Plans: How each supports instruction and district operations.

• Defining scope and priorities: Setting clear activation criteria and identifying mission-critical systems.

• Safety first: Why life and health take precedence before recovery efforts begin.

• Communication matters: How to structure leadership coordination and public messaging.

• Backup and recovery best practices: Testing, storage locations, and cloud provider contract reviews.

• Recovery site options: Hot sites, cold sites, and cloud recovery—what they mean and when to use them.

• Testing and validation: Why tabletop exercises and full restoration drills are essential for readiness.

• Essential documentation: Appendices every plan should include—contacts, maps, sample forms, and recovery plans.

  
  

Resources Mentioned

• ⁠CoSN CIRCUITS Committee⁠ – advancing resilient infrastructure and innovation in K-12.

• ⁠Building your Learning Continuity Plan or Business Continuity Plan⁠ – download plan

Produced in partnership with edCircuit.

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