OTTAWA COUNTY, MI - A year after receiving a $4.6 million grant from the state to expand its cybersecurity services, Ottawa Area Intermediate School District (OAISD) says it’s seeing success - to the tune of $2 million in savings.

The grant, which was announced in November 2024, has allowed OAISD to create a cyber security operations center and help local school districts protect staff and student data.

OAISD Chief Technology Officer Rex Thelen said combining cybersecurity services will save participating districts approximately $2 million over the course of four years, when compared with the cost of managing services on their own.

“OAISD created a Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) that can help districts protect staff and student data,” he said, “as well as protect the systems we

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