Defensible Cyber Risk Decisions for K-12 Leaders
A cyber risk management platform built for school districts to clearly understand risk, explain decisions, and sustain accountability—without added cost or complexity.
As regulatory pressure, board scrutiny, and cyber incidents increase, districts need more than tools — they need clarity they can defend.
As regulatory pressure, board scrutiny, and cyber incidents increase, districts need more than tools — they need clarity they can defend.
Your students and staff deserve uncompromised and sustainable cybersecurity
Lay the groundwork for a secure and sustainable learning environment with Minerva EDU.
The realities of K-12 technology demand a different approach—one that helps IT leaders clearly communicate cyber risk, priorities, and progress to superintendents, boards, and administrators.
Minerva EDU uses clear visualization and familiar administrative concepts to help districts understand, govern, and manage the cyber risks already present across their environment.
The realities of K-12 technology demand a different approach—one that helps IT leaders clearly communicate cyber risk, priorities, and progress to superintendents, boards, and administrators.
Minerva EDU uses clear visualization and familiar administrative concepts to help districts understand, govern, and manage the cyber risks already present across their environment.
For district leaders navigating compliance, accountability, and limited resources:
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Cyber risk touches every part of the district—not just IT.
Cyber risk affects instructional systems, transportation, food services, administration, and every technology-enabled function that supports learning, safety, and operations.
Transportation Services
Food Services
Curriculum
Administration
Physical Security
Communications
Recognized in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Cyber & IT Risk Management
Independent recognition of the approach behind Minerva reinforces its relevance for organizations facing real-world accountability, not just technical maturity.
Featured In
Coverage reflects growing attention to the challenge of translating cyber risk into leadership-ready, defensible decision-making.
Learn how districts facing the same constraints—limited budgets, staffing challenges, and increasing regulatory pressure—have taken practical steps to strengthen cyber risk management and leadership confidence.
Real districts. Real constraints. Practical outcomes.
Cybersecurity and Compliance Simplified
K-12 Constraints We Designed For
Budget & Resource Reality
Limited funding and staffing mean districts must make every cybersecurity dollar and hour count.
How Minerva Helps:
Fixed pricing by district size, automation, and pre-built templates reduce reliance on outside consultants and overextended staff.
Operational & Cultural Constraints
Many safeguards common in other sectors are difficult to implement in K-12 environments due to culture, workflow, and instructional priorities.
How Minerva Helps:
Non-technical visibility, standard workflows, and familiar administrative concepts allow security to fit naturally into district operations.
Regulatory & Skills Complexity
Districts face evolving federal and state requirements alongside a growing cyber skills gap.
How Minerva Helps:
Pre-mapped compliance frameworks, AI-assisted guidance, and clear prioritization help districts navigate ambiguity without needing deep cyber expertise.
Cybersecurity and compliance don’t have to be complicated to be effective.
Fixed Pricing By Size
Constrained Budget
The limited budget for state and local government IT teams has made these institutions one of the most targeted sector for cyberattacks in our nation.
Non-technical Program Visibility
Rigid Culture
The desire for convenience over security has left many safeguards that we see in our everyday lives unable to be implemented in the K-12 environment despite guidance from federal and state agencies.
Automation & Standard Templates
Staff Shortage
"Faculty and IT Staff shortages continue to be felt across the globe, albeit unevenly, impacting not only student recovery but also hiring standards, instruction, and IT organizations." Gartner, Top Trends in K-12 Education for 2024, 25 January 2024
AI-Assisted Guidance
Cyber-skills Gap
As cyber threats become more sophisticated, many school districts find themselves ill-equipped to protect sensitive student information and secure their digital infrastructure.
Pre-populated Complaint Frameworks
Unclear Legislation
Regulatory ambiguity forces IT teams to navigate a undefined maze of requirements, ofter leading to gaps in security and increased vulnerability to cyber threats.
Additional District Resource (For Parents)
For districts that want to extend cyber awareness beyond staff and leadership, we provide access to a trusted parent-focused cyber safety training partner.
Partner:
CyberSafeSchool (CSS)
— parent cyber awareness for K-12 communities.
Built on Real-World Cyber Risk Data from Peer Districts
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These districts use Minerva to establish defensible baselines, prioritize limited resources, and explain cyber risk decisions with confidence to leadership and oversight bodies.
Meet ADAPT™ - A Modern Model for Cyber Risk Management
School districts face rapid technology change, evolving cyber risk, and increasing expectations for accountable decision-making.
The ADAPT™ Cyber Risk Model provides a structured, practical way to manage cyber risk across the district—supporting visibility, alignment, and defensibility over time.
By combining real-time insight, actionable guidance, and legally defensible scoring, ADAPT™ helps district leaders modernize security programs, streamline compliance, and strengthen operational resilience across the organization.
The ADAPT™ Cyber Risk Model provides a structured, practical way to manage cyber risk across the district—supporting visibility, alignment, and defensibility over time.
By combining real-time insight, actionable guidance, and legally defensible scoring, ADAPT™ helps district leaders modernize security programs, streamline compliance, and strengthen operational resilience across the organization.
Secure your district with a cyber risk management solution built specifically for K-12
You no longer need to adapt your district to a solution designed for another industry.
Minerva EDU™ provides a data-driven view of cyber risk, liability, and program maturity—designed to help district leaders understand what matters, explain decisions, and manage risk responsibly over time.
Minerva EDU™ provides a data-driven view of cyber risk, liability, and program maturity—designed to help district leaders understand what matters, explain decisions, and manage risk responsibly over time.
Dashboard
We’re driven by one goal—empowering leaders with personalized experiences that harness their unique skills and the power of visualization. Why? Because when insight meets clarity, real transformation happens.
Framework Management
Simplify and supercharge your cyber strategy with our powerful Framework Management feature. Assign and disable controls, delegate tasks, and track key deadlines—all from one intuitive dashboard.
Control Management
Take control of your cyber strategy with our game-changing Framework Management feature. Assign and disable controls, delegate tasks, and crush deadlines—all from one sleek, intuitive dashboard.
Risk Management
Master risk like never before with our powerful Risk Management feature. Pinpoint liabilities, benchmark your performance against industry peers, and uncover weaknesses in your cyber program—all from a comprehensive dashboard.
Accountability Management
Maintain crystal-clear oversight to ensure smooth operations and stronger security management every step of the way. Add, remove, and update users effortlessly, assign roles, and define responsibility structures with precision.
Roadmap Management
Drive your cybersecurity and privacy strategy. Create and manage projects, assign controls, and set custom target dates. Upon completion, update maturity scores effortlessly to ensure continuous improvement and streamlined oversight.
Minerva EDU™ is built to support the way K-12 leaders already work—using clear visualization and familiar administrative concepts to translate cyber risk into actionable, leadership-ready insight.
Defensible Cyber Risk Investment for K-12 Leadership
K-12 leaders are accountable not just for cost — but for whether cyber risk decisions can be explained, justified, and sustained over time.
This calculator helps districts understand the investment required to meet that responsibility based on size, scope, and operating reality.
This calculator helps districts understand the investment required to meet that responsibility based on size, scope, and operating reality.
This is not a pricing tool. It’s a planning aid to support responsible, defensible decision-making.
Estimates reflect generalized district environments and are intended to support planning and governance discussions. Final scope and cost depend on district context and risk profile.
Boards don’t approve tools. They approve responsibility.