According to the October Newsletter of the Cyber Innovation Center (CIC), the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) recently developed a cyber security curriculum that provides high school students with a strong foundation in network security, programming and cyber ethics. This curriculum was piloted at Rome Catholic School in Rome, NY, and has proven very successful. Since its implementation, Rome Catholic School has expanded the curriculum to include Cyber Security II, Cyber Kiddies (elementary) and Cyber Juniors (middle school). Through the Cyber Innovation, several local high schools have forged partnerships with Rome Catholic School and will be incorporating the same Cyber Security curriculum into their existing course offering. Loyola College Prep will be offering the course as an elective in the spring of 2009. To help ensure successful implementation, faculty from Rome Catholic School will actually teach the course through virtual teleconferencing. Loyola's faculty will be able to participate and then facilitate the lab coursework. Three other local high schools (Parkway, North Desoto and Minden) also have plans to offer the cyber security course during the 2009-2010 school year. Selected faculty from these high schools have been invited to "sit-in" the VTC class being offered at Loyola in the spring and use it as a professional development opportunity. While local high schools are creating interest in cyber security, Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) will begin offering its Cyber Information Technology Degree Program during the upcoming spring semester. Courses include network security specialist, network specialist, information systems Administration specialists, web analysts-programmer, information programmer-analyst and help desk support specialists. These degrees will be an Associate of Applied Science. The CIC is also working with BPCC to become a Regional Center for Advanced Technical Education (ATE). By partnering with two existing centers, CSEC and CyberWATCH, BPCC?s faculty is receiving valuable training and able to build a best practices approach to their cyber education initiatives. At the undergraduate level, local universities are also playing their part. Louisiana Tech has established the Center for Secure Cyberspace and LSU-Shreveport has created the Cyber Operations Security Institute. Cyber is critical to our national security and future economic stability. The efforts being undertaken by the CIC will help build a knowledge-based workforce that has the skill sets to solve the nation's cyber vulnerabilities while stimulating economic growth in our region.