Inception

The Ohio Education Computer Network (OECN) was created in 1979 by action of the Ohio Legislature under ORC 3301.075.  Originally there were 27 data centers created to provide financial accounting support to school districts. Over time the owner-members of a few data centers voluntarily merged to create greater financial and operational efficiencies.  Today there are 23 regional Information Technology Centers serving approximately 1.4M students in 900 school districts, career centers, community schools, and educational service centers.

 
What Happened to A-Sites and DA-Sites?

In the early years each data center was known as an "A Site".  An "A Site" was a center that provided support to multiple school districts ("C Sites"). 
 
Shortly after the EMIS system was enacted the moniker was changed to Data Acquisition Site or "DA Site" to note their role in statewide data collection.
 
Although EMIS responsibilities were important, this was not the only function of the OECN data centers and the name was cause for some confusion.  In 2005 new Ohio Administrative Code rules were adopted to rename DA Sites to "Information Technology Center" or "ITC" for short.  This new name better recognizes the OECN's role in providing a wealth of technology services to Ohio's schools.