Dear Parents and Guardians, 

We are writing to inform you of a recent security incident with PowerSchool, our student information system provider.  We received an email from PowerSchool that they had experienced a data breach that affected their systems nationwide.  

PowerSchool confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident that allowed a threat actor to steal the personal information of students and staff from school districts using its PowerSchool SIS platform. They have confirmed that our school district information was involved in the data breach. 

PowerSchool has enacted its security protocols to contain the breach and has since taken significant steps to secure its systems, including password resets and enhanced security measures.

As a district, we take data security extremely seriously and always maintain a high standard of data protection. This breach occurred through a third-party provider, outside of our network system and services. Unfortunately, it was beyond our control, affecting thousands of school systems nationwide. 

PowerSchool has assured us that the breach is contained, and there is no evidence of ongoing unauthorized activity.  We will be staying vigilant and reviewing any related accounts for unusual activity as a precaution. We are working closely with our cyber security service provider (Bitdefender) along with the State of Wyoming Cyber Assistant Response Effort (CARE) and the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) to address this breach.

With PowerSchool’s help, more information and resources (including credit monitoring or identity protection services if applicable) will be provided to you as it becomes available.

Please follow this link for updated information from PowerSchool: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/

Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work through this matter.