Good Afternoon,
We are writing to inform you that on January 7, 2025, Kelsey School Division was notified by our student information system (SIS) provider, PowerSchool, that a cybersecurity event had occurred in late December and that some of our PowerSchool data was accessed.
PowerSchool, not Kelsey School Division, was the target of the cybersecurity event. PowerSchool customers across Canada and the United States have been impacted, including Kelsey School Division. We are working with PowerSchool to ensure the integrity and stability of our data going forward.
To this point, PowerSchool has worked with cybersecurity experts to resolve the situation. PowerSchool has deactivated accounts and initiated enhanced processes for passwords and access. PowerSchool has provided us with assurances that the accessed data has now been deleted. Furthermore, PowerSchool has confidence that the data was not copied or uploaded elsewhere. PowerSchool is actively engaged with cybersecurity professionals to continue to monitor this event.
Kelsey School Division has taken the necessary preliminary steps to respond to this situation, which includes involving the appropriate professionals. No other school division systems or data were accessed or compromised.
We are currently investigating the impact of this cybersecurity event in Kelsey School Division. At this time, we believe that the data accessed included information about students and staff. At this point we are broadly aware of the fields compromised but unaware of the information if any was accessed for use.
Please be assured that the safety and security of our data—particularly the information of your children and of our staff is of paramount importance to us and to PowerSchool. We regret that this has occurred, and we will continue to collaborate on this matter.
It is our commitment to you to continue to communicate. As we learn more, we will be in touch with you, our community.
Regards,
Trevor Lane
KSD Superintendent of Schools
Kelsey School Division
322 Edwards Avenue
The Pas, Manitoba, R9A 1R4
Phone: (204) 623-6421
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