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Get in the groove by rockin’ your fluorescents and bust a move on over to the Castlemont MU Room for Back to 80's Family Dance on Friday, March 7th at 6-8 pm.  Pre-order tickets are $8 each and will not be sold at the door.   Only 300 tickets are available, so order early!  All children must be accompanied by a parent. This is a teacher sponsored fundraiser to raise money for  classrooms.  Come rock your 80’s apparel and join us for an evening of some rad fun! Donations of soda, water, and juice would be appreciated and can be sent to the office.

Thanks for your support!

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Ponte en onda con tus ropa fluorescentes y muévete en el salón Castlemont MU para el baile familiar Back to 80's el viernes 7 de marzo de 6 a 8 p. m. Las entradas para reservar con anticipación cuestan $8 cada una y no se venderán en la puerta. Solo hay 300 entradas disponibles, ¡así que haz tu pedido con anticipación! Todos los niños deben estar acompañados por un padre. Esta es una recaudación de fondos patrocinada por maestros para recaudar dinero para las aulas. ¡Ven a lucir tu ropa de los 80 y únete a nosotros para una noche de diversión increíble! Se agradecerán las donaciones de refrescos, agua y jugos y se pueden enviar a la oficina.

Dear Families:

Yesterday, January 7, 2025, we were informed by PowerSchool, our Student Information System (SIS) platform, that they experienced an international cyber attack at the end of December. This afternoon, our data team was invited to a webinar by PowerSchool to learn more about the situation. We have confirmed that some of our data was accessed. Fortunately, the disclosed information did not include any students’ Social Security Numbers. 

Essentially, the data accessed was the student's name, birthdate, address and similar information.  The discernable data fields accessed can be found here.

In the webinar, PowerSchool  shared their corrective actions and confidence that there is no further threat to the data.

While there is no indication that student passwords were compromised, we will supplement our daily monitoring system by providing students with new passwords in the next few days. 

We have worked extensively to ensure security in our data systems, such as implementing a Multi-Factor Authentication process, geographic restrictions, suspicious login protections and other security measures. It is unfortunate that, in spite of these efforts, our data was accessed as part of the PowerSchool cyberattack. We will continue to work to ensure our data is secure and will ensure our Student Information System increases security protections. 

PowerSchool is monitoring the situation, has engaged a cybersecurity remediation company to prevent future incidents, and will provide our staff with updates for our community. For questions related to PowerSchool’s security procedures, please visit PowerSchool’s website or email Security [at] PowerSchool.com.