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For credit/identity monitoring for impacted parties please visit the link: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/

PowerSchool Data Breach Notice for Students

As part of our commitment to transparency and the safety of our students, I am posting this to inform you about a recent incident involving the PowerSchool student information system. We utilize PowerSchool as a database to store student and staff information. This communication is required under New York State Ed-Law 2-d and serves to outline the details of the incident and our ongoing response:

Scope of the Incident: On December 28, 2024 PowerSchool became aware of a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain information through one of their customer support portals, PowerSource. Through their investigation, PowerSchool determined that an unauthorized party gained access to PowerSchool customer data. This data included student (current and alumni) and staff information.

PowerSchool discovered this incident on December 28, 2024.Global Concepts Charter School was notified on January 7, 2025. Within Global Concepts Charter School, 3,470 student records were impacted. The accessed information included the following data fields: Enroll Status, Enroll State, Grade Level, Entry Date, First Entry Date, Last Exit Date, Gender, School ID, Date of Birth, Year of Birth, Age, Street, City, State, Zip Code, Notification Email, Student Email, Guardian Email, Entry Comment, Entry Code, Exit Code, Exit Code Description, Father, Home Phone Number, Mailing City, Mailing Street, Mailing Zip Code, Mother, Alert Guardian, Alert Other, Alert Medical Populated, Exit Comment, Contact-1 Cell Phone, Contact-1 Email, Contact-1 First Name, Contact-1 Last Name, Contact-1 Relationship.

The Social Security Number field was also accessed but Global Concepts Charter School does not populate that information within PowerSchool.

Please note that districts across the country utilize PowerSchool for a variety of functions. The list of data fields outlined here is specific to Global Concepts Charter School and will differ from others.


Available Resources: PowerSchool has created a webpage and is offering credit/identity monitoring for impacted parties for the next two years. To access these resources, please visit: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/ or find the link on our school website: www.globalccs.org/psDataBreach. We recommend visiting this resource page and enrolling your student in the available credit/identity monitoring as a precaution.


Student safety and security—both in-person and online—remain our highest priority. We are committed to holding our partners to the highest security standards and are closely monitoring PowerSchool’s investigation as well as actively reviewing our own practices to ensure the continued protection of student information.

We will keep you informed if additional details emerge. For any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Jason Zuba – Principal of Technology, Innovation and Education via email: jzuba@globalccs.org or call the Administration Building: (716) 821-1903.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we navigate this situation. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your continued trust in our commitment to protecting student information and maintaining a secure learning environment.
Sincerely,
Jason Zuba
Principal of Technology, Innovation and Education
Global Concpets Charter School

PowerSchool Data Breach Notice for Staff

As part of our commitment to transparency and the safety of our school community, I am writing to inform you about a recent incident involving the PowerSchool student information system.


Scope of the Incident: On December 28, 2024 PowerSchool became aware of a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain information through one of their customer support portals, PowerSource. Through their investigation, PowerSchool determined that an unauthorized party gained access to PowerSchool customer data. This data included student, alumni and staff (current and previous) information.


PowerSchool discovered this incident on December 28, 2024.Global Concepts Charter School was notified on January 7, 2025. The accessed information included the following data fields:

 

TEACHERS.Homeroom, TEACHERS.LoginID, TEACHERS.Sched_Lunch, TEACHERS.TeacherLoginID, TEACHERS.Zip, TEACHERS.TeacherNumber, TEACHERS.WM_Status, TEACHERS.ID, TEACHERS.StaffStatus, TEACHERS.NameAsImported, TEACHERS.WM_CreateDate, TEACHERS.AdminLDAPEnabled, TEACHERS.TeacherLoginPW, TEACHERS.Sched_TotalCourses, TEACHERS.WM_CreateTime, TEACHERS.SSN, TEACHERS.IPAddrRestrict, TEACHERS.State, TEACHERS.Home_Phone, TEACHERS.Sched_UseBuilding, TEACHERS.Classpua, TEACHERS.Sched_Team, TEACHERS.NoOfCurClasses, TEACHERS.Sched_MaxPreps, TEACHERS.WM_Address, TEACHERS.Email_Addr, TEACHERS.WM_StatusDate, TEACHERS.Sched_Scheduled, TEACHERS.Sched_IsTeacherFree, TEACHERS.Ethnicity, TEACHERS.TeacherLoginIP, TEACHERS.Access, TEACHERS.DefaultStudScrn, TEACHERS.StaffPers_guid, TEACHERS.AllowLoginStart, TEACHERS.PTAccess, TEACHERS.Sched_PrimarySchoolCode, TEACHERS.Sched_Substitute, TEACHERS.Sched_HouseCode, TEACHERS.Sched_Homeroom, TEACHERS.Sched_Classroom, TEACHERS.PowerGradePW, TEACHERS.Sched_MaxPers, TEACHERS.WM_TA_Flag, TEACHERS.PeriodsAvail, TEACHERS.HomePage, TEACHERS.Balance4, TEACHERS.Balance3, TEACHERS.Password, TEACHERS.Balance2, TEACHERS.Balance1, TEACHERS.Sched_ActivityStatusCode, TEACHERS.supportContact, TEACHERS.HomeSchoolId, TEACHERS.GradebookType, TEACHERS.NumLogins, TEACHERS.PreferredName, TEACHERS.Group, TEACHERS.AllowLoginEnd, TEACHERS.Sched_TeacherMoreOneSchool, TEACHERS.WM_Alias, TEACHERS.SchoolID, TEACHERS.TeacherLDAPEnabled, TEACHERS.CanChangeSchool, TEACHERS.Sched_MaximumDuty, TEACHERS.Sched_MaximumConsecutive, TEACHERS.LastFirst, TEACHERS.FedEthnicity, TEACHERS.City, TEACHERS.Notes, TEACHERS.WM_TA_Date, TEACHERS.PSAccess, TEACHERS.Photo, TEACHERS.Lunch_ID, TEACHERS.Maximum_Load, TEACHERS.Sched_Gender, TEACHERS.WM_Tier, TEACHERS.Sched_MaximumCourses, TEACHERS.Street, TEACHERS.WM_Exclude, TEACHERS.Middle_Name, TEACHERS.Users_DCID, TEACHERS.LastMeal, TEACHERS.Last_Name, TEACHERS.SIF_StatePrid, TEACHERS.FedRaceDecline, TEACHERS.WM_Password, TEACHERS.dcid, TEACHERS.Title, TEACHERS.Sched_MaximumFree, TEACHERS.Status, TEACHERS.First_Name, TEACHERS.Sched_Department, TEACHERS.Log, TEACHERS.Sched_BuildingCode, TEACHERS.School_Phone, TEACHERS.Sched_UseHouse

Even though the field for Social Security Number was accessed, Global Concepts Charter School does not enter any information in that field, therefore no one’s Social Security Number was compromised.

Please note that districts across the country utilize PowerSchool for a variety of functions.

The list of data fields outlined here is specific to Global Concepts Charter School and will differ from others.

Available Resources: PowerSchool has created a webpage and is offering credit/identity monitoring for impacted parties for the next two years. To access these resources, please visit: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/ or find the link on our school website: www.globalccs.org/psDataBreach. We recommend visiting this resource page and enrolling yourself in the available credit/identity monitoring as a precaution.


Safety and security—both in-person and online—remain our highest priority. We are committed to holding our partners to the highest security standards and are closely monitoring PowerSchool’s investigation as well as actively reviewing our own practices to ensure the continued protection of student and staff information.


We will keep you informed and will communicate any updates provided by PowerSchool. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Jason Zuba – Principal of Technology, Innovation and Education via email: jzuba@globalccs.org or call the Administration Building: (716) 821-1903.


Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we navigate this situation. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your continued trust in our commitment to protecting student information and maintaining a secure learning and working environment.

Sincerely,


Jason Zuba
Principal of Technology, Innovation and Education
Global Concepts Charter School