NBCUSD200 takes the privacy of our student’s data seriously. This page is intended to make our student data privacy measures transparent for all stakeholders involved. The content of this page is a testament to the student data privacy measures we have taken to comply with the new SOPPA laws that go into effect on July 1, 2021.
What happens to the student data that we send to a third-party vendor? Information like names, birthdates, etc. may be provided by NBCUSD200 to a third party like IXL, Google Apps, etc. What protections do those companies have in place to make sure that our student’s data is not sold or freely given to others? This is exactly what SOPPA looks to address. As part of SOPPA, these companies must enter into Data Privacy Agreements (DPA) with each district they work with. These agreements outline what data is stored, how it is protected, what the company can and cannot do with that data, and what they will do in the event of a data breach.
NBCUSD 200 leverages the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC), which is a unique collaborative of schools, districts, regional, territories and state agencies, policymakers, trade organizations, and marketplace providers addressing real-world, adaptable, and implementable solutions to growing data privacy concerns. If you would like to read more about the SDPC, click here. Using the SDPC’S IL NDPA document, we enter into contracts with 3rd party vendors who handle our student’s data.
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Important Update Regarding PowerSchool Data Security
Dear families and educators of the North Boone community:
We are writing to inform you of a recent development related to the cybersecurity incident PowerSchool experienced in December 2024.
PowerSchool is aware that a threat actor has reached out to multiple school district customers in an attempt to extort them using data from the previously reported December 2024 incident. PowerSchool does not believe this is a new incident.
Please be assured that both PowerSchool and North Boone CUSD 200 are taking this situation very seriously. PowerSchool has informed us they are working with cybersecurity experts to thoroughly assess this development and have reported it to law enforcement in both Canada and the United States.
As a reminder, following that incident, PowerSchool also offered and made widely available credit monitoring and identity protection services for a period of two years to students and faculty [insert school district] regardless of whether they were individually involved. We encourage all those who were offered these services to take advantage of them:
As was reported earlier this year, PowerSchool made the decision to pay a ransom because they believed it to be in the best interest of their customers and the students and communities they serve. As is always the case with these situations, there was a risk that the bad actors would not delete the data they stole, despite assurances and evidence that were provided PowerSchool.
We wanted to share this update as part of our ongoing commitment to transparency. We remain committed to working closely with PowerSchool and law enforcement to provide support in any way we can.
Sincerely,
The North Boone CUSD 200
