Notice of PowerSchool Data Breach

What Happened?

On December 28, 2024, PowerSchool became aware of a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain personal information from PowerSchool’s Student Information System (SIS), a software that KIPP New Jersey, KIPP Miami and KIPP Team and Family uses.

What Information Was Involved?

The types of information accessed in the incident included one or more of the following, which varied by person: the individual’s name, contact information, date of birth, limited medical alert information, email address, and other directory information. For a small subset of our records (<1%), Social Security Numbers were involved.

As soon as PowerSchool learned of the incident in December 2024, they engaged cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation and to monitor for signs of information misuse. PowerSchool is not aware of any identity theft attributable to this incident and PowerSchool is confident that the data accessed has been contained and not shared publicly.

What is PowerSchool Doing?

PowerSchool has engaged Experian, a trusted credit reporting agency, to provide two years of complimentary identity protection and credit monitoring services to current and former students and educators who had their information accessed in the breach. PowerSchool is doing this regardless of whether an individual’s Social Security Number was accessed . 

Additionally, PowerSchool has worked with Experian to set up a dedicated, toll-free call center to answer any questions associated with these offerings and the incident. 

All information regarding the activation of and access to these services offered from Experian are linked here: http://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/ .