Please see the information below about the recent PowerSchool cybersecurity incident involving schools across the nation, including the Elmwood Village Charter Schools.

EVCS has used PowerSchool to track student and staff information since 2013. On 12/28/24, PowerSchool became aware of a large-scale data breach and EVCS was notified in early January that our student and staff data was breached. For more information visit the PowerSchool website which contains breach details at https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/.

PowerSchool will provide two years of identity protection services for all students and staff impacted by the breach, as well as credit monitoring services for all affected individuals.

Details for enrolling in Experian IdentityWorks are available here: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/. As stated on PowerSchool’s website, affected individuals must enroll in their credit monitoring by July 31st, 2025.

Student safety and security remain a top priority for EVCS. 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.