By Alliance Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Troy L. Unzicker
Dear Alliance Public School Families,
Out of an abundance of caution and as part of our ongoing commitment towards transparency, we are reaching out to let you know about a cyber security incident. We learned on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 via email that PowerSchool, a global student information system provider used by our school district and many others across the country, was the target of a cybersecurity incident discovered on Saturday, December 28, 2024.
We have been informed that some student data from our district and other districts was downloaded by an unauthorized user, and an analysis is being done by PowerSchool on the type of information accessed.
PowerSchool has told us the situation has been contained, and they have taken actions to prevent the information from being used. We have reinforced to this vendor our expectations about upholding the highest data security standards. If there are any important updates, we will notify you.