Dear FLUCO staff, parents, students and community,
I want to make you aware of a recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, the software vendor which provides our Student Information System (SIS).
On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, PowerSchool informed our leadership team that they experienced a nationwide cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to thousands of PowerSchool SIS customers’ data. The unofficial timeline of this incident occurred between 12/19/2024 - 12/28/2024. PowerSchool is actively investigating this incident with its incident response team. They have confirmed that some of the information belongs to some of our families and educators but because this is an ongoing investigation cannot confirm all who have been impacted. Ultimately, this was a breach of PowerSchool's systems and we are subject to their investigative timelines. Powerschool will be providing an official report once their investigation is completed.
PowerSchool informed us that the taken data primarily includes student, parent and teacher contact information with data elements such as name and address information. Across their customer base, they have determined that for a portion of individuals, some personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security numbers (SSN), was impacted. They assure us that they are working with urgency to complete their investigation and determine whether PII belonging to our students or teachers was included.
FCPS does not store Social Security Numbers for students in PowerSchool. FCPS does not store Social Security Numbers for staff except for teachers who are waiting for their provisional license. We are communicating with those few specific individuals whose SSN’s have potentially been compromised.
Protecting our students and teachers is something we take very seriously. PowerSchool has implemented safeguards to prevent this incident from occurring again from their end. Additionally, FCPS has verified that our data network, and server environment has not been compromised. Additionally we have implemented a password change for all PowerSchool staff accounts to make sure no Powerschool account credentials have been compromised. Parent PowerSchool accounts are view-only and thus do not require a password reset.
With PowerSchool’s help, more information and resources (including credit monitoring or identity protection services if applicable) will be provided to you as it becomes available. FCPS will share additional information as we receive it.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Sincerely,
Peter M. Gretz, Ed.D.
Division Superintendent
PowerSchool, PowerTeacher, and the Parent Portal will be down for system maintenance on Thursday, January 2nd, from 8:00PM to 11:00PM.
Happy Holidays from FMS!
FCPS Winter Schedule
Congratulations to all of our Teachers and Support Staff Members of the Year for 2024-2025!
Kristen Pittman, Central Elementary, Grade 2 Teacher
Jon Lane, Central Elementary, Instructional Assistant and Bus Driver
Julie Carrier, Carysbrook Elementary, Special Education Teacher
Chuck Taylor, Carysbrook Elementary, Instructional Assistant
Melanie Kennedy, Fluvanna Middle School, Language Arts Teacher
Angela Hall, Fluvanna Middle School, Bookkeeper
Gerald Martin, Fluvanna County High School, Custodian
Carol Rich, Fluvanna County High School, Special Education Teacher
Congratulations to Mr. Chuck Taylor, who has been named the 2024–2025 Division Support Staff Member of the Year by FCPS!
Congratulations to Mrs. Carol Rich, who has been named the 2024–2025 Division Teacher of the Year by FCPS!
The FMS Elf had some fun with some indoor snowballs! ❄️⛄️
Look who's back!
All FCPS Schools and buildings will be closed from November 27-29, 2024.
We want to inform you that the phones at FMS are currently unable to make outgoing calls. If necessary, you may receive calls from staff members using cell phones until the issue is resolved.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
FMS Cookie Dough Pick-Up ** Families still needing to pick up cookie dough may do so in the FMS Main Office. Thank you all!!
Please reach out to Mr. McCauley, Assistant Principal overseeing fundraising, at dmccauley@apps.fluco.org or (434) 510-1000 with any questions.
Please join us on November 23, 2024, starting at 2 p.m.
FMS Cookie Dough Pick-Up ** Our pick-up time is Monday, November 11th from noon to 6:00pm. Orders will be picked up at FMS in the back of the school (between the baseball field and transportation) by a parent or guardian.
Please reach out to Mr. McCauley, Assistant Principal overseeing fundraising, at dmccauley@apps.fluco.org or (434) 510-1000 with any questions.
Day 1 of cookie dough distribution is complete. Our next pick-up time in Monday, November 11th from noon to 6:00pm. Orders will be picked up at FMS in the back of the school (between the baseball field and transportation) by a parent or guardian.
Please reach out to Mr. McCauley, Assistant Principal overseeing fundraising, at dmccauley@apps.fluco.org or (434) 510-1000 with any questions.
The cookie dough has arrived at FMS! THANK YOU to all of you who participated. If your student’s sales fit into one small bag, these bags have been sent home with your student. If your student is receiving multiple boxes, they will need to be picked up at FMS by a parent or guardian. Our cookie distribution times are Friday, November 8th from 10:00am - 4:00pm and Monday, November 11th from 12:00pm - 6:00pm. Orders will be picked up in the back of the school (between the baseball field and transportation).
Please reach out to Mr. McCauley, Assistant Principal overseeing fundraising, at dmccauley@apps.fluco.org or (434) 510-1000 with any questions.
The cookie dough has arrived at FMS! THANK YOU to all of you who participated. If your student’s sales fit into one small bag, we will send the bag home with your student. If your student is receiving multiple boxes, they will need to be picked up at FMS by a parent or guardian. Our cookie distribution times are Friday, November 8th from 10:00am - 4:00pm and Monday, November 11th from 12:00pm - 6:00pm. Orders will be picked up in the back of the school (between the baseball field and transportation).
Please reach out to Mr. McCauley, Assistant Principal overseeing fundraising, at 434-510-1000 or dmccauley@apps.fluco.org with any questions.
All schools will be closed for a scheduled staff day on Monday, November 4, 2024.
All schools and buildings will be closed on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the division holiday (Election Day).
Please join us for another Fluco Engagement Night.
Spirit week continues! Thursday is Cowboys/Cowgirls vs Aliens. Remember no face paint or masks. Dress code still applies.