Middle School Dance from 7pm to 9 pm Feb. 14th
James C Isabell February Newsletter
4️⃣ UPDATE 2/10/25: Please see the link below from PowerSchool with detailed instructions for affected individuals to sign up for the complimentary monitoring services they are offering.
https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/?mkt_tok=ODYxLVJNSS04NDYAAAGYUw1qvalCkM-opsqw_X88mZGfsOU0TvCbtKpV6UUxwrK7Lum_5r7aoh3zISVwBLVRyqWFjqt7ztZHf-GcQzBzwSKTutzlww3UsWMZ0uz-qnYsNA8b
3️⃣ UPDATE 1/21/25: PowerSchool confirmed on January 17, 2025, that it will be reaching out directly to any individuals who may have been impacted and offering credit monitoring and identity protection services. If your information was affected, and your email address was stored in PowerSchool, you should receive a communication from PowerSchool within the coming weeks. We also understand that PowerSchool is providing notification of this event on its website and to media and state regulators.
Because this occurred at PowerSchool, we do not have any additional details about the incident or the investigation at this time. We continue to monitor updates from PowerSchool and will share those updates as they become available.
2️⃣ PowerSchool has released a public statement and a FAQ section and can be accessed here: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/
1️⃣ The PowerSchool breach mentioned in this letter was not isolated to our district but part of a nationwide incident affecting multiple school districts across Alaska and other states that used their hosting services. While we are monitoring the situation closely, PowerSchool is conducting a thorough investigation to assess the scope and impact and will provide an update once their investigation is finished.
PowerSchool has committed to providing identity protection and monitoring services as needed. BSSD has notified our cyber insurance and district leadership and it is important to note that this data breach did not occur because of action or lack of action by any of the employees of Bering Strait School District. This data breach occurred through the support tools that PowerSchool (the company) uses to assist districts when they call in for technical support.
Please read the attached letter regarding the recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, a software vendor which provides our Student Information System (SIS).
New Merchandise is in our School Store for purchase.
Dear Families: There will be no travel for sports events this weekend. All games will be rescheduled as the district puts out this information, it will be passed along to all.
We are hosting the District Spelling Bee.
Community Carnival at the gym on Feb. 12th at 6:00 pm. There will be prizes. We hope you will come and enjoy the fun.
Valentine Card Making with your Family is Feb. 11th at 7:00 pm
Family Night is Feb. 6, 2025 at 7:00 pm, prizes and snacks will be provided.
Congratulations to all the participants and winners of the BSSD Academic Decathlon and best of luck to all participants of the 2025 State Academic Decathlon!
🎉 Competing in such events requires dedication, hard work, and passion for learning—well done!🎉
Hello families, We have been notified that the road to New Site is drifting so we need to take the New Site students home. The city has notified us that they are not going to clear the road until it stops blowing.
Good Morning families. We will be monitoring the road conditions throughout the day. If the road begins to close we will bring New Site students to New Site. Thank you and stay safe.
Our Parent/Teacher/Guardian conferences will be next week. We hope you will join us to learn about what your child/children have been learning.
🎉2024 Wrestling State Qualifiers🎉
Good luck in the 2024 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Wrestling Championships!
To see Full Results click the link below:
https://www.trackwrestling.com/Login.jsp?TIM=1734394001513&twSessionId=rlhstzvwbt&tName=&state=&sDate=12/14/2024&eDate=&lastName=&firstName=&teamName=&sfvString=&city=Kotzebue&gbId=&camps=false
🎉Congratulations to our 2024 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Mix Six/2A Volleyball State Championships Winners🎉
Winter Program Announcement. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Program starts at 7:00 pm. Enjoy watching your children perform.
Spirit Week is Next Week! Show your Spirit!
🏆Congratulations🏆
🏐BSSD Region 1 Western Conference Mixed-6 Volleyball Tournament Winners🏐
🏐 BSSD Region 1 Western Conference Mixed-6 Volleyball Tournament 🏐
📍 Unalakleet School
⏱️ November 21-23
📆 Schedule and Bracket
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRy_2xGhfLSF46LNe5X5-q7s3JGBKgqCSwGyyC8ayVdjhoISnzjj7UX5gPJ_x8ciK-EW7g_ZQsIvDwm/pubhtml
📺 Watch Live
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bering-strait-school-district-unalakleet-co
📣November 7-8, 2024 is District In Service. No school for students.📣
