Credit Monitoring and Identity Protection Services Available for Individuals Affected by PowerSchool Cybersecurity Incident

Memorandum
To: Administrators, Teachers, Students and Families
From: Terry Hall, ADM, Education Operations & Superintendent of Schools
Re: Credit Monitoring and Identity Protection Services Available for Individuals Affected by PowerSchool Cybersecurity Incident
Date: February 4, 2025

This memo is to let you know credit monitoring and identity protection services are now activated and available on behalf of PowerSchool for students and educators whose information was involved in the recent cybersecurity incident.

PowerSchool has engaged Experian and TransUnion, trusted credit reporting agencies, to provide complimentary identity protection and credit monitoring services to involved students and educators.

Individuals can visit the website linked here for information on how to activate the complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services.

In the Newfoundland and Labrador K-12 education system, high school students since 1995 and teachers since 2010 may be eligible to access the complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services. Individuals are encouraged to visit the above website and follow the prompts to determine eligibility and sign up for the complimentary services.

In the coming weeks, Experian (on behalf of PowerSchool) will also be distributing direct email notifications to involved students (or the parents/guardians of students, as applicable) and educators for whom they have sufficient contact information. The email notice will include further information about the information of theirs involved and the resources PowerSchool is offering.

Additionally, PowerSchool has coordinated with Experian to set up a toll-free call center for families and educators. Individuals can call (833) 918-9464, Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. through 10:30 p.m. Newfoundland Standard Time. A webpage has been set up on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s website with public information related to the PowerSchool incident. Inquiries can be sent to PowerSchoolinfo@gov.nl.ca.

Once again thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate through this process.

Spirit Week

The MDJH Spirit Week will be held February 25-28. Students and staff are encouraged to show their school spirit by participating in a variety of activities including theme days, teacher vs student events, etc. See schedule below.

Multicultural Showcase

Macdonald Drive Junior High is excited to hold a Multicultural Showcase that will be happening in the Spring of 2025. Along with administration at MDJH, there is a teacher committee formed to see this come to fruition, and we are also seeking student participation to form a student committee. The Multicultural Showcase is designed to promote, celebrate and represent the diverse and cultural backgrounds within the school community.

We are still in the planning stages, but, as of now, there will be visual cultural displays created by students, and various homemade ethnic dishes provided by parents, that will be introduced to, and sampled by, the students at MDJH. There will also be entertainment from different cultures such as drumming and dancing.

There will be an information meeting for students interested in becoming part of the student committee for the Multicultural Showcase on Friday at the beginning of lunch in the library. We are seeking students from all cultures to represent, including local.

We are very excited to celebrate the diversity at MDJH and hope to see a lot of student volunteers!

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is February 10-14. Our Student Council kindly asks our school community to show appreciation for the staff of MDJH by providing treats during the week. This is by no means an expectation of families, but rather a gesture of thanks if you would like to contribute.

As in past years, different grade levels are asked to provide sweet or savoury treats on different days: