Important Security Notice: PowerSchool Data Breach January 2025
On January 28th Delaware Academy CSD at Delhi was notified of and confirmed that our school district was impacted by a recent PowerSchool data breach. We want to assure you that protecting data is something we take seriously, and the district is working with the New York State Education Department’s Data Privacy Office on this matter. PowerSchool has indicated the incident was an attack on the company, not any particular school system, and that there was no action our district could have taken to prevent the breach. PowerSchool is actively working with law enforcement and cybersecurity experts to investigate the situation.
What Happened?
On December 28, 2024, PowerSchool became aware of a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized exfiltration of certain personal information from PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) environments through one of the community-focused customer support portals, PowerSource.
What Information Was Involved?
• 3,300 Delaware Academy student records, including First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth (DOB), Home Address, email address, all phone numbers, and emergency contacts (name, phone number, address, email), ethnicity, gender, class year, entry date, exit date. In addition, medical alerts, legal alerts may have been accessed; and the doctor’s name and phone number may also have been accessed.
• SSN for 12 former students was exported
• 745 Delaware Academy staff records, including First Name, Last Name, home address, email address, ethnicity, phone number, and New York State TEACH ID number.
• SSN for 1 former staff member was exported
Please note: Delaware Academy stopped using PowerSchool at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, but PowerSchool maintained data for historical purposes.
What should I do now?
Anyone that was a current/former registered student or the parents/guardians, or a current/former staff member who used the PowerSchool SIS during or prior to 2023-2024 school year. should go to the PowerSchool Website and register for the free credit monitoring service. The monitoring service is available for two years however, you must register by May 30, 2025. You can also receive a free copy of your credit report from each agency by going to the
Annual Credit Report Website..