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District proposes replacing PowerSchool with Synergy after data breach; administration says switch will save money and improve data integrity
Summary
District staff recommended moving the student information system to Synergy, citing a recent PowerSchool data breach, a simplified single‑database architecture, unlimited tech support and projected savings of about $15,000 in year one and $25,000 in year two; full implementation would begin for the 2026–2027 school year.
A district staff member described steps Oct. 14 to replace the district’s student information system (SIS), currently PowerSchool, with Synergy after last year’s PowerSchool data breach.
The staff member said the district vetted six systems and worked with Central Susquehanna IU (CSIU) on Synergy. He said Synergy uses a single database (reducing the district’s current synchronization issues across multiple modules),…
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