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Superintendent highlights STEM labs, PowerSchool incident response and Brookville High progress
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Stanley and staff reported on new STEM labs being piloted, a recent PowerSchool-related cyber incident (which did not affect the district’s systems), Brookville High School progress and early budget priorities including a proposed 3% pay raise and bus driver pay review.
Superintendent Dr. Stanley and senior staff provided updates to the board on several operational matters: the rollout of STEM labs at middle schools, a statewide PowerSchool cyber incident that did not impact the district’s core student information system, progress on Brookville High School repairs and the division’s preliminary budget priorities for fiscal 2026.
Dr. Stanley described the STEM labs as a state pilot with Diversified Education Systems (DES) and said the labs include equipment for research and design, electronics, 3‑D printing and CNC manufacturing. He told the board the partnership has provided state‑of‑the‑art lab equipment at no direct cost to the division and characterized the opportunity as “a once‑in‑a‑lifetime” workforce‑development initiative for the county’s middle schools.
On cybersecurity, the superintendent informed the board that many school divisions were notified of a cyber attack on PowerSchool’s student information system; Campbell County uses PowerSchool for specific ancillary services but uses Infinite Campus as its primary SIS, and the district was not impacted. He said the district participated in incident‑response briefings and has an incident response plan that includes notifying the regional fusion center and insurance partners if needed.
Dr. Stanley also gave an enrollment and facilities update, including continued incremental progress at Brookville High School and a suggestion that the board conduct a site visit once key areas such as the kitchen, cafeteria and a new gym are ready. He said he will discuss enrollment and capacity, and budget priorities — including a proposed 3% employee raise, bus‑driver pay review and potential gifted‑program expansion — at a joint meeting with the board of supervisors.
Other staff reports noted upcoming recruitment events (a district career fair scheduled for Feb. 8 at Leesville Road Elementary), a teacher work day and the pilot timeline for expanding STEM to additional middle schools. The superintendent reminded the board of a joint meeting with the supervisors at the Hayward building and said more budget direction would come to the board at future meetings.
Ending: Board members praised maintenance crews and acknowledged staff efforts during recent adverse weather; the superintendent said the district would continue planning and return with additional budget and enrollment materials.
