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Superintendent reports enrollment at 5,645, discusses PowerSchool vendor breach and contingency planning
Summary
Superintendent Mrs. Allen reported PK–12 enrollment at 5,645, notified the board of a global PowerSchool vendor data breach (district infrastructure not breached), and previewed a March RIF to follow a November levy failure plus community meetings about facilities planning.
Superintendent Mrs. Allen opened the district report by reporting PK–12 enrollment at 5,645 students and summarizing recent district activities and outreach. She told the board the district had sent a letter to families after a worldwide breach affecting the PowerSchool vendor and said the district’s infrastructure was not compromised; the vendor will provide details and outreach to affected families.
Mrs. Allen also described contingency planning in response to a November levy failure and said the administration plans to present Reduction-in-Force (RIF) recommendations to the board in March. She reviewed parent‑council feedback on the math framework, kindergarten readiness kit expansion (noting North Union and Fairbanks will be included), and safety improvements tied to safety grant funding. The superintendent announced a community facilities meeting scheduled for Jan. 28 (with a streaming option and a forthcoming survey) and encouraged broad community participation.
On personnel, Mrs. Allen highlighted that Karen Wells, a retire–rehire principal at Northwood, will resign at the end of the school year; the board later approved related superintendent action items.
On student achievement, the board heard that third‑grade reading Ohio State test results showed a 54% passage rate districtwide, and several buildings reported over half their students meeting growth goals at midyear.
Mrs. Allen emphasized the district will await further guidance from PowerSchool about affected data and family notifications and asked the community to participate in upcoming meetings about district facilities and the superintendent search.
