Pirate Speech had a great day at the Lexington Meet! Kassandra Salisbury placed 4th in Novice Informative. Kara Brockman placed 2nd in Varsity Persuasive. Go Pirates!
Dear Elwood Public School Family –
We are writing to make you aware of a recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, a software vendor which provides our Student Information System (SIS). You may be seeing this on the news or you may be reading about this data breach.
On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, PowerSchool informed our leadership team that they experienced a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain PowerSchool SIS customer data. Unfortunately, they have confirmed that the information belongs to some of Elwood Public School’s families and educators.
PowerSchool informed us that the taken data primarily includes parent and student contact information with data elements such as name and address information. Across their customer base, they have determined that for a portion of individuals, some personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security numbers (SSN) and medical information, was impacted. They are working with urgency to complete their investigation and determine whether PII belonging to our students was included. It is not currently Elwood Schools procedure to keep Social Security numbers in PowerSchool. We will be working with PowerSchool to see what information has been compromised. We are also working with our insurance carrier and legal counsel and may take additional steps after it is determined by PowerSchool what Elwood data was actually breached.
Protecting our students and staff is something we take seriously. With PowerSchool’s help, more information and resources (including credit monitoring or identity protection services if applicable) will be provided to you as it becomes available. We will be continuing to share information that we receive from PowerSchool about this breach.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Sincerely,
Daren Hatch, Superintendent
Elwood Public School
Science fair judging is underway. Don't forget the open house tonight at 6:00 followed by the awards at 6:30.
Winter driving conditions. Overall roads are good. You may encounter some trouble spots. Be cautious. Leave early SLOW down.
HSWR: Hi-Line @ Amherst Invite (@ Amherst) Saturday, January 11th, 2025 starting at 9:30 AM. Admission: $5.00 for students and $6.00 for adults. No Passes accepted. Online: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/amherst/organization/4860/amherst-high-school. #gobulls
BBB HL 32 SEM 50 final #nebpreps
BBB HL 15 SEM 29 half #nebpreps
BBB Hi Line 2 SEM 12 end of 1st #nebpreps
The Pre-K students, under the direction of senior Kaylin Hafner, have been memorizing the National Anthem. They will be singing it before the girls basketball game on Thursday, January 16th and are very excited to show their patriotism to all who attend!
HSWR: Hi-Line vs Loomis Triangular (@ Loomis) Thursday, January 9th, 2025 starting at 5:00 PM. #gobulls
JHBB: Hi-Line vs Arapahoe (@ Arapahoe) Thursday, January 9th, 2025 starting at 2:00 PM with Girls in North Gym and Boys in South Gym. Online: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxdWuO27bSoOvtsBmc7Qzw
HSBB: Hi-Line vs SEM (@ Sumner) Thursday, January 9th, 2025 starting with Girls JV at 4:00 PM followed by Boys JV (4 Quarters) followed by Girls Varsity followed by Boys Varsity. Online: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/sumner/organization/17672/sem-high-school/video. #gobulls
5-8 SCIENCE FAIR THIS FRIDAY---JANUARY 10th, 2025. ELWOOD GYM. There will be 66 projects. The community is welcome and encouraged to attend an open house from 6:00-6:30 p.m. Awards will be announced at 6:30 p.m. Come support our middle school youth and the Elwood Science Department.
Due to an expected retirement, Elwood Public School is looking for a full-time Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant for the 2025-2026 school year. This position is a 12-month position with an expected average of 45 hours per week. Hourly pay will be based on qualification of successful applicant. This position includes benefits such as vacation time, BC/BS single health insurance (to include dental), and disability insurance (long term, short term). Successful applicant may start as soon as March 1st.
Key Responsibilities to include:
* Managing accounts payable and accounts receivable, ensuring timely and accurate processing of all financial transactions.
*Process payroll for district employees two times per month, ensuring accuracy compliance with regulations.
*Preparing financial reports/creating Board of Education reports.
*Preparing financial reports for Superintendent.
*Preparing financial reports for state and federal grant reimbursements.
*Collaborate with staff and auditors to ensure accurate recordkeeping and compliance with state and federal regulations.
*Handling purchase orders, invoicing and ensure proper documentation for all financial transactions.
Qualifications and skills appropriate for this position would include
*background in finance, accounting and or business management.
*Solid understanding of accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and general financial operations.
*ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a timely manner.
*knowledge of K-12 public school finance and coding is a plus.
Training will be provided by co-working with the current bookkeeper.
To apply, please contact Daren Hatch at (308) 785-2491 or daren.hatch@elwoodpirates.org. Application forms may also be picked up at the East Office of the school.
HSBBB: Final Hi-Line 45 Maywood/Hayes Center 53. #gobulls #nepreps
HSBBB: 3rd Quarter Hi-Line 22 Maywood/Hayes Center 30. #gobulls
HSBBB: Halftime, Hi-Line 11 Maywood/Hayes Center 28. #gobulls
HSBBB: 1st Quarter, Hi-Line 6 Maywood/Hayes Center 13. #gobulls
HSGBB: Final, Hi-Line 17 Maywood/Hayes Center 73. #gobulls #nebpreps
HSGBB: 3rd Quarter, Hi-Line 17 Maywood/Hayes Center 57. #gobulls