PowerSchool Cybersecurity Breach Notification

A cybersecurity breach occurred on December 28, 2024, involving PowerSchool, the software vendor that provides the statewide Student Information System (SIS) operated by the State of North Dakota Information Technology Department.

On January 29, 2025, PowerSchool initiated the process of notifying individuals whose information was determined to be involved pursuant to N.D.C.C. ch. 51-30. PowerSchool has engaged Experian to provide complimentary identity protection and credit monitoring services to current and former students and educators that had information exfiltrated from PowerSchool SIS. In the coming weeks, Experian, on behalf of PowerSchool, will be distributing direct email notifications to the following:

• Involved employees via their FargoSchools.org email account;
• and Involved students, or their parent/guardian, via the on-file email address for their PowerSchool Primary Contact. 

Additionally, PowerSchool has worked with Experian to set up a dedicated, toll-free call center to answer any questions associated with these offerings. Information regarding the activation of and access to these services will be included in the email sent to you by Experian. Regardless of whether you receive an email, you may visit PowerSchool’s website to learn how to activate the offering from Experian: http://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/
 

Information for Parent/Guardians

Parents and Guardians have the ability to log in and check on their child's attendance, grades, and assignments (homework). The system used depends on the type of information they are looking for and the student's grade level. Here is a quick rundown of each system and what it provides for parents/guardians:

PowerSchool Parent access is the best place for parents to start, by clicking the PowerSchool logo on the Fargo Schools website menu bar. In PowerSchool Parent, you can:

• Review and submit annual school forms for your child.
• Check attendance.
• Review grades, report cards, and progress reports.
• View documents associated with your child's school record

*Looking for information on finding and reading student progress reports for students in Middle School or High School where Standards Based/Evidence Based Grading is being used in their classes? Please check out: How to view Progress Reports

Parents can get to Canvas from a link right inside PowerSchool parent. Parents can also download the PowerSchool Parent App from their phone's app store.

Parents/Guardians of children in grades 6-12 can log into Canvas to:

• View your child's course schedule.
• View assignments for each course.

Parents and Students can find help documents and instructions on using Canvas at https://sites.google.com/fargoschools.org/canvassupport.

Seesaw can be accessed from a web browser at https://seesaw.me or from the Seesaw App, which can be download from your phone's app store.

Parents/Guardians of children in grades K-5 can log into Seesaw to:

• View all classes for your child.
• Set up classroom notifications from your child's teacher.
• View projects being worked on in class.