Fayette County School Corporation

The Fayette County School Corporation will operate on a 2 hour delay today, Thursday, February 20th, 2025. Go Spartans!

The Fayette County School Corporation will operate on a 2 hour delay tomorrow, Tuesday, February 18th, 2025. Go Spartans!

Due to hazardous road conditions, the Fayette County School Corporation will close to in-person instruction and move to an eLearning Day on Monday, February 17th, 2025. The Indiana Department of Education has granted FCSC two additional asynchronous eLearning Days. Work will be provided to students without live online sessions through Google Classroom. If connectivity is a problem, students will be provided work and will be granted two days for each eLearning day upon return to school to complete any missed assignments. Please watch closely for updates on specific guidelines for work completion, taking attendance, and more from your child's school. Again, the Fayette County School Corporation will close to in person instruction and move to an eLearning Day on Monday, February 17th, 2025.

The Fayette County School Corporation will operate on a 2 hour delay tomorrow, Monday, February 17th, 2025. Go Spartans!

Calling all future Spartans! Kindergarten Round-Up is coming on April 9th and 10th from 3:00-6:00PM at each of our elementary school buildings. Children should be 5 years of age by August 1st, 2025. Please bring a birth certificate, immunization history, emergency health information, and proof of residency. Come and experience for yourself all of the incredible opportunities provided for our students. Great things are happening at the Fayette County School Corporation!

So, what happens on a Professional Learning Day here at the Fayette County School Corporation? Well, lots of things including growing and learning together, self care, fellowship, panel discussions with local leaders, visits to local industry partners, and Captain America! Yes, Captain America! BIG THANKS to one of our incredible CHS students, Arthur Struewing, under the tutelage of Mrs. Sydnee Jobe, for putting together this montage from our Professional Learning Day on January 20th. Job well done! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtIlT-vuxzo

Truly one the very best there is! Everton principal, Mr. Bryan Jennings, has officially announced his retirement effective at the end of the school year. We will miss Mr. Jennings dearly, but we are excited for him as he heads toward retirement. Thank you, Mr. Jennings, for your incredible service to children and for just being YOU! We will get to work on finding our next incredible school leader soon! More to come.

February Food Pantry/Clothing Closet February 13 and 27 4:00 - 6:00

January is School Board Appreciation Month! We don't want to let the month pass without giving a HUGE shoutout to our incredible Board of School Trustees. This group works tirelessly to help make decisions that are in the best interest of our most precious assets...our children. For that and so much more, we THANK YOU! Great things are happening at the Fayette County School Corporation due to your leadership!

The Fayette County School Corporation will operate on a two hour delay tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025. Go Spartans!

PowerSchool Data Breach Update Dear families and educators of the Fayette County School Corporation community, As we previously communicated, PowerSchool – a cloud-based software vendor used by the Fayette County School Corporation – recently experienced a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain information in the PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS). PowerSchool serves thousands of school districts across the globe and the impact is widespread. The Fayette County School Corporation could not have prevented this incident locally. We are reaching out to share more information and next steps that we recently received directly from PowerSchool: • Identity Protection and Credit Monitoring Services: PowerSchool has engaged Experian, a trusted credit reporting agency, to offer two years of complimentary identity protection services for all students and educators whose information from our PowerSchool SIS was involved. This offer will also include two years of complimentary credit monitoring services for all adult students and educators whose information was involved. • Notification to Individuals Involved: Starting in the next few weeks, in collaboration with Experian, PowerSchool will provide notice to students (or their parents / guardians if the student is under 18) and educators whose information was involved, as well as a phone number to answer any questions you may have about the incident. The notice will include the identity protection and credit monitoring services offer (as applicable). • As soon as PowerSchool learned of the incident, they engaged cybersecurity response protocols and mobilized senior leadership and third-party cybersecurity experts to conduct a forensic investigation of the scope of the incident and to monitor for signs of information misuse. PowerSchool is not aware of any identity theft attributable to this incident. In the meantime, I encourage you to visit https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/ for up-to-date information on the cybersecurity incident. We care deeply about the welfare of our Spartan families and will continue to do everything we can to support you. Thank you for the important role you play in our community and your shared commitment to putting our students first. Respectfully, Jeremy Duncan Fayette County School Corporation Superintendent

The Fayette County School Corporation will operate on a two hour delay tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21st, 2025. Go Spartans!

Dear Fayette Central/FCSC Families and Friends, It is with deep sadness that I share the news of the passing of Mrs. Kellie O’Rourke, a cherished member of the Fayette County School Corporation family. Mrs. O’Rourke passed away unexpectedly after a short illness. For over 35 years, Mrs. O’Rourke dedicated herself to the education and care of our students as a special education teacher. She touched countless lives with her compassion, kindness, and unwavering advocacy for her students. Mrs. O’Rourke had a gift for seeing the potential in every child and worked tirelessly to help them succeed. Beyond her commitment to our school community, Mrs. O’Rourke was a familiar face at Kroger, where she worked part-time, and a devoted member of St. Gabriel Church, where her faith and love for others shone brightly. She truly embodied the values of service, love, and dedication, embracing everyone she met with warmth and care. Mrs. O’Rourke’s impact extends far beyond the walls of our classrooms. Her legacy of love, advocacy, and devotion to others will continue to inspire us all. She will be dearly missed by her students, colleagues, and the many families she served over the years. We understand that this news may be difficult for some of our students and families. Grief counselors will be available at school to provide support to anyone who may need it. If your child needs assistance processing this loss, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. As we remember Mrs. O’Rourke, let us honor her incredible contributions by continuing to care for one another with the same kindness and compassion she so freely gave. Thank you for keeping Mrs. O’Rourke’s family, friends, and all who knew and loved her in your thoughts during this difficult time. Just Love, Mrs. Phillips

REMINDER - School will not be in session on Monday, January 20th in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Staff will be participating in a Professional Learning Day. Go Spartans!

Job well done, Coach. Job well done...

Due to deteriorating road conditions, the Fayette County School Corporation will operate on a two hour delay on Monday, January 13th, 2025. Thank you!

01/09/2025 Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Jeremy Duncan, Fayette County School Corporation Superintendent PowerSchool Data Breach: Information for Fayette County School Corporation Families, Current and Former Employees, Current and Former Students, and Current & Former Attendees of the Whitewater Career Center School officials of the Fayette County School Corporation were recently notified that our student data software vendor, PowerSchool, has experienced a widespread cybersecurity data breach. Unfortunately, it appears some of our Fayette County School Corporation student and employee data was compromised as part of this breach. This includes, but may not be limited to, data for current and former students, current and former employees, and current and former attendees of the Whitewater Career Center. PowerSchool serves thousands of school districts across the United States and Canada and many have been impacted. This unauthorized access was not unique to the Fayette County School Corporation and could not have been prevented locally. PowerSchool has confirmed that the incident was not a ransomware attack, but rather a targeted data theft. The company has worked with third-party cybersecurity experts to mitigate the breach, including engaging CrowdStrike for investigation and paying a ransom to prevent the stolen data from being shared further. They do not anticipate any of the data being shared or made public and are working with cybersecurity experts and law enforcement to ensure ongoing data safety. For affected individuals, PowerSchool has stated that they plan to offer credit monitoring services for adults and identity protection services for minors. We will pass along information from PowerSchool as it is received. We are also working with our Indiana agencies and law enforcement partners to ensure ongoing safety of Fayette County School Corporation data. Having said that, we still recommend you reviewing appropriate steps to take when data is lost or stolen at the following link: https://www.identitytheft.gov/Info-Lost-or-Stolen. We want to assure the Spartan Family that safeguarding student and staff information remains a top priority. Respectfully, Jeremy Duncan Fayette County School Corporation Superintendent

The Fayette County School Corporation will operate on a two hour delay tomorrow, Thursday, January 9th, 2025. Go Spartans!

Due to still hazardous conditions and impassable roads, particularly in the county, FCSC will be closed to in-person instruction Wednesday, January 8th, 2025. This will be our last allowable asynchronous eLearning Day. Future closures will be made up at the end of the school year. School buildings will be open Wednesday from 8-11:30 & 12:30-3 should you wish to retrieve your child's Chromebook and can do so safely. Otherwise, time will be given to make up work as previously described for those who do not have adequate technology or connectivity. Go Spartans!

What do school officials and transportation staff do on snow days? Well, many things. One of those things is driving roads to check on passability for busses and other drivers. Unfortunately sometimes, as our Superintendent and Transportation Director found out today, we get stuck! Despite the incredible efforts of our county plow drivers, many roads are still drifting and impassable as we found out the hard way. There's a lot of snow out there! Be safe, Spartans!