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📢 Save the Date: Mustang Public Schools Career Fair 2025! 🎉

Are you ready to explore exciting career opportunities? Discover your limitless potential and connect with the MPS family at our upcoming Career Fair!

📅 Date: April 7, 2025
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
📍 Location: Mustang Performing Arts Center, 200 W Juniper Dr, Mustang, OK 73064

💼 From teaching to support roles, there’s a place for YOU in Mustang Public Schools. Visit us to learn how you can join our amazing team!

For more details, visit 🔗 www.mustangps.org/human-resources/future-employees.

Let’s build a brighter future together! #WeAreMustang #MPSTalent

 

February 07, 2025 - Mustang Public Schools is actively monitoring a recent cybersecurity incident that impacted PowerSchool, a company that provides Mustang Public Schools with student information management software.

Specifically, we recently learned that on December 28, 2024, PowerSchool discovered that an unauthorized actor gained access to certain customer data, potentially including some information relating to Mustang Public Schools. At this time, broadly speaking, our understanding is that the elements of information involved in this incident generally may include the following: names, contact information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical alert information, and other related information. Please note, Mustang Public Schools does not maintain Social Security numbers via the PowerSchool platform, therefore Mustang Public Schools has no evidence to indicate that Social Security numbers were involved for our community.

We understand that on or about January 29, 2025, PowerSchool began sending notifications via email directly to certain impacted individuals and families to notify them of the incident. It is anticipated that these incident notification emails from PowerSchool will be sent to affected individuals and families on a rolling basis in the coming days and weeks. As of January 29, 2025, PowerSchool has represented its investigation into the incident has not yet concluded. As such, our understanding of the scope of the incident is actively evolving and there remains a possibility that those families who have not yet received an email from PowerSchool may receive one in the future, along with further communication from Mustang Public Schools.

 While we await final findings from PowerSchool concerning the scope of the impact of this incident, it is important to remain diligent in reviewing your financial account statements and credit reports for fraudulent or irregular activity on a regular basis.

PowerSchool is offering two years of complimentary identity protection services to students and educators whose information was involved. For adult students and educators, this offer will also include two years of complimentary credit monitoring services. If you are interested in enrolling, please sign up via one of the two following options:

Option 1 from PowerSchool: If the Involved Individual is 18 or Over

• Ensure that you enroll by May 30, 2025 (Your code will not work after this date at 5:59 UTC)
• Visit the Experian IdentityWorks website to enroll: http://www.experianidworks.com/plus
• Provide your activation code: CTYU949PRK
• For over the phone assistance with enrollment or questions about the product, please contact Experian’s customer care team at 833-918-9464
• Be prepared to provide engagement number: B138812
• Experian’s call center hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am through 8:00pm Central Time (excluding major US holidays.)

Option 2 from PowerSchool: If the Involved Individual is Under 18

• Ensure that you enroll by May 30, 2025 (Your code will not work after this date at 5:59 UTC)
• Visit the Experian IdentityWorks website to enroll: Enroll Now
• Provide your activation code: CEBP456TRK
• For over the phone assistance with enrollment or questions about the product, please contact Experian’s customer care team at 833-918-9464
• Be prepared to provide engagement number: B138813

Further, PowerSchool has set up a dedicated response line for this incident. The response line is available Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Central Time.  You may contact PowerSchool’s response line directly at (833) 918-9464. Additionally, PowerSchool has published additional information on its website, which is available at:       
https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/ 

We acknowledge this may be concerning news. As always, our #1 priority is to ensure the safety and security of our students, staff and community. We will share further updates as relevant information becomes available.

- OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION -

1.     Placing a Fraud Alert on Your Credit File.

You may place an initial one-year “fraud alert” on your or your student’s credit files (if one exists), at no charge. A fraud alert tells creditors to contact you personally before they open any new accounts. To place a fraud alert, call any one of the three major credit bureaus at the numbers listed below. As soon as one credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, they will notify the others. 

Equifax

P.O. Box 105069
Atlanta, GA 30348-5069
(800) 525-6285
https://www.equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services/credit-fraud-alerts/

Experian

P.O. Box 9554
Allen, TX 75013
(888) 397-3742
https://www.experian.com/fraud/center.html

TransUnion

Fraud Victim Assistance Department
P.O. Box 2000
Chester, PA 19016-2000
(800) 680-7289
https://www.transunion.com/fraud-alerts

2.     Placing a Security Freeze on Your Credit File.

If you are very concerned about becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft, you may request a “security freeze” be placed on your or your student’s credit file, at no charge (to the extent one exists). A security freeze prohibits, with certain specific exceptions, the consumer reporting agencies from releasing your credit report or any information from it without your express authorization. You may place a security freeze on your credit report by contacting all three nationwide credit reporting companies at the numbers below and following the stated directions or by sending a request in writing, by mail, to all three credit reporting companies:

Equifax Security Freeze       

P.O. Box 105788
Atlanta, GA 30348  
https://www.equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services/credit-freeze/
(800) 349-9960
(888) 298-0045

Experian Security Freeze    

P.O. Box 9554
Allen, TX 75013
http://experian.com/freeze
(888) 397-3742

TransUnion Security Freeze

P.O. Box 160
Woodlyn, PA 19094
https://www.transunion.com/credit-freeze
(888) 909-8872

In order to place the security freeze, you’ll need to supply your name, address, date of birth, Social Security number and other personal information. After receiving your freeze request, each credit reporting company will send you a confirmation letter containing a unique PIN (personal identification number) or password. Keep the PIN or password in a safe place. You will need it if you choose to lift the freeze.

3.     Obtaining a Free Credit Report

Under federal law, you are entitled to one free credit report (to the extent one exists) every 12 months from each of the above three major nationwide credit reporting companies. Call 1-877-322-8228 or request your free credit reports online at www.annualcreditreport.com. Once you receive your credit reports, review them for discrepancies. Identify any accounts you did not open or inquiries from creditors that you did not authorize. Verify all information is correct. If you have questions or notice incorrect information, contact the credit reporting company.

4.     Additional Helpful Resources.

Even if you do not find any suspicious activity on your initial credit reports, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recommends that you check your credit reports periodically. Checking your credit report periodically can help you spot problems and address them quickly.

If you find suspicious activity on your credit reports or have reason to believe your information is being misused, call your local law enforcement agency and file a police report. Be sure to obtain a copy of the police report, as many creditors will want the information it contains to absolve you of the fraudulent debts. You may also file a complaint with the FTC by contacting them on the web at www.ftc.gov/idtheft, by phone at 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338), or by mail at Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Response Center, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580. Your complaint will be added to the FTC’s Identity Theft Data Clearinghouse, where it will be accessible to law enforcement for their investigations. In addition, you may obtain information from the FTC about fraud alerts and security freezes.

5.     Protecting Your Medical Information.

The following practices can provide additional safeguards to protect against medical identity theft:

• Only share your health insurance cards with your health care providers and other family members who are covered under your insurance plan or who help you with your medical care.
• Review your “explanation of benefits statement” which you receive from your health insurance company. Follow up with your insurance company or care provider for any items you do not recognize. If necessary, contact the care provider on the explanation of benefits statement and ask for copies of medical records from the date of the potential access to current date.
• Ask your insurance company for a current year-to-date report of all services paid for you as a beneficiary. Follow up with your insurance company or the care provider for any items you do not recognize.

📅✨ Save the Date: Pre-K Round-Up is Just Around the Corner! ✨📅

Get ready, Mustang families! MPS Pre-K Round-Up is happening May 2-11, 2025, and this year, it’s again fully online/digital for your convenience. 🎉

If you have a little one ready to join us (students must be 4 years old on/before September 1, 2025), mark your calendars and stay tuned—more information is coming soon! We can’t wait to welcome our newest Broncos, so if you have a neighbor or know someone new to our community, please pass this along! 

📌 When: May 2-11, 2025
📌 Where: Fully Online

#PreKRoundUp

 

🎉✨ #StaffSpotlight: Mandy Tuttle – Presidential Award Recipient! ✨🎉

We are incredibly proud to announce that Mandy Tuttle of Canyon Ridge Intermediate School has received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)—the highest recognition a K-12 STEM teacher can receive in the United States! 🏆

This prestigious honor, recognized by a recent White House Press Release, celebrates Ms. Tuttle’s dedication to inspiring young minds in mathematics and science.

Ms. Tuttle shared, "Receiving the Presidential Award puts me in an elite group of educators who are committed to helping young minds achieve great things in mathematics and science. My mission is to show students that mathematics can be fun, intriguing, and meaningful. To be recognized by other distinguished professionals for my passion is such a great honor and accomplishment."

Congratulations, Ms. Tuttle, on this incredible achievement! Your passion and commitment to education make Mustang Public Schools—and the entire nation—proud. ❤️🖤

🔗 Read the White House announcement here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2025/01/13/president-biden-honors-more-than-300-americans-with-nations-highest-award-for-science-and-mathematics-teachers-and-mentors/

#BroncoPride #MPSLearningInAction #PAEMST #STEMEducation

🎉✨ Congratulations to Mrs. Brandy Sparks! ✨🎉

We are so excited to share that Mrs. Brandy Sparks, Creek Elementary’s PE Teacher, was surprised this week by KOCO 5 and Quail Creek Bank as their Teacher of the Month! 🏆❤️

Mrs. Sparks has an inspiring journey—after a successful career as a banker, she became a substitute and special education teacher assistant/paraprofessional at Creek before earning her teaching credentials. Today, she inspires students as a dedicated and energetic PE teacher.

Check out the full story and watch the surprise here: 🔗 https://www.koco.com/article/koco-5-december-2024-teacher-of-the-month-brandy-sparks/63434831

Congratulations, Mrs. Sparks, on this well-deserved honor! Your passion and commitment to our students make Creek Elementary a better place.

#BroncoPride #StaffSpotlight #WeAreMustang #TeacherOfTheMonth 🎉🏆✨