Gary Lighthouse Charter School- Primary Campus

Dear NWILCS Families, Due to the anticipated cold weather on Tuesday, we are proactively cancelling all afterschool programs. Please continue to check the website and other forms of communication from your scholars campus regarding school being closed on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. As for now, school is in session on Tuesday. Familias de NWILCS, Debido al clima frío previsto para el martes, cancelaremos proactivamente todos los programas extracurriculares. Continúe revisando el sitio web y otras formas de comunicación del campus de sus estudiantes sobre el cierre de la escuela el martes, el 21 de enero, 2025. Por ahora, la escuela está en sesión el martes.

Friday, January 10, 2025 RE: PowerSchool - Student/Family Communication Dear NWILCS Family, We are writing to make you aware of a recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, a software vendor which provides NWILCS’s Student Information System (SIS). On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, PowerSchool informed NWILCS’s leadership team that it experienced a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain PowerSchool SIS customer data. Since that time, we have been working diligently to obtain a more complete picture of the scope of the breach and the impact on our stakeholders. Unfortunately, PowerSchool has confirmed that the information belongs to some of our NWILCS’s families and educators. PowerSchool informed us that the compromised data primarily includes parent and student contact information with data elements such as name and address information. Across its customer base, PowerSchool has determined that for a portion of individuals, some personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security numbers (SSN) and medical information, was impacted. PowerSchool is working with urgency to complete its investigation and determine whether PII belonging to our students was included in the compromised data. Protecting the students, families, and staff who comprise our NWILCS community is of paramount importance to us. We are working with PowerSchool to ensure that more information and resources (including credit monitoring or identity protection services if applicable) are made available to you as soon as possible. We are also working to assess what additional long-term actions, if any, are necessary. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Sincerely, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter School viernes, 10 de enero de 2025 RE: PowerSchool - Comunicación entre estudiantes y familias Querida familia de NWILCS, Le escribimos para informarle sobre un incidente reciente de ciberseguridad que involucra a PowerSchool, un proveedor de software que proporciona el Sistema de información estudiantil (SIS) de NWILCS. El martes 7 de enero de 2025, PowerSchool informó al equipo de liderazgo de NWILCS que experimentó un incidente de ciberseguridad que involucraba acceso no autorizado a ciertos datos de clientes de PowerSchool SIS. Desde entonces, hemos estado trabajando diligentemente para obtener una imagen más completa del alcance de la infracción y el impacto en nuestras partes interesadas. Desafortunadamente, PowerSchool ha confirmado que la información pertenece a algunas de nuestras familias y personal de NWILCS. PowerSchool nos informó que los datos comprometidos incluyen principalmente información de contacto de padres y estudiantes con elementos de datos como nombre y dirección. En toda su base de clientes, PowerSchool ha determinado que, para una parte de las personas, cierta información de identificación personal (PII), como los números de seguro social (SSN) y la información médica, se vio afectada. PowerSchool está trabajando con urgencia para completar su investigación y determinar si la PII perteneciente a nuestros estudiantes se incluyó en los datos comprometidos. Proteger a los estudiantes, las familias y el personal que componen nuestra comunidad NWILCS es de suma importancia para nosotros. Estamos trabajando con PowerSchool para garantizar que más información y recursos (incluidos servicios de monitoreo de crédito o protección de identidad, si corresponde) estén disponibles para usted lo antes posible. También estamos trabajando para evaluar qué acciones adicionales a largo plazo, si las hubiera, son necesarias. Gracias por su paciencia y comprensión. Atentamente, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter School

Please see this important notification: Friday, January 10, 2025 RE: PowerSchool - Student/Family Communication Dear NWILCS Family, We are writing to make you aware of a recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, a software vendor which provides NWILCS’s Student Information System (SIS). On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, PowerSchool informed NWILCS’s leadership team that it experienced a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain PowerSchool SIS customer data. Since that time, we have been working diligently to obtain a more complete picture of the scope of the breach and the impact on our stakeholders. Unfortunately, PowerSchool has confirmed that the information belongs to some of our NWILCS’s families and educators. PowerSchool informed us that the compromised data primarily includes parent and student contact information with data elements such as name and address information. Across its customer base, PowerSchool has determined that for a portion of individuals, some personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security numbers (SSN) and medical information, was impacted. PowerSchool is working with urgency to complete its investigation and determine whether PII belonging to our students was included in the compromised data. Protecting the students, families, and staff who comprise our NWILCS community is of paramount importance to us. We are working with PowerSchool to ensure that more information and resources (including credit monitoring or identity protection services if applicable) are made available to you as soon as possible. We are also working to assess what additional long-term actions, if any, are necessary. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Sincerely, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter School

Effective July 1, 2024, all Indiana schools will be required to participate in current legislation regarding the restriction of cell phones in our schools. This bill was signed by Indiana’s Governor, Eric Holcomb March 12th, 2024. The purpose of the restriction is to decrease distractions while increasing classroom engagement helping us to fulfill our promise of delivering a high quality education. Beginning the first day of school, Monday, August 12th, we will be fully enforcing the Governor’s order to strengthen our existing cell phone policy so that during the day, our campuses are phone-free and academically focused. Please see the full policy here: https://5il.co/2qrem

Don't forget about our enrollment event at our Primary Campus today. We will have an ice cream social. This event will give parents the opportunity to complete their SY 24-25 Registration, SY 24-25 Bus Registration, and have some ice cream. Please join us between 1pm-4pm today!

NWILCS Bus Registrations for the 24-25 school year have been sent out this morning to all families via Bright Arrow to the email that we have on file for your scholar. If you have not received the bus registration information for the upcoming school year and need to register your scholar for the bus, please call or stop into your campus' office between 8am-12pm, Monday through Friday throughout the summer. Remember, bussing is on a first come, first served basis and you must register EACH of your scholars EACH year for bus services. Phone numbers for the campus offices are as follows: Gary Primary (K-3): 219-884-2407 Gary Upper (4-8): 219-880-1762 Gary CPC (9-12): 219-977-9583 EC (K-8): 219-378-7450

Join us for a free ice cream social at our Primary Campus.

NWILCS is happy to announce a few June 2024 re-registration and enrollment events. Each building has an enrollment event planned for June: June 18, Primary Ice Cream Social, 1-4pm June 25, EC Summer Kick-Off , 10am-2pm June 25, CPC Summer Splash, 1-4pm June 27, Upper Enrollment and Registration Event, 10am-12pm & 2-4pm If you have any questions, please contact your campus's office any day, Monday-Friday.

We are very excited to announce several registration events in June at our different buildings: Primary: June 18, Ice Cream Social, 1-4pm in the Cafeteria & Lawn; Upper: June 27, Re-registration and new enrollment event, 10am-12pm & 2pm-4pm in the MPR; CPC: June 25, Summer Splash, 1pm-4pm in the CPC Parking Lot & Cafeteria; EC: June 25, Summer Kick-Off, 10am-2pm in the EC Parking Lot and School Foyer. If you would like additional information about these events, please contact your campus's main office. We will also be sharing additional information as it becomes available!

Good afternoon, Gary Lighthouse Primary Campus families! Mark your calendars for next Wednesday May 29th as we will have the Mobile Food Market here at the school. Just bring your ID with you and that's it! Let your family, friends, and neighbors know too! I will be out there helping with registration and new student applications as well. Can't wait to see you all! ----- ¡Buenas tardes familias de Primaria! Marquen sus calendarios para el próximo miércoles 29 de mayo ya que tendremos el Mercado Móvil de Alimentos aquí en la escuela. ¡Solo trae tu identificación y listo! ¡Hágaselo saber a tus familiares, amigos y vecinos también! También estaré ayudando con la inscripción y las solicitudes de nuevos estudiantes. ¡No puedo esperar a verlos a todos!

With this school year coming to a close, please be sure to check in with your school office and/or family coordinator to ensure you have filled out your registration for next school year in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you have any trouble or question, please email registrar@nwilcs.org.

HAPPY STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK —— to our extraordinary team! Each day, you turn classrooms, offices, and even those brief hallway moments into opportunities for learning, support, and growth. Thanks for your endless energy and dedication that’s stronger than a student’s plea for extra credit. Here’s to all of you—the teachers, administrators, counselors, and support staff—who inspire not just the leaders of tomorrow, but shape them today. 🌟

Greetings Northwest Indiana Families, Please take a moment to re-register your scholar(s) to secure your seat for SY2425. Potential families, please apply today to receive a seat at one of our campuses! Our dedicated staff, dynamic leaders, and great programming are waiting for you!!!

Greetings Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Families, We are currently enrolling and re-enrolling. Please take a moment to apply or re-register your scholar. If you need assistance, please contact your campuses front office staff. We look forward to all of our new scholars and returning families in school year 2024-2025!

April 1, 2024 Greeting’s NWILCS Families, Today, we are experiencing sewage issues at our Primary Campus. While everyone is able to use the restroom, the toilets are backing up in the main building. We have been working with a plumbing company as well as the Gary Sanitation Department who cannot provide us with a timeline of completion before the end of day. At this time, we have made the very difficult decision to make tomorrow an E-learning day at the Primary Campus. We understand the inconvenience this may cause but want to make sure all scholars and staff are operating in sanitary conditions. All scholars must be online via Google Meets at 8:30am to start their instruction. An instructional packet will be sent home for your scholar to complete. This is how we will determine the attendance for the day. If your scholar does not have access to technology, please reach out to your scholar's teacher or school leader via email. Please stay connected to all our outlets including the website, www.NWILCS.org, and social media platforms for the most up to date information. In partnership, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools 1 de abril de 2024 Saludos a las familias de NWILCS, Hoy, estamos experimentando problemas de aguas residuales en nuestro campus de primaria. Todos pueden usar el baño, pero los baños están atascados en el edificio principal. Hemos estado trabajando con una empresa de plomería y con el Departamento de Saneamiento de Gary, que no pueden proporcionarnos un cronograma de finalización antes del final del día. En este momento, hemos tomado la muy difícil decisión de que mañana sea un dia de E-learning en el Campus de Primaria. Entendemos lo inconveniente que esto causara, pero queremos asegurarnos de que todos los estudiantes y el personal estén operando en condiciones sanitarias. Todos los estudiantes deben estar en línea a través de Google Meet a las 8:30 a. m. para comenzar su instrucción. Se enviará a casa un paquete de instrucción para que su estudiante lo complete. Así es como determinaremos la asistencia del día. Si su estudiante no tiene acceso a la tecnología, comuníquese con el maestro de su estudiante o con el líder escolar por correo electrónico. Manténgase conectado con todos nuestros medios, incluido el sitio web www.NWILCS.org, y las plataformas de redes sociales para obtener la información más actualizada. En asociación, Escuelas autónomas del Northwest Indiana LIghthouse

Good Evening Primary Families Just sending a friendly that our monthly Parent Advisory Board meeting will take place on tomorrow, Tuesday, January 30, 2024, starting promptly at 4:30pm. hope to see you there

January 25, 2024 Hello NWILCS Families, We have an exciting new opportunity for you to participate in between now and Friday, January 26, 2024. We will be holding 2 raffles for NWILCS Swag baskets including a gift certificate for NWILCS uniforms at This Is It or Twin City Uniforms. How can you get a ticket(s) for these raffles? It is easy, bring in a family member, family friend, neighbor who is NOT currently a Lighthouse family to sit down and talk with your family coordinator about enrolling their child(ren) at Lighthouse. For each separate family you bring in to talk with us about enrolling, you will receive ONE ticket to enter the raffle. The raffle will be held on Tuesday, January 30. The winners will be notified by the end of the school day on the 30th. If you do not know how to get ahold of the Family Coordinators to set up these meetings, here is their information: Gary Primary Campus (K-3): Tinika Hubbard, tinika.hubbard@nwilcs.org or 219-884-2407, choice #2 Gary Upper Campus (4-8): Casey Cornelius, casey.cornelius@nwilcs.org or 219-880-1762, choice #7 Gary College Prep Campus (9-12): Rosa Agredano, rosalina.agredano@nwilcs.org or 219-977-9583, choice #3 East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School (K-8): Syrita Lopez, syrita.lopez@nwilcs.org or 219-378-7450, choice #2 We look forward to seeing you and meeting your new families to discuss becoming part of the NWILCS Family! In Partnership, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools

Yes! The time has come that our scholars will be taking a well anticipated trip on tomorrow, Friday, January 26, 2024. All Scholars must wear their Lighthouse shirt . All Chaperones and scholars must be at the school by 8:15am as the bus will leave promptly on time and we cannot wait for anyone. Remember we can only continue to be great by working together.

Hello NWILCS Families, We have an exciting new opportunity for you to participate in between now and Friday, January 26, 2024. We will be holding 2 raffles for NWILCS Swag baskets including a gift certificate for NWILCS uniforms at This Is It or Twin City Uniforms. How can you get a ticket(s) for these raffles? It is easy, bring in a family member, family friend, neighbor who is NOT currently a Lighthouse family to sit down and talk with your family coordinator about enrolling their child(ren) at Lighthouse. For each separate family you bring in to talk with us about enrolling, you will receive ONE ticket to enter the raffle. The raffle will be held on Tuesday, January 30. The winners will be notified by the end of the school day on the 30th. If you do not know how to get ahold of the Family Coordinators to set up these meetings, here is their information: Gary Primary Campus (K-3): Tinika Hubbard, tinika.hubbard@nwilcs.org or 219-884-2407, choice #2 Gary Upper Campus (4-8): Casey Cornelius, casey.cornelius@nwilcs.org or 219-880-1762, choice #7 Gary College Prep Campus (9-12): Rosa Agredano, rosalina.agredano@nwilcs.org or 219-977-9583, choice #3 East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School (K-8): Syrita Lopez, syrita.lopez@nwilcs.org or 219-378-7450, choice #2 We look forward to seeing you and meeting your new families to discuss becoming part of the NWILCS Family! In Partnership, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools

Primary Campus will host it's monthly Parent Advisory Board meeting on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 starting at 4:30pm.