Gary Lighthouse Charter School - Upper Campus

Dear NWILCS Families, Due to the anticipated frigid weather on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, we will be CLOSED for school at all buildings. Please stay warm and safe during this extremely cold weather! https://5il.co/37zby Familias de NWILCS, Debido al clima gélido previsto para el martes 18 de febrero de 2025, estaremos CERRADOS para la escuela en todos los edificios. Manténgase abrigado y seguro durante este clima extremadamente frío.

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

Join us for the first PTLA meeting of the school year. We encourage all parents to come and become a voice for our children. The meeting will be held in the Upper Campus Gymnasium at 6:00 pm.

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

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 our Free event at Upper Campus this summer!

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.

Any 8th grade families who are re-registering as incoming 9th graders at CPC, come see us for our Summer Splash Event on Tuesday, June 25th from 1pm-4pm for a day of fun in the sun, water slides, bounce houses, music, food and giveaways! Contact Mrs. Rosa in the CPC office for additional information at 219-977-9583.

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!

Greeting Lighthouse Families, This is a Reminder that there will be NO SCHOOL on MONDAY May 27, 2024 as it is a holiday. School will Resume at the regular schedule Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Have a Great Weekend !Saludos a las familias de Lighthouse: Este es un recordatorio de que NO habrá CLASES el LUNES 27 de mayo de 2024, ya que es feriado. La escuela se reanudará en el horario habitual el martes 28 de mayo de 2024. ¡Que tengas un gran fin de semana!

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.

Teachers and staff were appreciated last week with a special luncheon where they got dine "Under the Stars". Staff received stellar service from our Student Ambassadors Once they entered the transformed classroom they were greeted by the Maitre D who sat them at their table. When they were seated, they chose their meal from a special menu and delectable food was enjoyed by staff complete with lights and ambiance. Special Thanks to Ms. M. Johnson for her efforts in putting this Event all together. The Staff at Upper Campus felt loved and appreciated.

This week we Celebrated Our Teachers and staff and today they were given a very special wrapped gift. Inside was a picture frame and inside were heartfelt notes from students to have forever as a keepsake.

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!!!

On April 30, 2024 at our Upper Campus, both staff and 8th grade Student Ambassadors were able to give back to our local community when the Mobile Market by Food Bank of NWI came to our Building . We took pleasure to service close to 100 families in our school parking lot with this endeavor. The weather was beautiful and it was a rewarding experience for all who were involved! Way to Go NWI Lighthouse Charter Schools!!!

Additional help is available for. Registration at Upper Campus on Mondays and Thursday 9am to 12pm

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!