MauraEmergency #MPS board meeting just posted for tonight. Closed session. Is it the hack, er Encryption Event?
My middle schooler still doesn’t have a new password or access to his classwork. No biggie. It’s only been 11 days.
High schooler just got access today.
Screaming into the void that this is a big fucken deal district-wide.
High schooler just got access today.
Screaming into the void that this is a big fucken deal district-wide.
Update on the #MPS hack, er, encryption event. Personal data has been shared online. Fuck these people. We froze our kids credit years ago but i hate this for teachers, staff and student families that are sure to be impacted.
This is really unnerving. Shouting into the void how much this sucks. Not only the extremely private student information, like discipline records, but all HR data. Damn. SOME TRANSPARENCY WOULD BE NICE #MinneapolisPublicSchools
#MPS
#Ransomware
It’s not like this is just on the dark web, they shared this on Vimeo!
From Axios twin cities
#MPS
#Ransomware
It’s not like this is just on the dark web, they shared this on Vimeo!
From Axios twin cities
SinclairLewis [Minnesota]@NE_Purple_Mom Oh. My. God. I just can’t with these middle management heavy public school failures.
@SinclairLewis my husband, full sarcasm voice: “I’m beginning to think this district is run by a bunch of incompetent people.”
YA THINK?!
How is this supposed to help with our enrollment and teacher/staff hiring problem??????
YA THINK?!
How is this supposed to help with our enrollment and teacher/staff hiring problem??????
@NE_Purple_Mom It’s past time to rethink k-12 education in our major metro areas. Will it happen? No. Why? Institutional inertia. First Born, who is 6’4 and very fit is now applying to ALCs because he feels they’d be safer, have smaller class sizes, have his back if needed, and actually more focused on actual student learning. This gives me all kinds of feels.
@SinclairLewis the destruction of our public schools, particularly urban public schools, feels deliberate.
@NE_Purple_Mom It’s been a part of the conservative and neoliberal agenda for decades.
darthfrosty@SinclairLewis @NE_Purple_Mom my spouse and I have this debate actively. Behavior issues and distractions make for a poor learning environment, and the administration is inept on so many levels. This “encryption event” is just another example. We’re parents in #MPS , and my spouse is both a former and current MPS employee. We’ve presumed to try to be part of the solution to public schools degradation by sticking with them, but we too are now wondering whether we’re unwittingly trading our kids’ futures for self-indulgent thinking.
@darthfrosty @SinclairLewis oof.. I feel this so hard and am riddled with guilt over this exact thought. Are my stubborn principles ruining my children’s education?
@SinclairLewis @NE_Purple_Mom I’ve been taking cues from my spouse. She’s seeing the effects on the front lines as a substitute teacher and active member of our PTA. Even she’s beginning to doubt. Some things I’ve seen aren’t necessarily a money problem, in my view. In some cases it feels like a talent problem. More money to attract better talent, perhaps, but within administration positions, rather than the teacher ranks—my honest experience is that they’re all super committed and professional. This comms issue with the “encryption event” is an example, but comms were an issue during the various George Floyd-period sit ins, walk-outs, and protests too. My spouse’s experience with HR felt similarly unprofessional too. While that could be a symptom of overload, none of that helps in recruiting good talent.
Having been in the middle of a breach response effort before, I’m confident IT is struggling to keep up with the 100x load. They should be able count on their PR people not to make that situation worse. Recent evidence leads me to question whether the talent, leadership and professionalism is there to make that true though.
As a public institution, this is where elections matter too. School board hires the superintendent. Superintendent sets the org structure and mission for it that makes our schools capable of creating an environment ready to teach and fertile for learning. MPS isn’t succeeding there. This new opportunity to hire a superintendent is the community’s opportunity to influence the Board and maybe change that.
@darthfrosty @SinclairLewis there’s so many leftovers at the district still doing the harm Graff put in place. People seem to like Supt Cox but I’m not convinced she’s got a fair shake or even interest in the job.
Next Supt will be closing schools. Graff/Board made sure of that w CDD.
Next Supt will be closing schools. Graff/Board made sure of that w CDD.