District News

Campbell Union School  District is committed to supporting every student, parent and guardian in helping children reach their full potential and pursue a path to success. We are aware that some members of our immigrant community may now be facing uncertainties and challenges. Please know that we are here to assist our families to the best of our ability by providing resources, information, and support. 

Today, we have launched a helpful Immigration Resources web page with tools and information available to the community. We also joined several districts in an open letter to the community affirming that we will stand firmly in support of students and families regardless of their citizenship status. Please see the links at the bottom of this message.

Our district’s top priority is ensuring that our schools remain safe, inclusive spaces for all learners. We work daily to foster an environment where every student feels valued and supported.  

We’d like to emphasize the critical importance of consistent school attendance for academic success, and we deeply appreciate the partnership of parents and guardians in making this possible. 

We thank you for your continued collaboration and dedication to paving the way for our students’ bright future. Together, we can ensure that every child has access to the educational opportunities they deserve.  

Sincerely, 

Dr. Shelly Viramontez, Superintendent 

• Link to District’s Immigrant Resources Web Page
• Multi-district Open Letter to the Community

We are in the process of adopting a new curriculum for our middle grades for English/ Language Arts.  Our teachers are piloting one unit from each curriculum, completing the assessments, and sharing feedback with the instructional team. 

As part of our adoption process, we invite parents and community members to preview and provide feedback on the two curricula being piloted. The feedback from parents, community and our teachers will be shared with the piloting team and the Governing Board before a final adoption decision is made. Implementation is planned for the 2025-26 school year. 

The proposed grade 6-8 curricula, CommonLit and Savvas myPerspectives, will be available for review on Thursday, February 6, 2025, in the Hamilton Room, at the District Administration Office (155 N 3rd St., Campbell). Viewing sessions are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

For questions, please contact your school’s principal or call the District’s Teaching and Learning Department at 408-364-4200.

Dear Families:

Yesterday, January 7, 2025, we were informed by PowerSchool, our Student Information System (SIS) platform, that they experienced an international cyber attack at the end of December. This afternoon, our data team was invited to a webinar by PowerSchool to learn more about the situation. We have confirmed that some of our data was accessed. Fortunately, the disclosed information did not include any students’ Social Security Numbers. 

Essentially, the data accessed was the student's name, birthdate, address and similar information.  The discernable data fields accessed can be found here.

In the webinar, PowerSchool  shared their corrective actions and confidence that there is no further threat to the data.

While there is no indication that student passwords were compromised, we will supplement our daily monitoring system by providing students with new passwords in the next few days. 

We have worked extensively to ensure security in our data systems, such as implementing a Multi-Factor Authentication process, geographic restrictions, suspicious login protections and other security measures. It is unfortunate that, in spite of these efforts, our data was accessed as part of the PowerSchool cyberattack. We will continue to work to ensure our data is secure and will ensure our Student Information System increases security protections. 

PowerSchool is monitoring the situation, has engaged a cybersecurity remediation company to prevent future incidents, and will provide our staff with updates for our community. For questions related to PowerSchool’s security procedures, please visit PowerSchool’s website or email Security [at] PowerSchool.com.

In Campbell USD, our core values—We are Learners, We are Collaborators, We are Community Builders—guide us in making our district a vibrant place for everyone to learn and grow. This year, we introduced the Campbell Kudos program as a way for employees to recognize each other for living out these values. 

Please join us in celebrating our many Community Builders, employees who foster a positive and inclusive learning environment for our students and staff .

To see who we’re honoring, watch this special video.