Bedford
School District
From the
Office of the Superintendent
August
16, 2019
On July
22, 2019 the Bedford School District was notified that 304 students and 78
staff members’ accounts on Pearons’s AIMSweb 1.0 were compromised. We
know that this has impacted several NH school districts that utilize this
online assessment tool.
In mid-March of 2019, Pearson became aware that an unauthorized
third party gained access to a set of data related to the AIMSweb 1.0
platform. Pearson immediately launched a review, which included outside
cybersecurity experts, to determine the nature and extent of any data
potentially affected. According to Pearson, there is no evidence that the
information was misused in any way.
The Bedford School District takes its obligation to safeguard
personal information seriously. This value is reflected in our Student
Records Privacy Policy JRA. We are currently working with Pearson to make sure that there are
additional protective measures in place prior to utilizing this service moving
forward. Two steps that have already taken place include the elimination
of all data that was originally shared with Pearson as well as an initial
review of their newly updated and more secure assessment software.
Those impacted by this incident were notified via an email letter
from the Superintendent today. Those who do not receive an
email/letter were not impacted.
