Week of January 26th, 2025

'Soaring Together': Parent Engagement Series

A New LLCA Initiative

We’re thrilled to kick off our Parent Engagement Series with a focus on Outdoor Education! Join us as we delve into the Outdoor Education curriculum and discuss our goals for the future. If you plan to attend, please take a moment to review the flyer below for event details.

Please RSVP here: Outdoor Education Parent Engagement Series RSVP.

We look forward to seeing you on the 30th at 5:15!

PowerSchool Data Breach Updates

Parents, please find listed below some key points from PowerSchool's latest communication regarding the data breach that occurred in December 2024. We will keep you updated as we learn more.

• PowerSchool has engaged Experian, a trusted credit reporting agency, who will be helping us to provide the following services.  
• Identity Protection: PowerSchool will be offering two years of complimentary identity protection services for all students and educators whose information was involved.
• Credit Monitoring: PowerSchool will also be offering two years of complimentary credit monitoring services for all adult students and educators whose information was involved.
• Credit monitoring agencies do not offer credit monitoring services for individuals under the age of 18. If a parent / guardian enrolls an individual under the age of 18 in the offered identity protection services, the individual, upon turning 18, will have the opportunity to enroll in credit monitoring services for the duration of the two-year coverage period.   
• Notices to those impacted will be sent out over the next few weeks.  Please note that as a staff member of LLCA  (from 2013 to the present) you most likely have been impacted.
• The types of information exfiltrated in the incident may have included one or more of the following: the individual’s name, contact information, date of birth, limited medical alert information, Social Security Number (SSN), and other related information. Due to differences in customer requirements, the information exfiltrated for any given individual varied across our customer base.  
• The credit monitoring and identity protection are provided regardless of whether your SSN was captured.
• PowerSchool will publish the notice on its website, circulate the notice to local media, and send the notice to email addresses, where available, of involved individuals. 
• The notice received by each individual will include a description of the categories of personal information that were exfiltrated and the identity protection and credit monitoring services offered (as applicable). We will also provide you a link to the notification if you would like to share with your community. Experian will also provide a call center to answer questions from the community.  
• Details on how to enroll will be included as part of individual notifications. As the offer is specific to this incident, the details contained in the forthcoming enrollment notification will be required to enroll and cannot be obtained directly from Experian. The individual notifications will also include contact information for a call center to assist individuals with enrollment as needed.  

Dear Parents,

If you haven't had a chance to complete the required intent-to-return form, please do so at your earliest convenience.



Required Intent-to-Return Form for the 2025-2026 School Year  

Thank you!

Calendar Items To Note:

Friday, February 14th: Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences: No School for Students

Testing News:

On March 11, all 10th graders will take the Pre-ACT and 11th graders will take the ACT as part of the state testing program. Juniors may use these ACT scores next year on their college applications, so we encourage them to study and prepare for this exam. Free prep resources are available online at https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation/free-act-test-prep.html

Raptor Athletics

Basketball Tournament:

We are hosting the entire conference tournament for boys and girls, varsity and JVs, with the semifinals being on February 13th and the finals on the 15th. Both days will have games starting at 10:00 AM. We need help with the concessions and gate and with donations for the food at the hospitality room. There is a link below to signup. 

We need help with the gate and concessions at all the home games and the conference tournament on February 13 and Feb 15th.

Conference Games Sign Up Links:

Conference Food and Hospitality Donation Link

Conference Gate and Concession Sign Up Link

Golfing Tournament:

All you golfers save the date of March 17th for our first St Patrick’s Day Golf tournament at prestigious Bright’s Creek

Upcoming Basketball Games:

Outdoor Education from Mrs. Warner

LAST CHANCE FOR CHIMNEY ROCK/LAKE LURE “Stronger Than the Storm” SHIRTS. 

Help us reach our goal of $5,000 - $2,500 to Chimney Rock Village and $2,500 to the town of Lake Lure. Fundraiser ends on Jan 31, so get your order in before then! 

We have the following shirts available: Pink and Grey in SHORT sleeve for $25, and we now have LONG sleeve in grey for $30! Shirts will also be available at our home basketball games. Email ewarner@llcharter.org or eparke@llcharter.org to place your order. 

January 31st is the last day to order a personalized yearbook (with name printed on it!) Jostens offers an interest-free payment plan option. 

Order your yearbook now at https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/students-and-parents/about-yearbooks

AIG News for Parents

Thank you to those that listened in for the PCAC meeting in December where I briefly discussed the LLCA AIG plan. In February there will be parent/teacher conferences. If you would like to meet with me individually, please contact me to set up a time. (kgranville@llcharter.org) If you missed the PCAC meeting, I will be having a brief meeting to discuss the program and what it means to be identified as gifted in PowerSchool and to be a part of the enrichment program.

Please take the time to complete the parent survey below. Thank you.

LLCA AIG Plan Parent Survey       



How to support your gifted learner at home

Duke Pre-College Summer Program for students currently in grade 6 and up with a 3.5 GPA

Thank you, Mrs. Granville

PCAC

Thanks to those who attended last month’s meeting and heard more about our AIG program from Mrs. Granville. Click HERE to access the recording. (Passcode: gY09G@&2 )

Please join us in-person (A-19) or online (via Zoom) Monday January 27, 2025 at 3:15pm.

Mrs. Kristin

Counseling Corner

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High School Students/Families - College and Career Planning Resources (including summer enrichment programs) - CLICK HERE

It may be cold now, but summer will be here before we know it! There are numerous enrichment programs and opportunities available to help students expand skills and explore interests. Keep a check on THIS NEWSLETTER to find out about some upcoming options. 

Shelton Leadership Challenge - https://sheltonleadership.ncsu.edu/pre-college/shelton-challenge/

Building confidence in the next generation to lead values-driven communities! The Shelton Challenge is a six-day, residential program built on the Shelton Leadership Center’s core values, and is designed to help high school students enhance their capacities to become values-based leaders. This immersive program is designed to transform potential into real-world skills through mentorship, self-reflection, and shared discovery. This program is hosted by NC State University. Current 9th-11th grade students are encouraged to apply. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Testing News for High School Students

On March 11, all 10th graders will take the Pre-ACT and 11th graders will take the ACT as part of the state testing program. Juniors may use these ACT scores next year on their college applications, so we encourage them to study and prepare for this exam. Free prep resources are available online at https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation/free-act-test-prep.html

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mission is to offer 

a classical, knowledge-based education 

that fosters critical thinking, civic responsibilities, and virtue for all.