PSD Facilities anticipate putting down an herbicide treatment across the district grounds the week of March 24-28, 2025, weather dependent.
Carruth Incident
This week we learned that Carruth Compliance Consulting, the third-party administrator of Pendleton School District’s 403(b) and 457(b) retirement savings plans, discovered suspicious activity on its computer systems on December 21, 2024 (the “Carruth Incident” or “Incident”). Carruth reported that an investigation revealed that sensitive employee data for Carruth’s clients, including Pendleton School District, was affected. Carruth’s customers include many Oregon school districts, ESDs and other organizations.
Carruth reported that upon learning of the Incident, they began working with third-party specialists to investigate the activity, and then notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Carruth also engaged a sub-contractor to handle processing of information coming in from its clients. For the foreseeable future, no further retirement account transactions from Pendleton School District employees will be processed by Carruth.
Frequently asked questions
Was my information affected?
It appears that the Carruth Incident may potentially affect all individuals who were employed by Pendleton School District between November 2008 and January 2025. We encourage all potentially affected current and former employees to take the steps outlined below to monitor and protect their personal information.
What information was affected?
Carruth reported that the affected information may include employees’ names, Social Security numbers, financial account information, driver’s license numbers, W-2 information, medical billing information (but not medical records) and tax filings.
What is Pendleton School District doing?
We are working with Carruth and multiple other parties to understand the full scope of the Incident, to ensure all affected employees will be directly notified and provided appropriate remediation services, and to ensure Carruth is taking appropriate steps to mitigate the impact on our employees. We will update information about the incident as it becomes available.
What if I do not/did not participate in [DISTRICT]’s 403(b) and 457(b) plans administered by Carruth? Why would my data be affected?
While Carruth provided third party administrative services for [DISTRICT]’s 403(b) and 457(b) retirement savings plan, Carruth also monitored our contributions compliance. This required us to provide data for all employees to ensure the District’s practices were in compliance with IRS limits.
Who is IDX?
IDX is a leading data incident response services provider that helps protect people who may be affected by data security incidents. Carruth retained IDX to provide complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services to our employees and answer questions you may have about the incident.
I am having trouble enrolling with IDX. Is someone from [DISTRICT] able to assist me with enrolling in the services provided by IDX?
Unfortunately, each impacted individual must enroll separately in the services provided by IDX. In order to enroll in the services provided by IDX, you must contact IDX at 877.720.7895 and provide them with information they request.
What should I do?
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Posted 1/17/2025
Welcome to the Pendleton School District. We are located at the base of the Blue Mountains in Northeastern Oregon. Pendleton is known worldwide for the Pendleton Round-Up, which takes place the second week of September for more than 110 years. We are equally proud of our school district that provides diverse opportunities for students in preparation for their lives after high school.
We are home to 2909 students, 167 licensed staff and 69 support staff. We operate four elementary schools, one middle school, one comprehensive high school and one alternative high school. In addition, we are the host to Nixya’awii Charter School that serves students on the Confederate Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
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