Canvas Cybersecurity Incident

Greene County Schools Families,

We want to make you aware of the recent cybersecurity incident involving Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, the learning management system used by many schools in North Carolina.

On Thursday evening, May 7, 2026, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) temporarily disabled Canvas access through NCEdCloud statewide after unauthorized messages appeared on the platform. This action was taken out of an abundance of caution to help protect student and staff information while the incident was investigated.

NCDPI has since received an interim assessment from CrowdStrike, the third-party cybersecurity firm assisting with the investigation. According to Instructure, there are currently no ongoing signs of compromise within the Canvas environment in North Carolina or nationwide. At this time, there is also no evidence that passwords or sensitive information, such as social security numbers, were compromised.

As a result, NCDPI restored statewide access to Canvas on Monday, May 11.

Families and students are still encouraged to remain cautious of phishing attempts or suspicious messages and to report anything unusual to their school.

For additional information and updates regarding the incident, families may visit Instructure’s incident status page.

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and continued support as we work to protect student and staff information while maintaining uninterrupted teaching and learning.

SUN Bucks is back!

SUN Bucks, a partnership between the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, provides grocery benefits to eligible families with school-aged children during the summer months.

Some children automatically qualify, while others may need to apply. Please click here to see the flyer for eligibility information.

Keeping email, phone, and mailing information current helps ensure the timely delivery of SUN Bucks communications and benefits. If household information or address has changed, families should update their records with their DSS caseworker and/or child’s school by March 31, 2026.

For questions or more information about SUN Bucks:

Call: NC EBT Call Center 1-866-719-0141

Email: dcfw.SunBucks@dhhs.nc.gov

Visit: https://ncdhhs.gov/sunbucks

District Improvement Plan Input Survey - Closes Nov. 13, 2025

As a low-performing district, we are required to develop an improvement plan that specifically addresses how the district will improve both the school performance grade and school growth score of each low-performing school in the unit. The preliminary plan was presented to our local school board on October 27, 2025.

You can view the letter that was sent home to parents here: Low Performing District Letter

Your feedback is important to us as we work to make our schools the best they can be! We invite you to review our district improvement plan and share any thoughts you may have. Visit the Parent and Community Survey to provide your input.

Six Emergency Drills

The safety of our students and staff is very important to us. We practice our emergency and crisis response plans by having drills and by practicing procedures. We have six emergency drills during the year. Please see the notification that is posted in the District Alerts window.

Transcripts Updates

As of April 29, 2024, graduates will need to contact the high school they attended.

2022-2023 graduates requests are not available for electronic services but they can be requested online for mail or in person pick-up and they may have delayed processing times.

If requesting a copy of birth certificate and/or immunization, still contact our office before completing online request

For questions; please contact Tiffany Williams at 252-747-3425 ext. 226 or tiffanywilliams@greene.k12.nc.us

Digital Children's Reading Initiative

Please check out this one page flyer providing information about the Digital Chiildren's Reading Initiative (DCRI) or visit the DCRI website.

Pfizer Vaccine for Children ages 12 – 17 now available at Greene County Department of Public Health

From the Greene County Department of Public Health

Greene County Department of Public Health will now begin offering the Pfizer Vaccine for Children age 12 – 17 years old. Appointments are required and can be made by calling the Greene County Department of Public Health at (252) 747- 8181. Parental/Guardian consent is required.

Greene County Department of Public Health now offers the Pfizer Vaccine for children age 5 – 17 years old and the Moderna Vaccine for individuals 18 and older. Call to make your appointment. Same day service available on most days.

We encourage everyone to continue to monitor Greene County Department of Public Health’s Facebook page and website for updates (www.greenecountync.gov/health).