Faculty & Staff
Password Requirements
A minimum of 8 characters.
2 upper-case letters.
2 lower-case letters.
1 digit minimum.
1 special character minimum.
May not spell out a name or word.
All Google Workspace for Education accounts/passwords for Faculty and Staff are controlled by the individual account holder. The passwords to these accounts are not visible to the network administrator. Passwords are set to require being changed once every 90 days. Following are the methods in which passwords can be changed:
While signed in to Google, click on the account icon logo on the upper right of the page.
Click Manage your Google Account.
Click on the Security tab on the left of the page.
Scroll down and select Password.
Enter your new password and confirm it.
If you have forgotten your password, the network administrator can reset it for you in one of two ways.
Contact the network administrator via email and request a reset to be done with a temporary password being issued from Google to be emailed to a personal email account of your choosing. You will then follow a link and be able to change it to which you wish it to be.
Contact the network administrator and ask them to manually change it to what you wish it to be. It is highly recommended that you do so personally. Passwords should not be emailed.
You may also wish to heighten the level of security for your account by adding what is known as 2-Step Authentication. This ensures that Google has a secure method of verifying that the person attempting to sign in to your account is actually you by issuing a code to your mobile number that you will then enter to complete the sign-in. This will be triggered every time you sign in to a new device. To do so:
While signed in to Google, click on the account icon logo on the upper right of the page.
Click Manage your Google Account.
Click on the Security tab on the left of the page.
Scroll down to the Signing in to Google section.
Select the option to turn on 2-Step authentication.
Enter your mobile phone number and elect to either receive a call or a text message.
Complete the process by entering the code that is issued to you by Google.
Network Access/WiFi
Network accounts and passwords are controlled by the network administrator via the network directory. These accounts enable access to domain-joined, school-owned PCs and iMacs AND WiFi for the BYOD-Staff network. The rule of thumb is that the username is always the first initial followed by the last name (e.g. jsmith). When a new employee account is created, a temporary password is supplied with their On-Boarding materials. The new employee will then contact the network administrator to change it to a secure password. Conversely with Google, Upon successful sign-in for the first time, the user will be immediately prompted to create a password that conforms to the standards required by Google.
Students
All teachers for students grades 3 and up have access to a secure Google Sheet with student account information, including usernames, passwords and email addresses.
Students may not change passwords. If a faculty/staff member is alerted by a student that their account may have been compromised (usually by sharing their password), please contact the network administrator immediately. The password will be changed and entered into the student password log.