Password Changes

Navigate to https://sso.rockingham.k12.va.us/
Your Username will be your Google ID. (Don’t use @rockingham.k12.va.us.)
Enter Google Password.
Click Login.
Click the arrow beside your name and select “Change Password”.
Enter Your Current Password.
Enter a New Password.
Enter your New Password again to Confirm Your New Password.
Click Save
Click Close at this window.
Click the arrow beside your name again and choose Logout

Note: Staff and Students grades 6 through 12 can change their password from the default as well as set challenge questions. Students may need to set challenge passwords BEFORE changing passwords. Students grades K through 5 cannot change their password but it can be reset to default if needed.

Please allow up to five minutes for the password change to be applied to your RCPS Google and computer accounts.

In addition to your RCPS Google account and Macintosh and Windows computer accounts, this password will eventually give you access to other systems like PowerSchool, Schoology, and Naviance. Therefore, password security is critical!

General rules about passwords:

DON’T

Use dictionary words from any language (spelled forwards or backwards).
Write it down or share it!
Use birthdates, Social Security Numbers, anniversary dates, license plates, pet names, or anything else someone can know about you.
Use a random password (you’ll end up writing it down).

Use a unique password that you do not use on other sites.
Use a combination of at least 12 characters. It must include: 1 uppercase, 1 lowercase, 1 number, and 1 special character.
Choose a password you can remember without writing it down, or use a password manager like Bitwarden, Dashlane, or Keeper to store and generate passwords.

Here’s how to do it:

Pick a line from a poem or song, a book title, or a quote you can easily remember.
Choose the first letter from each word and add a number Example: “What happens to a dream deferred?” (Langston Hughes, published in 1951) LHwhtadd51!

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