Introduction

South Middleton School District is striving toward a single-sign-on (SSO) solution that provides a federated, uniform username-and-password solution across as many platforms as possible. This allows users to establish more complex and resilient passwords that are changed more often that can apply to many different programs, services, etc. 

Accounts that synchronize include (but are not limited to):

  • your Windows password
  • Microsoft Office365
  • your Google password (with Chromebooks)
  • Clever
  • Papercut
  • Sapphire
  • Technology Support Center
  • GoFMX
  • School Messenger

These directions will allow users to change their SMSD passwords, which will in turn synchronize across many platforms offered to them. 

Changing your SMSD password yourself

There are two ways to change your password: using your Windows session or utilizing the Microsoft Change Password service.

Changing your password using your Windows Session

While logged onto a District computer, 

  1. press CTRL + ALT + DELETE together. 
  2. Click Change a password.
  3. In the Old Password text box, enter your current Windows password.
  4. In the New Password and Confirm password text boxes, enter your NEW password.
  5. Click the Submit arrow.

Changing your password using the Microsoft Change Password service

On any internet-enabled computer,

  1. navigate to https://account.activedirectory.windowsazure.com/ChangePassword.aspx.
  2. Log into your Office 365 account. (help)
  3. In the Old Password text box, enter your current Windows password.
  4. In the New Password and Confirm password text boxes, enter your NEW password.
  5. Click Submit.
  6. Close all browsers. If you are logged into a Windows machine, log off and log back on again.



Many people get locked out due to changing their password and NOT updating their email/wifi on their personal devices.  Failure to NOT change your password on those devices will cause you to be locked out.


NOTE:  If you have your school email/school wifi on your cell phone or other devices, you will need to update them with the new password as well to keep from locking up your accounts.  For example:  on your phone, Wifi “FORGET THIS NETWORK” and then re-add;  for email, change the password on your phone school email account OR delete it off and re-add.