Welcome to
Volusia County Schools!

Step-by-step instructions for logging on to the VCS Network are provided below for the following individuals:

New employees
Existing employees who are using our network and information systems for the first time
Non-employees who have an active non-employee agreement on file

Before you begin, please ensure that you have the following:

Network credentials: Your User ID and a temporary password. These credentials would have been either mailed to your personal email address on file or provided to you by the security contact at your site/department. If you have not received your network credentials, please contact your security contact, typically the principal's or department's secretary.

Access to a computer with internet connectivity or a VCS computer, preferably your assigned computer. If you are using a VCS computer, make sure it is logged off and ready to accept your log on/network credentials.

Step 1: Login
Step 2: VCS Self Service Password Reset

Step 1: Login

If you are using a VCS Computer begin with Step 1.

If you are on your personal computer, go to VPortal. Click to Login and proceed to Step 3.

1.

The Windows screen will appear once your computer has been powered-on. Press any key to continue or press Ctrl, Alt, Delete.

2.

The Network Security Information screen will appear. Please read the security and usage message and press “OK”.

3.

Click in the “User Name” field and type your user name from the document given to you by your security contact.

Press the “Tab” key to move to the “Password” field. Enter the temporary password you were given by the security contact at your location.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Your District user name is not case sensitive. However, passwords are case sensitive.

4.

After entering your user name and temporary password; you will be prompted to change your password.

Click “OK” or press Enter.

Create a new password and confirm the new password using the Password Policy Rules listed below.

Once you have entered your new password, press Enter. You will receive a message that your password has been changed. Click “OK”.

PASSWORD POLICY RULE

Passwords must meet 3 of the 4 following categories:

English uppercase letter (A-Z)
English lowercase letter (a-z)
Special character (ONLY # $ _ @)
Numerical digit (0-9)

ADDITIONAL PASSWORD REQUIREMENTS

Your password:

Must begin with an upper or lowercase letter
Must be a minimum of 12 characters in length
Must not contain more than 3 characters repeated in succession (aaa)
Cannot contain the first 3 characters of any word of the user profile. Within the user profile, you will complete a series of questions and answers that may contain where you were born or possibly your mother’s maiden name; this cannot be part of your password. This is checked forward and backward.
Cannot contain all or part of the user's account name, given name, or display name
Cannot reuse any of your previous passwords.
Cannot exceed one password change in a 24-hour period

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Be sure to record your password in a secure place. Passwords are required to be changed every 60 days for all users with the exception of Finance, Budget, Payroll, and Insurance users who have a 30-day password expiration. You will begin receiving email notices and screen pop-ups 7 days prior to the time you are to change your password. If you let your password expire, signing in to a staff computer will prompt you to change it as well. Please see Step 5 for additional information. Passwords should always remain confidential and never be shared with anyone.

Please keep in mind that Volusia County Schools will never ask you for your user password.

TIPS TO AVOID A SCAM, AND TO KEEP YOUR IDENTITY SAFE:

Never open any suspicious e-mails.
Never send/share personally identifiable information to anyone!
Always memorize your passwords and never share them.
Always check the sender of the message to help determine its validity. If you believe you have received a suspicious email, please call Customer Support at extension 25000
Volusia County Schools’ personnel or any other legitimate organization will NEVER ask you to provide your password.

Step 2: VCS Self Service Password Reset

VCS Self Service Password Reset is the tool we use to that allow you to self-manage your passwords 24/7 from anywhere on any device with internet access. Before you can use the self-service feature, you must create your questions and answers profile.

The self-service feature will allow you to:

Unlock your account anytime you accidently enter an incorrect password
Change your password anytime you feel your password has been compromised
Change your password before or after it reaches the 90-day expiration

Change VCS Password Forgot VCS Password

Instructions

From the options above “Change VCS Password” or “Forgot VCS Password”. Select the appropriate option.

The Questions and Answer Profile screen will be displayed. You will be required to provide three questions/answers. Two of the three questions have been pre-selected and the third question you will create. Your answers are case and spelling sensitive, so be careful when making your entries. After completing your answers, click Next.

The screen above will be displayed indicating that your Questions & Answers Profile was successfully updated. In addition, you will receive an email notification from Password Manager.

Click Log out located at the top right, then click the “X” on the top right corner of your screen. This will return you to your desktop.

All new employees are recommended to learn more about our technology ecosystem at VCS.

Computer 101 Course

Topics Include: Multi Factor Authentication, VPortal & Student Password Reset, Microsoft Outlook, Tech Ticket, Printer Installer, On the Run with 1:1, OneDrive File Management, Clear Cache & Cookies, Focus, iPad Self-Service, Laptop Company Portal, Canvas Resources.

Welcome to Volusia County Schools!

All new employees are recommended to learn more about our technology ecosystem at VCS.

Welcome to
Volusia County Schools!