Minidoka Schools Helpdesk

Jeremy Bywater Jan 20 Security

An encrypted file containing employee user names and passwords was downloaded today by an unknown individual.  No student information was compromised. There is also no evidence that any employee information has been compromised, but we recommend that all employees change their passwords on all of our public facing websites as a security precaution.  Our public facing websites include iVisions, PowerSchool, and Gmail. I have included instructions to change your password on these websites below.  We also recommend that you have a different and more secure password for iVisions because it does contain your personal information. We recommend that all employees follow these instructions to change their passwords as soon as possible.

For added security, you should never give your personal passwords to anyone including technology personnel.  To help prevent a security breach like this in the future, we will no longer be tracking your passwords.  We will have the ability to reset your password in the event that it is lost.

We also recommend changing your password on any other websites that you have the same username and password on such as State Websites, Facebook, Twitter, Your Bank, etc...

To change your password on iVisions:

  1. Log in with your current password at https://visions.minidokaschools.org/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Login/Default.aspx
  2. Click on your username in the upper right corner.
  3. Click on 'Manage Password' under the Manage Profile heading.
  4. Verify your current password and create a new password.
  5. Click 'Change Password' to save your new password.

To change your password on Gmail:

  1. Log in to Gmail with your current password at http://gmail.minidokaschools.org/
  2. Click on your email address in the upper right and select 'Account Settings'
  3. Click on 'Changing your password' next to Security.
  4. Verify your current password and create a new password.
  5. Click 'Save' to save your new password.

To change your password in PowerSchool Admin:

  1. Log in with your current password at https://ps7.minidokaschools.org/admin/
  2. Click on 'Personalize' under the Setup heading in the left column.
  3. Click on 'Change Password'
  4. Verify your old password and create a new password.
  5. Click 'Submit' to save your new password.

To change your password in PowerSchool Teacher:

  1. Log in with your current password at https://ps7.minidokaschools.org/teachers/
  2. Click on 'Personalize' under the Setup heading in the left column.
  3. Click on 'Change Password'
  4. Verify your old password and create a new password.
  5. Click 'Submit' to save your new password.

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