Use your username and password from last year to sign in to your school computer.
Your username will be the same from last year, and should be formatted in the following way: [email protected]

Example: if your Student ID is 123456789, then your username will be [email protected]

If you've already tried your password from last year, try your date of birth using the following format: MMDDYY.

Example: if your birthday is October 8, 1996, then your password would be 100896

If you still are having problems signing into your computer, please fill out the Password Help form.

If you are still having problems with your computer, please call (202) 442-5885 and Press 1 to be connected to the DCPS Family & Student Tech Call Center, where a person will help you.

We have a helpful user guide.

If students or parents/guardians need support with their mobile hotspot, please reference the user guide found here. In addition, you can call (202) 442-5885 and Press 1 to be connected to the DCPS Family & Student Tech Call Center for questions about the hotspot.

If students need help turning on their internet connection on their LTE-enabled DCPS Microsoft Go, please reference the user guide found here. In addition, you can call (202) 442-5885 and Press 1 to be connected to the DCPS Family & Student Tech Call Center for questions about connecting the device to the internet.

If you don’t have a connection to the internet, please let your school know.

Canvas is DCPS' learning management system and you can log on at https://dcps.instructure.com/. Your username and password should be the same as the above. Once you’ve logged into Canvas, use Teams to join your virtual classroom online.

Please reference the user guide found here to install Microsoft Teams. If you are still having problems with your computer, please call (202) 442-5885 and Press 1 to be connected to the DCPS Family & Student Tech Call Center, where a person will help you.

Please reference the user guide found here to check for and install Windows Updates. This should fix your camera issue. If you are still having problems with your computer, please call (202) 442-5885 and Press 1 to be connected to the DCPS Family & Student Tech Call Center, where a person will help you.

If students or parents/guardians need support with accessing DCPS systems (e.g. Canvas, Teams) or with a DCPS-issued device or hotspot, they can call (202) 442-5885 and Press 1 to be connected to the DCPS Family & Student Tech Call Center.
Families can learn more about technology at https://dcpsreopenstrong.com/resources/technology/.

Canvas is DCPS' learning management system, and you can log on at https://dcps.instructure.com/

The username is the student ID#@students.k12.dc.us (e.g. [email protected]).
The password is your 6-digit date of birth (MMDDYY), unless the student's password was previously changed to a custom password. This will be the student's password to start the school year. In September, students will be prompted to change their passwords to better secure our students’ online accounts in this virtual environment.

Instructions for common issues with the Microsoft Surface Go can be found here. In addition, you can call (202) 442-5885 and Press 1 to be connected to the DCPS Family & Student Tech Call Center for questions about the Microsoft Surface Go.

If students or parents/guardians need support with their mobile hotspot, please reference the user guide found here.In addition, you can call (202) 442-5885 and Press 1 to be connected to the DCPS Family & Student Tech Call Center for questions about the hotspot.

Please reference the user guide found here. In addition, you can call (202) 442-5885 and Press 1 to be connected to the DCPS Family & Student Tech Call Center for help.