Minga 101

Behind-the-scenes school operations profoundly impact academic success, graduation rates, and overall campus culture. However, disparate tools that lack integration create administrative inefficiencies, data discrepancies, and hurdles to building a unified school ecosystem. We are working to address these challenges with Minga’s Campus Management Platform, which empowers schools to streamline the entire campus experience.

Minga is a Campus Management Platform for school safety and engagement. Minga is designed for the modern K12 school to enhance day-to-day operations' efficiency, security, and accountability, offering modules such as Digital Student IDs, Digital Hall Passes, Tardy Management, and more!

Why did MHS implement this program?

Resources & Links

Minga Website

Minga Family Guide

Minga BOE Presentation July 15, 2024

Having Trouble (re: Tardy Management)?

Any student who is tardy and has issues with Minga can visit one of the eight (8) supervised Tardy Stations across the campus to receive assistance.
IF a student has chosen to download the App on their personal device, they can self-check-in and proceed to class.
Students may also visit B118 or the front office if the above are unsuccessful.

Digital IDs

Engagement & Communication

Digital Hall Passes

Tardy Management

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is Minga?

Is Minga web-based or an app?

Do you need the Internet to access Minga?

Does Minga track students by GPS?

How does Minga collect, use and manage data?

Nothing is more important than the Safety and Security of Students and Staff; that’s why Minga has dedicated extensive time to implementing systems that reach every measurable standard of safety and protection across the nation. Minga meets United States federal and state data collection, storage, and sharing standards. They never collect unnecessary information and never share it outside of our school or district, including names or email addresses.

Protecting your data is the priority, at Minga, they strive to follow industry best practices when it comes to security and compliance.

Learn More

Minga Safety Guide

Where does Minga host & store data?

Why would students download Minga on their personal device?

It is not compulsory for students to download Minga on their personal device to use Minga at school. Many students choose to download Minga on their personal mobile devices as it makes it more convenient for them to access things they need regularly, on and off campus, such as their student ID. If a student wishes to download Minga to their personal device, they can download the app from the Apple AppStore or the Google Play Store.

Does Minga track location or device activity?

Tell me more about Digital IDs.

Student Welcome Presentation

Safety & Security

The most secure and tamper-proof Digital Student ID Card ever created

Combat fraud with Minga’s advanced anti-counterfeit features so you feel confident that students are exactly who their digital student ID card says they are, making counterfeit IDs a thing of the past. With the integration of real-time updates for badges and validations and seamless integration with Minga’s Check-In module, our digital student ID can be used to manage access to activities, events and privileges on and off campus.

Exceeds national fraud protection standards

A digital ID card that’s authenticated in real-time is more secure than physical IDs

Authenticate seamlessly with Google and Microsoft

One-click access to emergency hotlines and resources, straight from the student ID card

Flexibility

Unlock new possibilities with Minga and real-time Digital Student ID Card updates

Going digital with Minga gives you the ability to add or update important information on ID cards from the central Admin dashboard.

Streamline your ID management and easily add or remove stickers from IDs that reflect special or restricted privileges. Update student photos after retakes or picture day and instantly change ID designs and colors. Integrate stickers and ID validations to manage activities such as late arrival, off campus lunch and free periods.

Merge multiple student IDs and membership cards

Add or remove stickers and badges from IDs instantly

Update photos and ID data in real-time

Customize background color by grade

Improve overall student engagement — learn how Bear River High did this with Minga’s student IDs

Reliability

The ID card students have with them anytime and anywhere

Student IDs play a crucial role in maintaining campus safety, managing student movement, and organizing events. But traditional ID cards can be easily forgotten or lost, compromising campus security. With Minga, students can access their digital ID from any device, including via the Minga App on their phone. Staff can also access any student ID via the ID dashboard, ensuring your campus is always safe.

Accessible with or without WiFi or mobile data

Barcodes integrate with scanners and other campus systems

Temporarily or permanently remove ID access

Available via the web or as a native app for iOS and Android

Tell me more about Digital Hall Passes.

Campus safety & efficiency

Increase safety in the hallway and efficiency in the classroom with a Digital Hall Pass

Digital hall passes are a must for modern schools. Define and enforce how hall passes are approved and used on campus, eliminate paper passes, and reduce classroom interruption.

Visibility

Real-time monitoring and reporting of your hallways in the Digital Hall Pass dashboard

Minga’s real-time hallway dashboard gives staff visibility into every active digital hall pass on campus, while the powerful reporting engine lets admins quickly gain insights into hallway use and abuse.

Security

The most secure hall pass solution on the market

Unwanted behaviors such as violence, vandalism, and vaping in high school can be swiftly addressed through hall pass management. Minga lets you implement simple limits and restrictions to increase hallway safety, increase instruction time, and eliminate hallway abuse for good.

Live countdown timers increase student accountability — learn how Merced High used Minga’s hall pass solution to achieve this.

What do you mean by Community Engagement?

Communication management

Streamline communication and reduce app clutter with our efficient school communication app.

Announcements, email, website, Instagram, text messaging, and the list goes on. Teachers, advisors, and coaches often use different platforms, leading to overwhelming and unopened messages for students. It’s time to ditch the other platforms and use a unified school communication app for everything outside the classroom.

One central feed for all school-wide messaging

Create groups or grade-specific messaging channels

Extracurricular calendar personalized for every student

Send messages and push notifications with read receipts

AI-based message moderation and content reporting

Optional text messaging (SMS) module

Tell me more about the Safety & Security of Minga.

How does Minga collect, use and disclose personal data?

All USA schools connect exclusively to our world-class hosting facility operated in partnership with Google in Detroit, MI. All replication and backup data stay in the USA.

Where does Minga host and store data?

Minga has a ZERO Advertising Policy and never advertises to students. In addition, student or school data is never used to target or direct advertising in any way. Ever.

Does Minga advertise to students?

No, Minga does not track a student’s location or activity on their mobile device such as browsing or search history.

ZERO Advertising Policy

Minga never advertises to students and student or school data is never used to target or direct advertising in any way. Ever.

How is content filtered and moderation on Minga’s platform?

We have a three (3) step approach to ensure the integrity of content posted to your school Minga.

1. Member Accountability: There are no anonymous accounts on Minga; every student is represented by their real name. This reduces inappropriate behavior by 99.9%.

2. AI Filtering and Moderation: The Minga AI Engine automatically scans every post and comment for offensive words, phrases, and emojis in addition to content representing bullying, sexting, racism, and discrimination. This content is blocked in real-time and the user and administrator are notified.

3. Reporting and Deleting: Anyone on your Minga can report offside content and you can set a reporting threshold to automatically remove it. Any teacher or administrator can immediately delete content in real-time.

How safe are the tools being used between educators and students at your school?

Did you know that platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Band, and even Text Messaging do not meet the safety and privacy requirements at the State or Federal levels for education? Safety, Privacy, and Security measures protect not only your students but also your educators.

Tardy Management: What if I cannot get my tardy slip to print/display?

Having Trouble (re: Tardy Management)?

Any student who is tardy and has issues with Minga can visit one of the eight (8) supervised Tardy Stations across the campus to receive assistance.
IF a student has chosen to download the App on their personal device, they can self-check-in and proceed to class.
Students may also visit B118 or the front office if the above are unsuccessful.

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