CASE STUDY
With nearly 4,000 students, Mustang High was buried in tardies. Seventeen check in kiosks cut tardies 80% and made students accountable for checking themselves in, which set the stage for a school culture parents are now talking about.
- 80%drop in tardies
- 17tardy kiosks across campus
- 822%increase in students redeeming points at the store
Mustang High School
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THE CHALLENGE
Nearly 4,000 Students and Too Many Tardies to Track
Mustang High has nearly 4,000 students. Hallways were packed, tardies were piling up, and teachers spent the first minutes of class tracking who came in late, especially first thing in the morning. With that many students, the old process couldn’t keep up, and there was little time left to work on school culture.
Key problem areas:
- Packed hallways and too many tardies
- Teachers taking tardies at the start of class, especially first period
- A tardy process that couldn’t keep up with nearly 4,000 students
- Staff stretched thin across a big campus
With 4000 students, they were not doing what they needed to do. When we implemented Minga, we saw a change immediately.”
THE SOLUTION
A Tardy Kiosk That Puts Students in Charge
Mustang went all in on Minga and installed 17 branded kiosk stations across campus. Late students check in at a kiosk themselves, so being on time is on them, not their teacher. Teachers no longer stop class to take tardies.
With tardies under control, staff had room to focus on culture. They added praise, points, and a student-run store without a big rollout, so students who do the right thing get noticed. Parents are notified when their student earns praise.
What Minga offered:
- 17 tardy kiosk stations across campus
- Self check in, so students own being late
- Tardies logged without teachers stopping class
- Praise, points, and a student store
- Parent notifications when students earn praise
One of the hardest jobs prior to Minga was taking tardy attendance, especially for the first part of the day… So I have not taken a tardy at all this school year and it’s been absolutely freeing.”
THE OUTCOMES
80% Fewer Tardies and a School Culture That Changed
80% fewer tardies
Kiosk check ins cut tardies 80%, and the change showed up right away.
Teachers stopped taking tardies
Students check in at the kiosks, so teachers get the start of class back.
Students own being on time
Checking in is on the student, not the teacher. With tardies handled, staff had room to build culture with praise, points, and a student store.
A culture students bought into
Nine students redeemed points at the first store opening. At the second, 83 students cashed in more than 500 points.
Recognition reaches home
Praise notifications start conversations with families, and parents and the community have donated prizes.
Students run the store
Special education students and entrepreneur classes manage inventory, order products, and run the POS system.
It’s changed our culture. And parents are so much happier. They’re constantly on Facebook talking about how nice it is to get compliments on their kids…with Minga we can share the good with just a click and it is impactful. So we are loving it.”
See How Minga Can Cut Tardies and Strengthen Culture at Your School
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