CASE STUDY
Pasco’s PBIS punch cards got lost, paper passes got abused, and students from other schools walked onto its open campus unnoticed. Since moving to Minga, the punch cards are gone and Pasco hasn’t had a single unauthorized visitor.
- 900+rewards redeemed
- 30%fewer tardies for students with 20+ late arrivals
- 0unauthorized visitors
Pasco High School
Solutions used
THE CHALLENGE
Years of Outdated Processes for School Administration
Pasco High’s leadership team had to overhaul practices that had been in place for years. A vague open campus policy, unreliable IDs, and no way to track who came and went meant students from other schools regularly walked onto campus unnoticed. Paper hall passes were slow and often abused. The PBIS punch card system wasn’t working, with cards lost or unused, and emails to students mostly went unread.
Key problem areas:
- Unreliable student IDs
- No way to track movement on an open campus
- Students from other schools wandering in
- Paper hall passes that were slow, abused, and gave no data
- A PBIS punch card system that didn’t work
We have 2 lunch periods, with about 1,200+ students per lunch, who may want to leave the building. So we need to be able to get students out quickly. We need to be able to make sure who has privileges to come in and go out and check IDs quickly. Most of the solutions that we came up with really did not work.”
THE SOLUTION
One Platform for Rewards, Passes, and Lunch Privileges
Pasco needed one platform that covered several departments. Digital IDs now keep students from other schools off campus, and digital hall passes show what’s happening in the halls. The home feed and text alerts reach students who never read emails.
Digital points and rewards replaced the PBIS punch cards, giving teachers an easy way to praise students. For the first time, Pasco set a clear off-campus lunch policy, where students earn the privilege through punctuality and attendance.
What Minga offered:
- Digital IDs that keep unauthorized visitors out
- Digital hall passes with a clear view of campus
- Off-campus lunch privileges earned through attendance
- Points and rewards in place of punch cards
- A home feed and text alerts for school news
Finding Minga was like Christmas: all of a sudden, you’re getting every present you wanted. It was like: ‘Wow, we get this. We get this. And we get this?’ We initially just needed the IDs and digital hall pass. But we quickly found out that we could do more, it was more cost-effective, and we could bundle these things together. That made it an interesting solution.”
THE OUTCOMES
Replacing PBIS Punch Cards Brought Teachers and Students Closer
0 unauthorized visitors
Digital IDs make it easy to see who belongs on campus.
900+ rewards redeemed
Digital praise is easier for teachers to give than punch cards, and it’s strengthened student-teacher relationships.
30% fewer tardies for frequent latecomers
Students who had 20+ tardies cut them by 30%, and real-time data helps staff step in early.
Better classrooms
Teachers using praise and rewards have seen a positive change in classroom dynamics.
Less admin work
No more out-of-date spreadsheets, so staff can focus on more meaningful work.
Messages students actually read
The home feed and text alerts replaced hundreds of emails that went unread.
Before, we didn’t have data. But now we can see trends in terms of students out in the halls, who’s using a lot of passes, or the key times that more hall passes are being used. That data is allowing us to respond effectively.”
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