CASE STUDY
Bonita’s old ID scanners couldn’t keep up. Now students scan in with digital IDs and earn PBIS points for showing up, and more students are coming to events.
- To-the-minuteattendance at every event
- One appfor every club and group
- Year-roundpoints that build to a big school event
Bonita High School
Solutions used
THE CHALLENGE
Old Scanners and Too Many Apps
Bonita High has been with Minga from the beginning. Its old ID scanning process wasn’t working, and staff wanted a faster, more accurate way to check students into events. Extracurriculars were spread across several apps, which made it hard for students and staff to keep track of everything.
Key problem areas:
- An old ID scanning process that didn’t work
- No accurate record of who attended events
- Too many apps for extracurriculars
- No easy way to reward participation
I think right now we’re using groups the most, it’s really helping to replace all the other apps we were using to juggle our extracurriculars. An upcoming event that I’m excited to use Minga for has to be Action Night, which is basically class (grade) wars where they play games against each other. That is in April but the idea is that the Minga points throughout the year will build up to that night. It’s one of our favorite events considering students from all grades attend and really get excited and involved, especially now that we’ve implemented the long-running rewards.”
THE SOLUTION
PBIS Points and Groups That Build Toward Big Events
Bonita uses Minga to reward students for getting involved. Students earn PBIS points for school events they attend, and groups earn points too. Points build all year toward one of the school’s big events. At Bonita, that’s Action Night, a grade-against-grade games night.
Groups and a shared calendar replaced the apps students used to juggle, and teachers can see each student’s engagement alongside their behavior. At events, students scan in with digital IDs, so attendance is recorded to the minute.
What Minga offered:
- PBIS points for showing up and taking part
- Group points that add up all year
- Groups and a shared calendar for extracurriculars
- Behavior tracking alongside rewards
- Digital ID check ins that record event attendance to the minute
My favorite thing about Minga is that it’s like a one-stop shop, that’s the big thing. I also like that you guys are super attentive to our ideas, and needs. Whenever you don’t have a certain feature and we let you know that it’s important to us, you always just go and develop it.”
THE OUTCOMES
PBIS Points That Grew Event Attendance
A scanner that actually works
Staff say the new scanning works “a million times better” than the old ID scanners, and training was easy.
Attendance tracked to the minute
Every event check in is recorded, and students earn points for showing up.
Event attendance on the rise
Since the faster process started, more students are getting involved.
Points and behavior in one place
Teachers can see each student’s engagement over time, alongside their behavior.
One calendar for every group
Groups and a shared calendar replaced a pile of separate apps.
Students are on board
The school has had only positive reactions from students so far.
I like that there’s a calendar that gives you options of all the groups being together or separate. The calendar is just super helpful and we (the students) really like how everything is in one place, it’s such a change from what the school was doing before where we all had to use a bunch of different apps.”
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