CASE STUDY
Students at Stamford’s downtown open campus came and went freely, and most didn’t carry a reliable ID. With digital IDs and hall passes, every student now has an ID and time out of class dropped 52%.
- 100%digital ID adoption
- 52%less time out of class
- 60%less time spent off campus
Stamford High School
Solutions used
THE CHALLENGE
An Open Campus Without Reliable IDs
Stamford High sits in downtown Stamford, a short trip from New York City, and students have long been free to come and go during the day. After the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy in 2012, the school added safety and security measures to support its open campus, and now it was time to take open campus safety further. The school wanted to tighten its open campus policy while staying fair to students, but physical IDs were always lost or forgotten. Across three large buildings, staff had little view of who was where, and the old hall pass system meant students were all over the place.
Key problem areas:
- Managing three large buildings
- A need to improve student safety
- Physical IDs that were always lost or forgotten
- Little view of student movement
- An outdated hall pass system
Because there was no clear policy in place, kids were just walking out. So it was a challenging situation for our administration. Could we come up with something so we could be fair to students? A way for them, if they have the right, to get out in the sun for half an hour?”
THE SOLUTION
Every Student Gets a Digital ID for Check Ins and Hall Passes
Jeremy Fiftal started out looking for digital IDs, but he didn’t want staff and students juggling separate apps. Minga covered digital IDs, check ins, and hall passes in one place, and its Google single sign-on made it easy to get thousands of students set up.
Students now check in and out of buildings with their digital IDs and create their own hall passes with live timers. Staff can see who should be where at any moment.
What Minga offered:
- Digital IDs to check students in and out of buildings
- Student-created hall passes with permissions that fit the school
- Live countdown timers
- Dashboards that show who should be where
- Google single sign-on for fast setup
I have a hundred different apps for people to use. So a one-stop-shop became my focus, and I found Minga by looking for digital IDs. It was obvious the others didn’t cover what we needed across the board.”
THE OUTCOMES
A Safer Open Campus, Backed by Digital IDs
100% digital ID adoption
Stamford went from hardly any students carrying an ID to almost every one, with up-to-date photos.
52% less time out of class
In one month, that added up to 1,114 extra hours of instructional time. Hallways are quieter, and frequent flyers have stopped roaming the halls.
A clear view across three buildings
Digital IDs and hall passes show staff where students are, on and off campus.
Data that builds the budget case
Reports show the return on investment and help the school secure future funding.
Fairer hall pass rules
Clear procedures mean fewer conflicts over bathroom breaks.
More time on campus
Time spent off campus fell 60%, even though students can still leave. Over 30,000 student-created passes in three months show students taking ownership of their time.
The digital IDs were an instant fix. We had hardly any kids with an ID to almost every single kid with an ID. It really helps the campus safety aspect: knowing everybody who’s in the building and having these photos that are up to date. Plus, we have quieter halls now. When I walk around the building, it’s just a different environment. And that sets a nice culture of learning and being in class.”
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