CASE STUDY
Students could take a paper pass and roam the halls for a whole period. With live timers and daily limits for students who overuse passes, Merced cut hallway time by 52%.
- 52%less time spent in hallways
- 41,019hall passes tracked in one semester
- 2,753hours of hallway time accounted for
Merced High School
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THE CHALLENGE
A Paper Pass Could Last All Period
At Merced High, students could grab a paper pass and roam the halls for the entire period, because staff had no way to know when they’d left class. Students gathered in restrooms, and a simple bathroom break could stretch past 10 minutes. With no data, staff couldn’t see which students were overusing passes.
Key problem areas:
- Little accountability for time out of class
- Too much time spent in the hallways
- No information on how passes were used
- Students gathering in restrooms during class
- No way to spot students overusing passes
Digital Hall Passes have changed the school a lot in terms of accountability. Last year we were using hard-copy hall passes, kids could be roaming around the entire period and we don’t know when the teacher released them so with Minga we can say no your pass expired 10 minutes ago, you need to go back to class.”
THE SOLUTION
Live Timers and a Dashboard for Hall Monitors
Merced moved to Minga digital hall passes to reduce time out of class, with a live timer that nudges students back to class on time. In classrooms that allow phones, students create their own passes, and in no-phone classrooms, teachers assign them.
Hall monitors see every active pass on a live dashboard and send students with expired passes back to class. Pass data showed which students were overusing passes, so the school set daily limits for them.
What Minga offered:
- Digital hall passes with live timers
- A live dashboard of active passes for hall monitors
- Usage reports and trends
- Group and individual pass limits
- Custom pass types
Digital Hall Passes are working really well for us. We don’t have kids hanging out in the bathroom like they used to. Kids used to say ‘oh my teacher didn’t have a pass.’ and now if they don’t have their Minga pass we send them back to class to get one so I think the accountability is working out really well.”
THE OUTCOMES
Less Time Out of Class and More Accountability
52% less time in the hallways
Within three months, hallway traffic during class time dropped sharply.
41,019 passes, all tracked
In one semester, every pass was logged, accounting for 2,753 hours of hallway time.
Fewer restroom hangouts
Live timers send students back to class, and staff can check any pass on the spot.
Overuse spotted and limited
Pass data shows which students leave class too often, and daily limits keep it in check.
Students manage their own time
Seeing the timer on their ID gives students a reason to get back on time.
A clear record for follow-up
Admins can see which students may need more attention.
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