Feb 26, 2024 (6.17) - Escalated Consequences, Advanced Hall Pass Dashboard Functionality

In this release, we've focused on enhancing the Minga's functionality, usability, and stability. Our development team has worked closely with users to gather feedback and implement features that significantly improve the user experience.



New Features

Behavior & Rewards: Consequence Escalation Automation

Easily automate the assignment of additional consequences or the escalation of existing consequences for students who have not completed their assigned tasks on time.

 
Find this by creating or editing a consequence and view what consequence created the escalation
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Behavior & Rewards: Overdue Consequence Report Integration

The Overdue Consequence report is back! Use the Scheduled Report Manager to deliver this report directly to your team by email or SFTP, ensuring timely follow up on critical matters. 

Multi-School ID Rostering

Simplify roster management by enabling multiple school IDs to roster into one Minga. This caters to diverse educational settings and ensures accurate data representation when multiple rosters need to be combined into one account.

Hall Pass: Recently Ended Passes Visibility

Gain instant insight into Hall Passes that have recently ended within the Hall Pass dashboard. This improves the ability of teachers to monitor students whose pass may have recently ended.

This new setting will be ON by default after the update, this can be adjusted in the Hall Pass Manager > Settings page.

Feature Enhancements

Product Consistency Improvements

  • Enjoy a more cohesive user experience with consistent updates to the restrictions section in create/edit models.

Optimized SIS Integrations

  • Benefit from performance improvements with rewritten parent information code that reduces the number of requests within the Student Information System.


Bug Fixes

District Manager Visibility
  • District managers will no longer see unintended columns in toggle options, ensuring appropriate data access controls.
Point Summary History Fix
  • Clicking the history button on Point summaries now correctly updates the person filter, providing accurate data insights.
Flex Time Activity Deletion
  • Fixed a restriction that prevented deleting Flex Time activities under certain conditions. You can now manage your Flex Time with more flexibility.
Flex Activity Title Limit Increased
  • Say goodbye to restrictive character limits! The title length for flex activities has been extended to accommodate more descriptive information.
Timezone Handling Fixed
  • Timezones are now displayed and handled correctly on flex time history reports, eliminating confusion and ensuring data accuracy.
Data Field Permission Fix
  • User permissions for viewing specific data fields have been corrected, providing appropriate access based on user roles.
Settings Page Glitch Resolved
  • A UI glitch on the settings page under specific conditions has been eliminated, ensuring a smooth user experience.
Large Data Export Fixed
  • The export function now operates seamlessly even with large datasets, preventing errors and delays.
Notification Settings Fix
  • Notification settings are now saved correctly for all users, guaranteeing timely updates and reminders.
Mobile App Stability
  • Crashes on startup for specific device models have been addressed, ensuring a stable and reliable mobile experience.
Email Verification Link Fix
  • Email verification links now function correctly with extended expiry times, preventing registration and security issues.
Duplicate Report Generation
  • The automated report generation feature no longer produces duplicates under specific scenarios, ensuring data integrity and clarity.
User Role Persistence
  • User roles now remain consistent after updates, eliminating the need for manual adjustments.
Data Import Tool Enhanced
  • The data import tool now recognizes and processes a wider range of file formats, simplifying data migration.
Custom Field Retention
  • Custom field values in forms are now retained and displayed correctly after submission, improving data accuracy and accessibility.
Notification Delays Resolved
  • Experience prompt and timely notifications for all actions.

Additional Resources

For further details and support, we encourage users to visit our Help Center and explore the User Guide, which provides comprehensive assistance and insights into utilizing Minga.io effectively.


We greatly appreciate the continued support and feedback from our user community, which is invaluable in our mission to continually improve Minga.io. Should you have any questions or require assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our support team.