Setting up your school’s incentive program is a great way to boost student engagement and recognize positive behavior. This guide will walk you through enabling the leaderboard, activating the rewards system, and deciding which staff members have permission to manage these features. By the end of this article, you will have a fully functional points system tailored to your school's specific needs.
Permission Level: Owner
In this article:
Enable the Leaderboard: Learn how to make student and team rankings visible to your school community.
Activate Rewards and Permissions: Set up the rewards store and define which roles can manage points and prizes.
Assign Specialized Points Roles: Add specific members as managers or report viewers for deeper oversight.
Enable the Leaderboard
The leaderboard fosters healthy competition by allowing students to see how they or their teams rank based on earned points. You can customize the view to show individual progress, team progress, or both.
Step-by-step guide to enabling the Leaderboard
Step-by-step guide to enabling the Leaderboard
Navigate to the Points area of Minga from the main menu.
Select the Settings tab.
Under the heading Leaderboard Settings, toggle on Enable leaderboard.
To show individual student point rankings, toggle on Show individual points on leaderboard, or to show Team point rankings, toggle on Show team points on leaderboard.
If both settings are toggled on, users can choose to see either individual points or team points.
Activate Rewards and Permissions
Once points are being earned, you need to enable the rewards system so students can see what they are working toward. This section also allows you to delegate management tasks to your teaching staff.
Step-by-step guide to activating Rewards and Permissions
Step-by-step guide to activating Rewards and Permissions
From the Points Module, navigate to the Settings tab.
Under the Points Settings heading, you can enable which roles have access to manage points:
○ Toggle on Allow teachers to manage points to allow Teachers to add or remove points from students via the teacher tools.
○ Toggle on Allow staff to manage points to allow Staff to add or remove points from students via the teacher tools.Under Rewards Settings, toggle on Enable Rewards to allow students to redeem their points for rewards.
To enable who can redeem points for students:
○ Toggle on Allow teachers to redeem points
○ Toggle on Allow staff to redeem points
Note: Students do not have the ability to redeem points themselves. An Owner, Manager, or enabled role must do this through MyTools.
Additional Features and Settings
Dive deeper into extra features and customization options for your points program.
Assigning Specific Managers and Viewers
If you have a PBIS lead or a specific administrator who needs full oversight without granting them school-wide Manager permissions, you can add them here:
Points Managers: Type a name into the Points Managers field to give a specific user full control over points and rewards configuration.
Points Report Viewers: Add users to the Points Report Viewers field if they only need to see data and analytics without the ability to change settings.
FAQs
FAQs
How do I save my changes in the Points Settings?
Your settings are saved automatically as soon as you toggle a feature on or off or add a member to a role. There is no "Save" button required.
Where do students go to see the leaderboard?
Students can view the Leaderboard by navigating to the My Tools section on their Minga dashboard.
Can I hide individual student names but still show team scores?
Yes, you can customize the leaderboard by toggling Show Team Points on Leaderboard to "On" while keeping Show Individual Points on Leaderboard toggled "Off."
What is the difference between a Teacher and a Points Manager? A Teacher can award points if the global toggle is on, while a Points Manager has the added ability to adjust these administrative settings and view school-wide reports.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
I enabled the leaderboard but students say they can't see it.
Ensure that the Enable Leaderboard master toggle is enabled. If it is on and still not appearing, ask the student to refresh their browser or restart their Minga app to sync the latest settings.
A teacher is unable to award points.
Check the Points Settings to ensure that the Teachers can manage points toggle is active. If you only want specific teachers to have this power, add them individually to the Points Managers list.
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