You can automatically escalate or assign additional consequences by enabling a due date on the original consequence, turning on the overdue action setting, and selecting either Escalate Consequence or Additional Consequence in the consequence’s edit settings. This feature is especially useful for schools that use time-bound consequences like detentions and want consistent accountability.
Permission Level Required: Owner| Manager| Behavior Manager
In this article:
Set Up Consequences: You can create the original consequence and any escalated or additional consequences first.
Escalating Overdue Consequences: See step-by-step how to escalate an overdue consequence.
Adding Additional Consequences: When a consequence is overdue, you can also add additional consequences to be served.
Monitor Overdue Consequences: You can track overdue items in reports and student summaries.
Set Up Consequences
You can automate follow-up consequences by adding a due date and configuring what happens when the due date passes without completion.
First, you'll need to define the consequences you plan to use, such as lunch detention or after-school detention. Ensure that you have set up and enabled consequences.
Escalating Overdue Consequences
Step-by-step Guide to Escalating an Overdue Consequence
Step-by-step Guide to Escalating an Overdue Consequence
Navigate to Behaviors → Consequences.
○ Locate the consequence that should escalate if overdue.Click the Edit icon (pencil) on the consequence.
○ The consequence edit screen opens.Toggle on Enable action for overdue consequence
○ The overdue action options appear after this setting is enabled.Select Escalate Consequence
○ Escalation replaces the overdue consequence with a more severe consequence.Select the escalated consequence from the dropdown.
○ Choose the more severe consequence you created earlier.Configure the escalated consequence due date (optional)
○ Turn on Enable Due Date on the escalated consequence if you want the escalated consequence to also become overdue and trigger another overdue action.Click Save
○ The consequence now escalates automatically when the due date passes without completion.
Tip: You can create a multi-step escalation chain by enabling due dates and overdue actions on each escalated consequence, as long as each step has a clearly defined follow-up consequence.
Adding Additional Consequences
You can assign an additional consequence by configuring an overdue action that adds a second consequence when the due date passes, while keeping the original overdue item visible for follow-up with the student.
Step-by-step Guide to Assigning an Additional Consequence
Step-by-step Guide to Assigning an Additional Consequence
Navigate to Behaviors → Consequences.
○ Locate the consequence that should trigger an extra consequence when overdue.Click the Edit icon (pencil) on the consequence
○ The consequence edit screen opens.Toggle on Enable action for overdue consequence
○ The overdue action settings appear.Select Additional Consequence
○ Additional consequence assigns a second consequence when the first becomes overdue.Select the additional consequence from the dropdown
○ Choose the extra consequence you created earlier.Toggle on Enable Due Date
○ A due date is required for the consequence to become overdue.Click Save
○ The consequence now assigns an additional consequence automatically when the due date passes without completion.
Monitor Overdue Consequences
You can track overdue consequences and communicate with students using built-in notifications and reporting views.
Once a consequence is overdue, Minga automatically notifies students. It also enables Owners, Managers, and Teachers/ Staff (if given permission)to view overdue consequences through the Consequence History report, the Overdue Consequences Report, or a summary in the Student Report within the Behavior reporting tab. This transparency allows for direct communication to address the overdue consequences.
Additional Features or Settings
Due Dates and Overdue Tracking
You can control whether a consequence can become overdue by enabling due dates.
Enable Due Date: You can turn on this setting so a consequence becomes overdue if it is not completed by the selected date.
Enable action for overdue consequence: You can turn on this setting to automate follow-up behavior after a consequence becomes overdue.
Escalated vs Additional Consequences
You can choose a follow-up strategy that matches your discipline policy.
Option | What it does | Typical use case |
Escalate Consequence | You can replace the overdue consequence with a more severe consequence. | When missing the consequence increases severity (for example, lunch detention escalates to after-school detention). |
Additional Consequence | You can assign an extra consequence when the original becomes overdue. | When you want to preserve the original item while adding a new accountability step. |
Important: Your escalated or additional consequence must already exist in Behaviors → Consequences before it can be selected in the overdue action dropdown.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Issue: The consequence never becomes overdue.
Solution: You can make the consequence eligible for overdue status by editing the consequence and toggling on Enable Due Date, then setting a due date.
Issue: The overdue action does not trigger an escalation or additional consequence.
Solution: You can activate the overdue automation by editing the consequence, toggling on Enable action for overdue consequence, selecting Escalate Consequence or Additional Consequence, choosing a follow-up consequence, and clicking Save.
Issue: The follow-up consequence is missing from the overdue action dropdown.
Solution: You can make the follow-up consequence selectable by creating it first in Behaviors → Consequences, confirming it is available, and then returning to the original consequence edit screen.
Issue: Staff cannot find overdue items for follow-up.
Solution: You can review overdue items by opening Behavior Manager reports and checking the Overdue Consequences Report, the Consequence History report, or the Student Report summary.
FAQs
FAQs
How do I automatically escalate an overdue consequence in Minga?
You can automatically escalate an overdue consequence in Minga by editing the original consequence, turning on Enable action for overdue consequence, enabling Enable Due Date, selecting Escalate Consequence, choosing the escalated consequence, and clicking Save.
How do I assign an additional consequence when the original consequence is overdue?
You can assign an additional consequence when the original consequence is overdue by editing the original consequence, turning on Enable action for overdue consequence, selecting Additional Consequence, choosing the additional consequence, turning on Enable Due Date, and clicking Save.
Where can staff see overdue consequences?
Staff will need to be added as Behavior Report Viewers by an Owner in order to see reports. Staff can see overdue consequences in the Overdue Consequences Report, in the Consequence History report, and in the Student Report summary within Behavior Manager.
Do students get notified when a consequence is overdue?
Students get notified when a consequence is overdue in their Notifications tab as well as in their My Tools under the Behavior Tab. There, they can see how many Active consequences and Overdue consequences they have.
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