Introducing Minga to your staff proactively ensures they understand the platform's value and are prepared for a smooth rollout. This guide provides customizable email templates to help you explain benefits like digital IDs and hall passes while directing staff to essential training resources. By using these templates, you can reduce confusion and empower your team to support students from day one.

Permission Level: Owner | Manager | Teacher

In this Article:

General Introduction Template
Digital ID Specific Template
Additional Features or Settings
FAQs
Troubleshooting
Resources

General Minga Introduction Message

This section provides a template for schools implementing the full Digital Campus suite, including IDs, communication, and engagement tools.

General Introduction Template

Subject line: Introducing Minga: our new Digital Campus Management App 🎉🎊

To all our staff at {School Name},

We're excited to introduce Minga, a new platform designed to make your daily tasks easier and enhance our school community. Minga focuses on improving school management and student engagement, providing tools that simplify your work.

Here’s how Minga can make your life easier:

Manage students digital IDs {and hall passes - add if you have this module}, reducing the need for physical passes and improving security.
Share updates and announcements quickly with students and staff, keeping everyone informed.
Boost student involvement and school spirit with tools for organizing and participating in activities and events.
Ensuring safety and privacy with security features to prevent student misuse.

Minga is here to help you focus on what you do best—teaching and supporting our students.

They host regular live training sessions to get you started and will answer any questions you might have. Within the app, they also have a getting started checklist you can follow to quickly onboard, along with in-app guides to help you along the way.

You also have access to the Minga help center for any additional support.

Get started using Minga:

You can access Minga on your phone, desktop, Chromebook or any other device.

Download the Minga App or go to app.minga.io
Sign in with Google or Microsoft (use your <school domain> email address)
Click the Help Centre to access your Getting Started Checklist and start familiarizing yourself with the platform.

We encourage you to log in and start exploring Minga to make your work easier and more efficient. We'll also be hosting a training session for all staff soon but in the meantime, we encourage you to sign up and attend a Minga Live Training Session to get familiar with the app.

You will also receive an email inviting you to join our private school in Minga shortly.

Thanks for being part of this exciting launch!

<email signature>

Digital ID Introduction Only

Use this template if your school is specifically focusing on the launch of Digital Student IDs.

Digital ID Introduction Template

Subject line: Introducing Minga: our new Digital ID App 🎉🎊

To all of our staff at <school name>,

We're excited to tell you about the launch of our new Digital Student ID tool called Minga! It will be available in a few days, but you can download the Minga app to check it out before our official launch (on..{optional add-in launch date})!

Here’s how your new digital ID card will make your life easier:

Use your ID anytime with the Minga App on your phone, or from any browser at app.minga.io and never lose your card again
No printing at registration and no bulky scanners slowing you down
Use digital IDs to quickly check students and guests into school events and activities easily.
Instantly change and update stickers and badges on your ID for different activities.
Antifraud and safety features help keep things safe on campus
ID authentication ready before registration day

Read the Teacher's Guide to Minga Digital ID Cards here.

Your Digital ID is ready for you!

Download the Minga App or go to app.minga.io
Sign in with Google or Microsoft (use your <school domain> email address)
Click My Tools to view your ID.

We encourage you to log in and start exploring Minga to make your work easier and more efficient. We'll be hosting a training session for all staff soon but in the meantime, we encourage you to sign up and attend a Minga Live Training Session to get familiar with the app.

You will also receive an email inviting you to join our private school in Minga shortly.

Thanks for being part of this exciting launch!

<email signature>

Additional Features

You can find further resources to support your staff rollout in the Minga Staff Introduction Guide. This guide includes deeper dives into specific modules and content designed to get administrators on board.

FAQs

Where can I find training for my staff?

You can find training for your staff by directing them to the Minga Live Training Sessions link or the Help Center within the app.

How do staff members sign in to Minga?

Staff members sign in to Minga by selecting the Sign in with Google or Sign in with Microsoft button and using their official <school domain> email address.

Can I customize these email templates?

Yes, you can customize these email templates by editing the text to fit your school’s specific voice and including the specific modules (like Hall Passes) that your school has purchased.

Troubleshooting

Issue: Staff members cannot sign in with their school email.

Solution: Ensure that the staff member is clicking the correct Single Sign-On (SSO) provider (Google or Microsoft) and that their email domain matches the one registered with your Minga account.