At the start of the 2024-2025 semester, Heritage High School began using a new campus management app meant to create sessions for Eagle Period and club Fridays called Minga.
Replacing Flex, Minga was put into place for organizing Eagle Periods. This was altered due to an abundance of teachers and students finding flex to be glitchy and the opposite of user friendly.
“Flex was all kinds of wrong, I didn’t understand it,” said math teacher Jammi Bice.
When questioned about the benefits Minga would supposedly have over Flex, Principal Chip Greenwell had a variety of reasons demonstrating how Minga would be a valuable resource and make it easier for students and teachers alike.
“[Minga has] less technical glitches, [it’s] easier for teachers and students to use, [has] better communication tools [and is] more price effective,” said Principal Chip Greenwell in an email.
With how often we have been changing what we use for Eagle Periods, many speculate if Minga will be a temporary or permanent fix. Greenwell said, “It’s up to how students and staff like it.”
“I always favor it ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. We will continue to seek feedback from students and staff regarding Minga. If our community likes the system, we will keep it. If we are hearing that it’s not what we want, the leadership team will look at alternatives. Ultimately, our students and staff will drive the decision on what direction we want to go,” said Greenwell.