DeanDesk has two workspaces: institution-level management at
deandesk.com/dashboard and school-level portals at yourschool.deandesk.com. Read Institutions & Schools to understand their accounts, roles, and entry points.Video walkthrough
This walkthrough uses the real DeanDesk interface with the fictional Northstar Academy demo school and a calm, AI-generated English voice. Payments and outside services are not connected in the demo.
Start with your workspace
Quick start
Create an institution, choose a plan, and provision your first school.
First login
Enter a school portal and understand your available tools.
Institution operations
Manage schools, branding, public navigation, and organization settings.
Your account and family
Find forms, payments, family links, and children’s progress.
What DeanDesk includes
Available features depend on your subscription, your school’s starting point, settings, and account permissions. When you create a school, you choose a starting point: child academy, adult course catalog, family and adult classes, academic institution, services and events, or admissions only. Check DeanDesk billing for your current plan and usage.
Set up your organization
1
Create the institution
Begin at Get started, select your plan, and complete the signup and billing flow.
2
Create a school
In the institution dashboard, open Platforms and click Create new platform. Choose a starting point, answer the enrollment questions, set the school name, web address, timezone, and sales currency, then click Create school.
3
Configure the school
Click Continue to school setup, or later Admin Console, to enter the school. Follow its setup checklist, then configure school Users, forms, admissions, courses, and payments as needed.
4
Invite your community
Create school accounts or publish the appropriate application and enrollment flow. Use the institution dashboard for memberships, support, and operations spanning schools.