> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.deandesk.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# School setup, one step at a time

> A practical checklist, UI walkthroughs and narrated videos for preparing your new DeanDesk school.

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> **School-level feature** — managed within your school portal at `yourschool.deandesk.com`. Creating the school and managing your DeanDesk subscription happen separately in the [institution dashboard](/getting-started/institutions-and-schools.md).## Video walkthrough

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> 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.Your school is created. Now make it feel like yours. Open **School setup** at `/admin/getting-started` in your school, or choose **Continue setup** from its Admin Dashboard.Select **Take a quick tour** to see how the checklist works. Choose a step on the left (or use **Setup step** on a phone), open its admin tool, or use **Read the guide** and **Watch walkthrough** for help. Each guide below uses the current UI labels and includes a narrated video, English captions and a transcript.Your school’s administrators share the saved review progress. Review steps in the order that makes sense for your team. Academic steps appear only when they apply to your school.> **[1. School identity and branding](/school-setup/school-identity.md)**
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> Help families recognize your school and confirm the details they will rely on.> **[2. Enrollment and admissions](/school-setup/enrollment.md)**
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> Make the registration, application or purchase journey match your school’s actual audience.> **[3. Courses and learning material](/school-setup/courses-and-materials.md)**
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> Create complete learning experiences with the right instructors, content and access.> **[4. Staff, learners and families](/school-setup/people-and-families.md)**
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> Create the correct school accounts and family relationships before sending invitations.> **[5. Products, prices and payments](/school-setup/products-and-payments.md)**
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> Ensure each offer has the right product type, price, checkout requirements and learner access.> **[6. Website and content](/school-setup/website.md)**
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> Make your public site clear, recognizable and connected to the correct school actions.> **[7. Test the complete experience](/school-setup/test-and-launch.md)**
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> Rehearse the real parent, learner or buyer experience before publishing and inviting people.## Keep progress usefulAfter making changes, return to the step and select **Refresh checks**. Mark it reviewed only after checking it yourself, including confirming when it does not apply. Taking the tour, reading a guide or watching a video does not mark a step complete.**Open setup assistant → Run setup review** asks the existing school assistant to inspect your configuration and suggest next actions. Test the real learner or family journey yourself before choosing **Finish setup review**.> [!NOTE]
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> Finishing the checklist records your team’s review. It does not publish content, send invitations, enable live payments or certify launch readiness. The videos use fictional demo data. Steps 1 and 2 are human-recorded tutorials; steps 3–7 currently use AI-generated narration.


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