> ## 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.

# Institution memberships in your school

> Check which school Users have a current membership in the owning institution.

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> **School-level feature** — managed within your school portal at `yourschool.deandesk.com`.## Video walkthrough

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> [!NOTE]
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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.Screenshots use fictional Northstar demo data.Open **People → Institution Memberships**. This page brings the owning institution's membership status into the school Admin Dashboard. It is a read-only membership overview for school Users; plans, payments, renewals, and membership changes are managed in the [institution dashboard](/institution/memberships.md).## Find a User's membership**1. Search the school**Enter a name or account detail in **Search users**, then press Enter or click the search icon. Clear the search to return to the full list.**2. Filter membership and status**Set **Membership** to **All users**, **Current members**, or **No current membership**. Use **Status** for **Active**, **Manual**, **Past due**, **Canceled**, or **Expired**, or keep **All statuses**.**3. Read the membership record**Review the User's school roles, membership status, plan and tier, billing interval and payment source, dates, and relationship to the membership. Family membership rows also identify the family member role. A cancellation-at-period-end notice appears when applicable.**4. Open the school profile**In the **Profile** column, click the **Open profile** icon to open that User's school record. Use **Refresh** after an institution administrator updates a membership.The summary cards show **School users**, **Current members**, **Family memberships**, and **No current membership**. Use the table's pagination and rows-per-page controls for larger schools.![Northstar demo: Institution Memberships](https://mintcdn.com/deandesk/Ib88bqpYdQ7_QHTP/images/dashboard/school/institution-memberships.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Ib88bqpYdQ7_QHTP\&q=85\&s=4c3f954f43b2bb02262690ffd6a6118d)Northstar demo — Institution Memberships[Open full-size screenshot](/images/dashboard/school/institution-memberships.jpg)## Interpret missing or non-current membership**No record** means no membership record is available for that User. **No current membership** can also include a former membership whose status is canceled or expired. Manual membership dates differ from the billing-period dates of a subscription.An institution **Identity** and a school **User** are separate accounts. Use [Linked Accounts](/institution/identities.md#identity-detail-tabs) in the institution dashboard to review their relationship. This school page does not create an Identity, enroll someone in a membership, or change school course access.


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