Back-to-School Checklist

A step-by-step guide to prepping, deploying and stabilizing Apple devices before the first bell rings.

Back-to-school season doesn't have to mean scrambling through summer. This checklist breaks the entire process into seven manageable phases — from planning and inventory audits to imaging, testing and that first chaotic week of enrollment.

  • Planning and assessment
  • Device cleanup and environment rebuild
  • Testing and deployment
  • The first week of school
  • Stabilization and optimization

Download the checklist and make sure nothing slips through the cracks.