Conference week, without a signup sheet
SignUpGenius is built for volunteer sheets. Little Desk is built for the classroom — one school-wide setup, private times, both parents in the loop.
Little Desk vs SignUpGenius
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SignUpGenius |
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Built for conference week
Conference rules are set once for the school. Teachers don’t each build a signup sheet or copy time slots. |
One sheet per teacher | |
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Private times, not a public grid
Families pick a time without browsing a sheet of other parents’ names. |
Shared signup sheet | |
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Both parents stay in the loop
Invites, confirmations, and updates go to every guardian — families don’t have to forward the link. |
Whoever has the link | |
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Teachers see an agenda, not a sheet
Teachers open their conference-day schedule. Bookings can land on their calendar. |
A list of who signed up | |
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Knows your roster
Slots are tied to teachers and students. You invite families; you don’t type names into a sheet. |
Blank slots | |
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Student data, treated like student data
Built for schools: FERPA-minded handling, district agreements, and a booking flow that doesn’t live in a volunteer tool. |
Built for signups | |
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School-friendly billing
One annual invoice your business office can pay. We work with billing departments on POs, W-9s, and vendor packets. |
Annual invoice | Consumer signup plans |
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From SignUpGenius to conference week, in three steps
Set up the conference once
Roster, dates, and school-wide rules. No signup sheet per teacher.
Invite families
Both guardians get the link. No accounts.
Teachers open their agenda
Bookings land on the calendar. They never manage a sheet.
Have questions about switching?
You don’t migrate a stack of teacher signup sheets. An administrator sets up conference week once, and existing sheets can stay up until you send families the new invite.
Yes. Little Desk is for conference week — SignUpGenius can still cover potlucks, volunteers, and classroom events.
No. Conference rules are set once for the school. Teachers open their agenda; they never build or copy a sheet.
No. They open the link, pick a time, and get a confirmation — no signup and no extra app.
Invites, confirmations, and updates go to every guardian on the roster. Nobody has to forward the link.
One annual invoice your business office can pay, including purchase orders, W-9s, and vendor packets. No monthly card on file.