diff --git a/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/models.py b/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6dc63ca1..00000000
--- a/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Database models for dashboard.
-"""
diff --git a/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/permissions.py b/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/permissions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..452f3932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/permissions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""Permissions for the dashboard app"""
+from rest_framework.permissions import BasePermission
+
+from futurex_openedx_extensions.dashboard.utils import get_accessible_tenants
+
+
+class OnlyAccessibleTenants(BasePermission):
+    """Validate that the user has access to the tenant IDs provided in the request"""
+    def has_permission(self, request, view):
+        """Validation logic for the permission class"""
+        tenant_ids = request.query_params.get('tenant_ids')
+        if not tenant_ids:
+            # No tenant_ids provided
+            return False
+        user = request.user
+        accessible_tenants = get_accessible_tenants(user)
+
+        # Extract tenant_ids from query parameters
+        if tenant_ids:
+            tenant_ids = [int(id) for id in tenant_ids.split(',')]
+        else:
+            # No tenant_ids provided
+            self.message = 'No tenant IDs provided.'
+            return False
+
+        # Check which tenant_ids are not in the accessible tenants list
+        inaccessible_tenants = [str(tid) for tid in tenant_ids if tid not in accessible_tenants]
+
+        if inaccessible_tenants:
+            # Generate a custom message with the inaccessible tenant IDs
+            self.message = f'User does not have access to tenant IDs: {", ".join(inaccessible_tenants)}.'
+            return False
+
+        return True
diff --git a/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/statistics/__init__.py b/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/statistics/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/statistics/learners.py b/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/statistics/learners.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af12a739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/statistics/learners.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"""functions for getting statistics about learners"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import List
+
+
+def get_learners_count(tenant_ids: List[int]) -> int:
+    """
+    Get the count of learners in a tenant.
+
+    :param tenant_ids: List of tenant IDs to get the count for
+    """
+
diff --git a/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/views.py b/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65a563ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/futurex_openedx_extensions/dashboard/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+"""Views for the dashboard app"""
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework import status
+
+from futurex_openedx_extensions.helpers.mixins import TenantsCheckMixin
+
+
+class TotalCountsView(TenantsCheckMixin):
+    """View to get the total count statistics"""
+    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Get the total count statistics"""
+
+        # Proceed with your view logic if the permission check passes
+        return Response({"message": "Access granted"})
diff --git a/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/apps.py b/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cea81a09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"""helpers Django application initialization"""
+
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class HelpersConfig(AppConfig):
+    """Configuration for the helpers Django application"""
+
+    name = 'helpers'
diff --git a/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/convertrers.py b/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/convertrers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cda4dcc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/convertrers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+"""Type conversion helpers"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import List
+
+
+def ids_string_to_list(ids_string: str) -> List[int]:
+    """Convert a comma-separated string of ids to a list of integers"""
+    if not ids_string:
+        return []
+    return [int(id_value.strip()) for id_value in ids_string.split(",") if id_value.strip()]
diff --git a/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/mixins.py b/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/mixins.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa59e3cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/mixins.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+"""Base views to be used by other views"""
+
+from django.http import JsonResponse
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+from rest_framework import status
+from futurex_openedx_extensions.helpers.tenants import check_tenant_access
+
+
+class TenantsCheckMixin(APIView):
+    """Mixin for views that require tenant information"""
+    def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Check if the user has access to the tenant IDs provided"""
+        has_access, details = check_tenant_access(request.user, request.query_params.get('tenant_ids'))
+
+        if not has_access:
+            return JsonResponse(details, status=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
+        return super().dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/tenants.py b/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/tenants.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..618cb090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/tenants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+"""Tenant management helpers"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from eox_tenant.models import Route
+from typing import List
+from futurex_openedx_extensions.helpers.convertrers import ids_string_to_list
+from django.db.models import Count
+
+
+
+def get_all_tenants() -> List[int]:
+    """
+    TODO: Cache the result of this function
+
+    Get all tenants in the system that have at least one organization associated with them
+
+    :return: List of all tenant IDs
+    :rtype: List[int]
+    """
+    return Route.objects.annotate(
+        orgs_count=Count('config__organizations')
+    ).filter(
+        orgs_count__gt=0
+    ).values_list('id', flat=True)
+
+
+def get_accessible_tenants(user: get_user_model()) -> List[int]:
+    """
+    Get the tenants that the user has access to.
+
+    :param user: The user to check.
+    :type user: get_user_model()
+    :return: List of accessible tenant IDs
+    :rtype: List[int]
+    """
+    if user.is_superuser or user.is_staff:
+        return get_all_tenants()
+    return []
+
+
+def check_tenant_access(user: get_user_model(), tenant_ids_string: str) -> tuple[bool, dict]:
+    """
+    Check if the user has access to the tenant IDs provided.
+
+    :param user: The user to check.
+    :type user: get_user_model()
+    :param tenant_ids_string: Comma-separated string of tenant IDs
+    :type tenant_ids_string: str
+    :return: Tuple of a boolean indicating if the user has access and a dictionary with details if access is denied
+    """
+    try:
+        tenant_ids = ids_string_to_list(tenant_ids_string)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        return False, {"reason": "Invalid tenant IDs provided", "details": {
+            "error": str(e)
+        }}
+
+    accessible_tenants = get_accessible_tenants(user)
+    inaccessible_tenants = [t_id for t_id in tenant_ids if t_id not in accessible_tenants]
+
+    if inaccessible_tenants:
+        return False, {
+            "reason": "user does not have access to these tenants",
+            "details": {"tenant_ids": inaccessible_tenants}
+        }
+
+    return True, {}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 25bb3c47..7beaf092 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ def is_requirement(line):
         include=[
             'futurex_openedx_extensions', 'futurex_openedx_extensions.*',
             'futurex_openedx_extensions.dashboard', 'futurex_openedx_extensions.dashboard.*',
+            'futurex_openedx_extensions.helpers', 'futurex_openedx_extensions.helpers.*',
         ],
         exclude=["*tests"],
     ),
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ def is_requirement(line):
     entry_points={
         'lms.djangoapp': [
             'dashboard = futurex_openedx_extensions.dashboard.apps:DashboardConfig',
+            'helpers = futurex_openedx_extensions.helpers.apps:HelpersConfig',
         ],
     },
 )