Your entry point into the Systemic & Sustainable by Design™ ecosystem
Welcome to Systemic & Sustainable by Design™. You are now part of a growing field-informed community of district leaders committed to building family and community engagement that is systemic, sustainable, and designed to last.
Your free membership is your starting point, and as the SSBD™ ecosystem grows, so will what is available to you.
Member benefits and field notes in one place.
Use this page as your home base for current membership benefits, blog updates, archived newsletters, and practical resources as they are added.
What your membership gives you access to.
We Are Launching — and I Could Not Be More Excited
After months of field testing Systemic & Sustainable by Design™ with district engagement leaders across the country, the response has been consistent and clear: this is something the field needs right now. This week, we make it official at the IEL CSxFE Conference in Long Beach, California.
Read MoreWhat is coming next in the SSBD™ ecosystem.
The SSBD™ Community will continue to grow with learning opportunities, deeper diagnostics, practical tools, and spaces for leaders to connect.
Quick Scan Action Labs
Guided sessions to help leaders make sense of Quick Scan results, identify a starting point, and choose one practical next step.
Learn MoreLeading Systemic Engagement
A virtual capacity-building opportunity for leaders and teams working to strengthen systemic engagement practice.
Systemic Engagement Navigator™
A deeper rubric-based diagnostic with growth insights, strategic guidance, and tools to support the work at every stage.
Ask the FIELD™
A Field-Informed Engagement Learning Directory with strategies, examples, and practical tools curated from the field.
SSBD™ Community Forum
A future space for practitioners to connect, exchange ideas, and learn from one another across contexts.
Board of Curators
The SSBD™ Board of Curators is a select group of current and former district engagement leaders who serve as the practitioner backbone of the Systemic & Sustainable by Design™ ecosystem. As knowledge contributors, Curators bring field-tested experience from inside districts to the Navigator™ resource bank, Engagement Agent, and the District Engagement Audit process, ensuring that every tool and recommendation in the SSBD™ ecosystem reflects what actually works in real schools and communities.
The Quick Scan is your entry point into the SSBD™ ecosystem.
If you have not taken it yet, the Quick Scan gives you a first look at the conditions shaping your engagement system and helps identify a meaningful starting point.