Category: Our Story

Before there was SDI Innovations, before there were custom planners used by thousands of schools across the country, there was one woman with a typewriter, a kitchen table, and a mission to help students stay organized. Her name was Sharon Powers, and her vision laid the foundation for everything that SDI Innovations is today. As…

In 2012, we packed up more than just boxes – we packed up a vision for something bigger. That year, School Datebooks – our flagship brand and the heart of what would eventually become SDI Innovations – acquired a Denver-based publishing company. It wasn’t just a new location. It was a strategic move to serve…

In the early 2000s, a quiet transformation was taking place in Indiana classrooms. While the national focus remained on standardized testing and curriculum benchmarks, teachers and school administrators across the Hoosier state were turning their attention to a foundational – but often overlooked – academic skill: student organization. Back then, a growing number of Indiana…

In 1985, a mom had a simple idea: What if students had a better way to stay organized? That mom was Sharon Powers, and that idea became School Datebooks – a planner company that would go on to serve millions of students across the country. Today, her legacy lives on through SDI Innovations, a family…

In a world filled with screens, reminders, and digital chaos, one simple tool continues to quietly transform the way students learn: the planner. And for over 40 years, School Datebooks has been at the forefront of that transformation – starting in Lafayette, Indiana, and now serving students in all 50 states and more than 20…