START is thrilled to welcome back members of the CoP and also welcome new members! START is facilitating the following CoP in 2024-2025: 

We invite you to review the information and meeting dates for each CoP and disseminate this information within your RCN.

New this year: Each RCN now has a list of their CoP members in their Google Folder (24-25 CoP Members) This list will be maintained by START and there are additional instructions included in the Google Sheet. 

If you have someone who is interested in joining a CoP (and was not previously a member), please have them submit this form (note: participation in the Coaching CoP, CCSS CoP, and PFA-SBT CoP is by invitation only). 

START will sent information to the members of each CoP. Please contact START if you have any questions. 

START is excited to share that the 2024-2025 Training and Training Series schedule and registrations are available on the START website. We invite you to explore the learning opportunities available this year! 

The application for the EPLI Essential Foundations Bootcamp is open. 

The Essential Foundations Bootcamp is an integration of the universal supports, behavioral practices, and instructional strategies from Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Educational Supports and Strategies, and other START training modules and resources. 

The Bootcamp consists of four days of content and coaching and two days of Trainer Days, which are collaborative days intended to strengthen training and presentation skills, for a total of six days. 

Reminder! Enter your Fiscal Agent Information, Report Contact Information, RCN Leadership, and District Representatives on the 24-25 RCN Contacts spreadsheet located in your Google Drive Folder.

START will send RCN update emails to the District Representatives and RCN leadership.  

Is your RCN considering a book study this year? START has copies of Deliberate Coaching, The Impact Cycle, and The Instructional Playbook available at no cost to its RCN partners (up to 15 books per ISD, while supplies last).

Contact Melissa Kurek with "Book Study" in the email subject if interested!

This training series is intended for teams of 3-6 members working with students with higher support needs such as autism. The CETA will be presented as a process tool for teams to assess strengths and areas for development related to current implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) at the classroom level.

We encourage the RCN to invite teams to apply who have not attended the Using the CETA to Promote Evidence-Based Classroom Practices training or any START trainings before! Consider teams in your region who are not connected to START.

→ We are inviting the RCN to distribute the START Training and Training Series Flyers to staff, community members, and families across your region. 

START has also developed Training and Training Series Slides for use in presentations.

 The Statewide Autism Resources and Training (START) Project is funded by the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Special Education to provide training and technical assistance to educators in Michigan that serve students with ASD.

START Project | autismed@gvsu.edu | (616) 331-6480