EPLI Trainer Tips and Tidbits is an email update for EPLI Trainers of START Content with tools, tips, and resources. Look for five Trainer Tips and Tidbits emails throughout the school year.
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We are excited to kick off another year of Trainer Tips! Throughout the year, we will share brief, practical strategies and resources to support you as an EPLI Trainer of START Content.
Trainer Tips cover everything from preparing and delivering engaging trainings to answering questions, using START content, accessibility, and more. Whether you are a new EPLI Trainer or have been training for years, we hope these tips give you ideas and resources you can put into practice.
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Maintaining Trainer Status |
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To maintain Trainer Status, EPLI Trainers of START Content will meet requirements in two areas:
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Deliver Professional Learning
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Trainers deliver a minimum of 12 hours of START content over a two-year cycle.
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Complete Continuing Education
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Trainers complete at least 15 hours of START-delivered or START-sponsored professional learning over a two-year cycle. This includes participation in a brief annual on-demand content update from START and two of the following:
- Essential Foundations Trainers:
- Foundations in Peer to Peer
- Comprehensive Communication Supports and Strategies Series
- Creating a Neuro-Affirming Environment: Strategies for Educators Series
- Using the CETA to Promote Evidence-Based Classroom Practices
- Early Childhood Trainers:
- Comprehensive Communication Supports and Strategies Series
- Creating a Neuro-Affirming Environment: Strategies for Educators Series
- Early Childhood Practice-Based Coaching Series
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Visit the START website for complete information about maintaining EPLI Trainer Status.
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Individual EPLI Trainer Report |
Trainers will report their professional learning and continuing education through the Individual EPLI Trainer Report.
Submit the form twice during the school year:
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- Mid-year deadline: March 1, 2027
- End-of-year deadline: June 25, 2027
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As a reminder, trainers should submit this form at both deadlines, even if they have no professional learning or continuing education to report.
Please contact START (autismed@gvsu.edu) if you have any questions.
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Accessibility and START Standards |
EPLI Trainers are expected to ensure training materials meet accessibility requirements and follow START’s formatting standards. Please review the Accessibility and START Standards webpage for information and resources on creating accessible materials and maintaining consistency across START trainings.
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The EPLI Resource Center is available only to Current EPLI Trainers of START Content.
Please visit the EPLI Resource Center to confirm that you have viewing access to the files and folders. If you are unable to access the Resource Center, please contact Kellie Fitzgerald (fitzgek@gvsu.edu) for assistance.
We will be cleaning and updating the EPLI Resource Center this fall, so be on the lookout for updated tools, resources, and slides!
Disclaimer: START presents the resources in the EPLI Resource Center for informational purposes only; no endorsement or recommendation is expressed or implied. Any use of these materials must be premised on the user’s professional judgment as to the appropriateness for their district, community, and student(s), and be undertaken in accordance with all applicable district policies.
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Contact Information Update |
Help us keep our contact list up to date! If you have changed your name, RCN, district, or email address in the past two years, please submit this form to share your updated contact information.
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The Statewide Autism Resources and Training (START) Project is funded by the Michigan Department of Education Office of Special Education and is housed in the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Autism Education Center (AEC).
START Project | autismed@gvsu.edu | (616) 331-6480
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401 W. Fulton St.
388C DEV
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
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