2021-2022 EPLI
EPLI Updates
- The EPLI page and forms have been updated for 2021-2022.
- The application is now online and also includes a deadline. The deadline for the 2021-2022 EPLI Application is November 4, 2021. There are no changes to requirements for new applicants.
- START has introduced the "EPLI Trainer Corner" to share regular announcements and information with EPLI Level 1 Trainers of START Content. In addition, EPLI Level 1 Trainers of START Content will also receive a newsletter three times a year called "EPLI Trainer Tips and Tidbits."
- Finally, START has also developed a RCN Trainer Portal, which is a status log of each RCN’s Current Trainers, Inactive Trainers, and New Applicants. It is intended to be accessed only by RCN leadership to view START's current EPLI records for each RCN. Details for the Trainer Portal for RCN leadership is available here.
EPLI Veteran Trainer Mentors
We are excited to have a new cohort of trainers for the Educational Strategies and Supports and PBIS training modules! Kudos to everyone that participated in the first year of the updated EPLI Trainer process!
A valuable part of the successful EPLI year was the participation by many experienced trainers, who provided guidance, trainer tips, and tidbits to those new to the role of EPLI Trainer of START Content. In fact, one of the most requested trainer supports is a connection to a veteran trainer as a mentor.
As a first step toward connecting new trainers with veteran trainer mentors, we ask you to consider the following:
RCN Leadership:
- Take stock of your current active EPLI Trainers of START Content. Who are your experienced, veteran trainers in each module? Who just completed the EPLI process last year?
- Reach out to your new EPLI Trainers and invite them to attend an RCN meeting or an RCN-sponsored training to begin to meet current trainers
New or Reactivated EPLI Trainers (as of 2020-2021 school year):
- If you haven't been in contact with your RCN leadership already, reach out to your RCN leadership to let them know that you successfully completed the EPLI Trainer process.
- Ask about sitting in on a training to observe and meet veteran trainers within the RCN.
Current/Veteran EPLI Trainers:
- Reach out to a new EPLI Trainer of START Content to welcome them to the role and see if they have any questions or concerns that you can answer.
Making connections between veteran and new trainers not only provides support and encouragement to those new to this role, it also can reenergize current trainers through the sharing of new ideas, perspectives, examples, and stories. To contextualize a commonly heard quote, “Behind every successful trainer is a tribe of other successful trainers who have their back.”
