2026-2027 Trainings and Training Series Schedule
All trainings and training series are contingent on the receipt of continued START Project funding from the Michigan Department of Education Office of Special Education for the 2026–2027 fiscal year.
The 2026-2027 Training and Training Series schedule is subject to change.
Start Date
11/11/2026
Title
EPLI Bootcamp: Essential Foundations
Training Type
Bootcamp
Sessions
N/A
Location
Lansing
Start Time
9:00 a.m.
End Time
4:00 p.m.
Fee
$0
Training Information
View the overview, including dates, of the Bootcamp here .
The Essential Foundations Bootcamp will consist of on-demand coursework, eight virtual half days of core content, and three in-person Training and Coaching Days.
The Bootcamp will include universal supports, behavioral practices, and instructional strategies from the Behavior Series, the Instructional Strategies & Academic Engagement (ISAE) Series, and other START training modules and resources.
Application and more information will be available in August 2026.
Topic
- EPLI
Glossary of Terms
- Training: A professional development opportunity designed to improve the knowledge and/or skills of attendees in a particular topic or practice. A training is at least two hours. While participants may be encouraged to attend all parts of a training, they are not required to do so and will still have a meaningful experience if they do not attend all parts.
- Session: Individual segments within a training, each focusing on a specific topic or key concept.
- Training Series: A collection of multiple trainings or webinars that focuses on the same topic or theme. A training series can be offered as (1) a sequence of trainings or webinars that build upon each other or (2) independent trainings or webinars on the same theme. Participants are required to attend all modules in a training series.
- Module: An organized collection of content presented together as a cohesive training/learning unit, usually on a particular topic in an in-person or virtual format.
- Bootcamp: A collection of modules on a related topic or theme in a condensed, often consecutive timeframe.
- Webinar: A live professional development opportunity or discussion focused on a single topic or practice. Webinars are less than two hours.