Apply to Host or Attend an Intensive Training Series
2021-2022 Early Childhood: Winter/Spring 2022
The START Early Childhood Training series is intended for
school-based teams, consisting of 3-6 team members, who support an
early childhood classroom or program. The training emphasizes
evidence-based practices for teaching and supporting young children in
a classroom environment. Increasing learning opportunities and
engagement in early childhood settings serves as the foundation
for the training and includes classroom structure and activities,
effective instructional delivery, behavior support systems, and
working as a team. The training will include presentations, videos,
application activities, and time for teams to develop plans to
implement the systems and strategies. SCECHs will be available. Social
Work CEs will not be available for this training series.
Applications are due by December 21, 2021.
Applicants will be notified whether they have been selected to attend
the training by Friday, January 7, 2022.
To participate as a K-12 Intensive Training (IT) and Technical
Assistance (TA) site, a school system must submit an application to
the START office:
START is not accepting K-12 IT TA Host Site Applications for 2021-2022.
Costs: District responsibilities include costs of
professional time away from the classroom or other responsibilities,
the costs for a training facility, and lunch for your team
members. Training costs including the presenters, materials, and
resources are provided at no cost to the district.
To participate as a team, a school system must submit an
application to the START office:
2021-2022 K-12 Team Application:
March 15, 2021 Update:
START trainings and events will be virtual through at
least December 2021. With this change in training modality,
START is extending the deadline for submitting a K-12
Intensive Training team application until March 22, 2021.
Please contact the START
office if you have any questions.
Team Makeup: Assemble a team comprised of 5-7
school professionals around a target student with ASD. Teams can
include, but are not limited to, the general education teacher,
special education teacher, school psychologist, school social
worker, provider of speech and language, occupational therapist, ISD
or school administrator. Each team should include the parent(s) of
the target student.
Costs: District responsibilities include costs of
professional time away from the classroom or other responsibilities,
and lunch for your team members. Training costs including the
presenters, materials, and resources are provided at no cost to the district.
2021-2022Secondary Transition Training:
START intends to offer a Secondary Transition Training during the
2021-2022 school year, with the goal of increasing overall capacity at
the RCN level for implementation of evidence-based practice transition
supports and services. An interactive framework is being constructed
using state and national resources, and there will be technical
assistance through coaching support offered during the training.
The Secondary Transition Training will be a self-paced approach for
trainers, individuals, and/or teams. The training will be accessed on
the START website and include a full day webinar with an overview of
transition and guidance on how to effectively navigate the resources
with teams. There will also be an opportunity to attend a scheduled
virtual coaching support session and a half day final webinar to share
resources and implementation outcomes.
More information about this training, including registration and the
process, will be available in October and November.
Schedule for Secondary Transition Self-Paced Training and Resources
Secondary Transition Webinar Day 1: January 28,
2022, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Self/Team-Paced Learning: January – May, 2022
Scheduled Coaching Support Sessions: April 2022
Support sessions are 45 minutes and optional.
Secondary Transition Webinar Day 2: May 26, 2022,
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
