2021-2022 Early Childhood: 

START’s Early Childhood training for 2021-2022 will be offered in the form of two mini-intensive training series of 2-3 modules each, with the same series offered once in the fall and once in the spring. More information about our 2021-2022 Early Childhood trainings, including how to apply to participate, will be available soon.

2020-2021  Early Childhood: 

To participate as a host site, a school system must submit an application to the START office: 

• 2020-2021 EC Host Site Application (submission deadline: November 13, 2019)
• 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 participating. 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: 

• 2020-2021 EC Team Application (submission deadline: November 13, 2019)
• Team Makeup: Assemble a team comprised of 6 school professionals around a target student with ASD. Teams can include, but are not limited to early childhood teachers, school psychologist, school social worker, provider of speech and language, occupational therapist, school administrator, and paraprofessional staff.
• Costs: District responsibilities include costs of professional time away from the classroom or other responsibilities, and lunch for your team members participating. Training costs including the presenters, materials, and resources are provided at no cost to the district.

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 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 (submission deadline: March 8, 2021): 
  • 2021-2022 K-12 Team Application Google Document
  • 2021-2022 K-12 Team Application Word Document
• 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. 

2021-2022 Building Your Future (BYF): 

START will not be holding a 2021-2022 Building Your Future Secondary Transition intensive training series. Instead, we anticipate offering 2-3 standalone trainings focused on transition, to be open statewide. We expect more information about these trainings to be available in the spring.

2020-2021 Building Your Future (BYF): 

To participate as a host site, a school system must submit an application to the START office: 

• 2020-2021 BYF Host Site Application (submission deadline: November 13, 2019)
• 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: 

• 2020-2021 BYF Team Application (submission deadline: November 13, 2019)
• 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, transition coordinator, 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.