What is the EPLI Bootcamp: Essential Foundations?

The Essential Foundations Bootcamp will include an integration of the universal supports, behavioral practices, and instructional strategies from Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Educational Supports and Strategies, and other START training modules and resources. Content will be organized for flexible and customizable training and coaching needs. 

The Bootcamp will consist of on-demand coursework, five days of content and coaching, and two Trainer Days, which are collaborative days intended to strengthen training and presentation skills, for a total of seven days. 

Applicants and Inactive Trainers are required to attend the Essential Foundations Bootcamp. Current EPLI Trainers of START Content and Coach Leaders are strongly encouraged to attend the Essential Foundations Bootcamp. 

Prospective trainers attend the Essential Foundations Bootcamp, which includes deepening their knowledge of training content, as well as strengthening coaching and presentation skills. Ongoing professional learning opportunities are available for trainers and coaches through START to expand and refresh content knowledge and skills.

The designation “EPLI Trainer of START Content” means that the trainer has completed the START Effective Practices Leadership Initiative (EPLI) Bootcamp: Essential Foundations. This involves attending a series of trainings to develop content knowledge and skills to deliver effective professional learning opportunities. It does not convey any endorsement or representation by START or Grand Valley State University related to the trainer’s understanding of that content, or their effectiveness or skill as a trainer or coach.