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What is START?START is funded by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). It is one many initiatives being promoted by the department, in which resources, training, and funding are all provided. START's sole purpose is to coach school districts on building the capacity to teach the high, and ever increasing, numbers of students with autism. START's training and content are all based on best evidence practices achieved by research. START realizes that team building and networking are crucial to any initiative, thus they provide Regional Collaborative Networks and have dedicated portions of training time to team building. START advocates for family being the key role in a child's team and focuses a portion of funding for regional grants specifically on resources for family and community stakeholders.
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