This document provides examples and non-examples of the definitions for physical restraint, seclusion, and the 3 standards for using an ESI under the ESI regulations. 

This document focuses on the use of Emergency Safety Interventions and can be used by schools to inform families of their rights under Emergency Safety Interventions law. This guide was reviewed and updated October 2019.

Description:This video is the first in a series of ten modules designed to provide professional learning communities with training in the Cycle of Escalating Behavior.  DOWNLOAD the companion worksheet prior to starting the video.  In Module 1, participants will learn the 7 phases of escalation,...

This document is an overview of the research-based components necessary to reduce the use of Emergency Safety Interventions within a building.

This document provides a 5 step model for debriefing for staff and students after an Emergency Safety Intervention has been used. 

This Guide  was created for new and veteran special education administrators to help navigate websites, adhere to due dates and deadlines and connect them to TASN and KSDE resources necessary to find success fulfilling the state and federal requirements of special education. Topics included are t...

KSDE and Infinitec have partnered to provide new trainings about Emergency Safety Interventions. Basic, advanced, and specialized trainings provide scenarios for participants to deepen their understanding of Emergency Safety Interventions, reporting requirements, and definitions. Click the DOWNLO...

Emergency safety intervention law requires school district policies to include requirements for staff training to address de-escalation techniques. This PowerPoint may be used in support of this requirement to meet the needs of school staff as appropriate to their duties. Key Words: de-escalation...

This document outlines each team member's role in reducing the use of Emergency Safety Interventions within a building. This document corresponds with the 6 Key Components for Reducing ESI document that provides an overview of how to reduce the use of ESI within a building. 

This survey will provide administration a baseline of the staff's current view and use of Emergency Safety Interventions. After gathering a baseline, the staff can create goals on reducing the use of ESI within their building. This document corresponds with the 6 Key Components for Reducing ESI d...

This document tracks how, who, and when administration will recognize staff for their progress towards reducing the use of Emergency Safety Interventions within their building. This document corresponds with the 6 Key Components for Reducing ESI document that provides an overview of how to reduce...

The purpose of this form is to determine the root cause of the crisis behavior in order to help prevent the behavior from reoccurring. This document corresponds with the 6 Key Components for Reducing ESI document that provides an overview of how to reduce the use of ESI within a building. 

This document outlines the actions required to reduce the use of Emergency Safety Interventions within a building. This document corresponds with the 6 Key Components for Reducing ESI document that provides an overview of how to reduce the use of ESI within a building. 

The purpose of this form is to help prevent future occurrences of crisis behavior that results in the use of an Emergency Safety Intervention (ESI) or the avoidance of using an ESI along with preventing further trauma to students and secondary trauma to staff. This document corresponds with the 6...

This form provides administration with a checklist of behavioral, environmental, and instructional supports that should be in place by direct care staff in order to help prevent crisis behavior in a classroom. This form also provides space for positive and corrective feedback along with resources...

This document may be used by staff to document emergency safety intervention incidents with students. This document contains only the items that are required to be documented by emergency safety intervention law. Staff may choose to modify this document to collect additional information on emerge...

When emergency safety intervention is used with a student, written documentation of the incident must be completed and provided to the parent no later than the school day following the day on which the emergency safety intervention was used. Staff may use this sample letter, in conjunction with t...

This goal sheet allows you to create a goal or goals to reduce the use of Emergency Safety Interventions within a building using the SMART goals format. This sheet also allows you to track and graph the progress towards the goal(s). This document corresponds with the 6 Key Components for Reducing...

This document provides ideas and instructions on implementing comfort rooms or calming spaces as a prevention tool to help prevent the use of an Emergency Safety Intervention. 

One of the best ways to prevent future emergency safety interventions, is to analyze and chart your current ESI data.  This training focuses on important data to collect and graph, with many examples of using an Excel spreadsheet to help analyze your ESI data.