Emergency Safety Intervention (ESI)
If an emergency safety intervention was used with a student, we invite and strongly encourage parents to schedule a meeting to discuss the incident and how to prevent future use of emergency safety interventions. A parent can request and schedule this meeting by contacting the contacts at the bottom of the page. This meeting will be scheduled no later than 10 school days from when the parent makes the request unless the parent cannot meet within that time frame.
Dr. Ryan Karjala
Director of Assessment and Accountability
Emporia Public Schools Resources
Kansas State Department of Education Resources
Local Contacts
District Administrator Contact for ESI Questions
Ryan Karjala
620-341-2223
ryan.karjala@usd253.net
State Contacts
ESI Questions
Laura Jurgensen
Kansas State Department of Education
ljurgensen@ksde.org
785-296-5522
Juli Ehler
Kansas State Department of Education
jehler@ksde.org
785-296-1944
Parent Training and Information Center
Families Together
888-815-6364
Protection and Advocacy System
Disability Rights Center of Kansas
877-776-1541 or 785-273-9661