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Integrated Pest Management
School environments that are free of pests, such as ants, cockroaches,
and rodents have positive impact on the learning conditions and the
health and safety of students, staff, parents and the
community. Conversely, pesticides may have adverse effects on the
health and safety of students and staff. In recognition of these
impacts, the Board of Education adopted an Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) Policy for use Districtwide in March, 1999. The IPM policy
provides guidance and direction in managing pests, while minimizing
the use of pesticides, with the ultimate goal of not using any
pesticides. The "Precautionary Principle", the long-term objective of
the District, recognizes that no pesticide product is free from risk
or threat to human health, and industrial producers should be required
to prove that their pesticide products demonstrate an absence of
risk, rather than requiring that the government or the public prove that
human health is being harmed.
The following links are related to the Integrated Pest Management
Section of the Maintenance and Operations Department. These related
documents are available for download:
 You will need Acrobat Reader to view and print all PDF Links.
Downloadable Documents
A 15-member IPM Team oversees the IPM Program implementation. The
Team is comprised of the following:
- IPM Coordinator
- Two parents of District students
- One District principal
- One District teacher
- One District non-management Maintenance & Operations
representative
- One District Food Services representative
- One District representative from the Office of
Environmental Health & Safety
- Two community members
- Two environmental members
- One public health representative
- One medical practitioner
- One IPM expert (Non-District employee)
When necessary, reduced or low-risk pesticides approved for use by the IPM Team
may be used at school and offices, but only by the District's
highly-trained Pest Management Technicians. However, the goal is to
use effective non-chemical management techniques, including:
- Monitoring (tracking paths of movement and shelter,
trapping)
- Exclusion (e.g., installation of door sweeps, caulking
cracks and crevices, repairing holes, installation of spikes
and netting to deter birds).
- Sanitation
- Habitat modification (e.g., storage of food in classrooms
in metal containers, disposal of food and trash in trash cans,
removal of paper and other clutter).
All members of the school community, including principals, students,
teachers, parents, custodians, cafeteria staff, and craftspersons
have an important role in the success of the IPM program. One or more
of the above IPM methodologies can be employed by each of these groups
of individuals in an effort to manage pests with minimal need for
pesticide use.
Any observation of a pest presence on a campus should be reported to
the Plant Manager who will either handle the situation or place a
trouble call for a Pest Management Technician to respond. Other crafts
may assist in providing appropriate repairs or remediation to solve
pest problems in a permanent manner.
An IPM Handbook, maintained in the Main Office of each school, is
available for public review. The handbook contains the following
information:
Links to other websites:
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Existing Facilities Home
Maintenance & Operations
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Integrated Pest Management
School environments that are free of pests, such as ants, cockroaches,
and rodents have positive impact on the learning conditions and the
health and safety of students, staff, parents and the
community. Conversely, pesticides may have adverse effects on the
health and safety of students and staff. In recognition of these
impacts, the Board of Education adopted an Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) Policy for use Districtwide in March, 1999. The IPM policy
provides guidance and direction in managing pests, while minimizing
the use of pesticides, with the ultimate goal of not using any
pesticides. The "Precautionary Principle", the long-term objective of
the District, recognizes that no pesticide product is free from risk
or threat to human health, and industrial producers should be required
to prove that their pesticide products demonstrate an absence of
risk, rather than requiring that the government or the public prove that
human health is being harmed.
The following links are related to the Integrated Pest Management
Section of the Maintenance and Operations Department. These related
documents are available for download:
You will need Acrobat Reader to view and print all PDF Links.
Downloadable Documents
A 15-member IPM Team oversees the IPM Program implementation. The
Team is comprised of the following:
- IPM Coordinator
- Two parents of District students
- One District principal
- One District teacher
- One District non-management Maintenance & Operations
representative
- One District Food Services representative
- One District representative from the Office of
Environmental Health & Safety
- Two community members
- Two environmental members
- One public health representative
- One medical practitioner
- One IPM expert (Non-District employee)
When necessary, reduced or low-risk pesticides approved for use by the IPM Team
may be used at school and offices, but only by the District's
highly-trained Pest Management Technicians. However, the goal is to
use effective non-chemical management techniques, including:
- Monitoring (tracking paths of movement and shelter,
trapping)
- Exclusion (e.g., installation of door sweeps, caulking
cracks and crevices, repairing holes, installation of spikes
and netting to deter birds).
- Sanitation
- Habitat modification (e.g., storage of food in classrooms
in metal containers, disposal of food and trash in trash cans,
removal of paper and other clutter).
All members of the school community, including principals, students,
teachers, parents, custodians, cafeteria staff, and craftspersons
have an important role in the success of the IPM program. One or more
of the above IPM methodologies can be employed by each of these groups
of individuals in an effort to manage pests with minimal need for
pesticide use.
Any observation of a pest presence on a campus should be reported to
the Plant Manager who will either handle the situation or place a
trouble call for a Pest Management Technician to respond. Other crafts
may assist in providing appropriate repairs or remediation to solve
pest problems in a permanent manner.
An IPM Handbook, maintained in the Main Office of each school, is
available for public review. The handbook contains the following
information:
Links to other websites:
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