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Integrated Pest Management
The following links are related to the Integrated Pest Management Section of the Maintenance and Operations Department. These related documents are available for download:

Downloadable Documents
You may want to read the Integrated Pest Management Policy
If you feel that your child's or your (for school staff) health and/or behavior could be influenced by exposure to pesticide products, you can be notified by filling the Annual Pest Use Notification Form.

The Definitions of Key Terminology Document contains the definitions of terms used by this department which may or may not be known by the public.
There is an approved IPM Pesticide List of products that may be used in district schools and offices.
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 controlling pests, while minimizing the use of pesticides, with the ultimate goal of not using any pesticides.

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, lower-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:

The IPM Policy
The Healthy Schools Act of 2000
The District's IPM Procedures Manual
A listing of the IPM Team Members
Approved IPM Pesticide List
Site-Activity Log on which the Pest management Technicians (PMT's) summarize information regarding actions taken during each site visit.
Pest Management Inspection Reports completed by the PMT's during each site visit
Annual Pesticide Use Notification/Request for Notification Form and Pesticide Application 72-hour Notification Form in PDF or WORD format
Posting Notice
Links to other websites:
CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation
California Safe Schools
http://www.calisafe.org