SCHOOL IPM 2015:
A Strategic Plan for Integrated Pest Management
in Schools in the United States

National Schools Working Group Meeting, Reno NV, November 20 2008

7:00-8:00 am
Registration

8:00-8:15 am
Welcome & Introductions

8:15-9:15 am
Status Report: Where are we with the Pest Management Strategic Plan (PMSP)?
Dr. Tom Green, President, IPM Institute of North America

9:15-9:45 am
Children's Issues and the Importance of IPM
Dr. Dawn Gouge, University of Arizona

9:45-10:00 am
Break

10:00-11:00 am
Federal Government Perspectives on School IPM
Dr. Geoffrey M. Calvert, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rick Melnicoe, US Department of Agriculture
Sherry Glick, US Environmental Protection Agency

11:00-11:30 am
Metrics for School IPM: Making the Grade through the Report Card for Schools
Sherry Glick, National Pesticides and Schools Coordinator, US EPA

11:30-12:00 pm
Lunch on your own – Food Court at the Resort

12:00-1:00 pm
School PMSP Breakout Sessions
•  Next steps for implementing PMSP
•  What role will you play in the implementation?

1:00-1:45 pm
Reconvene and Report on Breakout Sessions
Sherry Glick & Dr. Tom Green

1:45-2:30 pm
The Road Ahead
Dr. Tom Green, Sherry Glick & Dr. Dawn Gouge
•  Stakeholder role assignments

*2008 National Schools Working Group Meeting Minutes