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

Appendix N. School IPM Toolbox

The following tools were compiled primarily by Dr. Dawn Gouge and Jennifer Snyder, University of Arizona in 2007 with support from US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs.  Additional tools were contributed by working group members and others. A number of these tools can also be found with additional tools including short videos at http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/toolbox.html

  1. Model IPM Program Documents and Technical Guides

  • IPM Policy  [.doc]

  • IPM Policy Version Two [.doc]

  • IPM Pest Monitoring Protocol [.doc]

  • Architectural Guidelines [.doc]

  • New Construction Specifications [.doc]

  • Guide to Contracting with a Pest Management Professional [.doc]

  • Best School IPM Implementation Manuals [.doc]

Outdoor IPM for Maine Schools. University of Maine Cooperative Extension

School IPM Manual. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

IPM for Pennsylvania Schools – A How-To Manual. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania State University College of Agricultural Sciences. 

IPM for North Carolina Schools Manual. North Carolina State University.

IPM and Notification Handbook. Safer Pest Control Program.

IPM Standards for Schools: A Program for Reducing Pest and Pesticide Risks in Schools and Other Sensitive Environments.  IPM Institute of North America.

IPM for Schools: A How-To Manual. University of Nebraska.

California School IPM Model Program Guidebook. California Department of Pesticide Regulation. http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/cfdocs/apps/schoolipm/managing_pests/main.cfm

IPM for Schools: A How-To Manual. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9.

  1. IPM Checklists

  • IPM Self-Inspection Sheet [.xls]

  • Corrective Action Needed Notice [.doc]

  • School IPM Audit Checklist [.doc]

  • School IPM Audit Report Template [.doc]

  1. Model Indoor Air Quality Checklists

  • Administrative Staff Checklist [.doc]

  • Building Maintenance Checklist [.doc]

  • Food Service Checklist [.doc]

  • IPM Checklist [.doc]

  • Renovation and Repair Checklist [.doc]

  • School Official Checklist [.doc]

  • Ventilation Checklist [.doc]

  • Walkthrough Checklist [.doc]

  1. Model Pest Sighting Logs

  1. Powerpoint Presentations

  • Introduction to IPM [.ppt]

  • Asthma and School IAQ & IPM [.ppt]

  • School IPM for Custodians [.ppt]

  • School IPM for Faculty [.ppt]

  • School IPM for Kitchens [.ppt]

  • School IPM for Maintenance and Grounds Staff  [.ppt]

  • School IPM for Students [.ppt]

  • Assorted Posters [.ppt]

  1. Other Visual Aids

  • Pest Conducive Conditions Wheel, V1 Base (US EPA)  [.jpg]

  • Pest Conducive Conditions Wheel, Middle  [.jpg]

  • Pest Conducive Conditions Wheel, Top  [.jpg]

  1. Model IPM Training Curricula for Pest Managers and School Professionals

The following curricula were developed by Bill and Jean Currie of the International Pest Management Institute (docs without links in preparation):

  1. Recognition and Rewards

  1. Pest Press Newsletter Editions