By signing the end of this outdoor IPM plan, the IPM coordinator, Almudena Abeyta, of this School and the Pest Management Professionals described above acknowledge, and agree to the terms of this OUTDOOR integrated pest management plan.

A. INTRODUCTION

In compliance with the Act Protecting Children and Families from Harmful Pesticides the Donald McKay School on 6/5/2006 12:56:00 PM has prepared the following outdoor IPM plan about pest control and pesticide use.

This plan describes the pest management practices for outdoor areas of Donald McKay School and clearly states it’s pesticide use policies.

A copy of the plan has been filed with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), and at least one printed copy must be kept on site and made available to the public upon request.

By centralizing all of the information about this facility’s pest management practices the plan serves as a guide to direct this facility’s IPM coordinator,  Almudena Abeyta

Objectives
The objectives of the integrated pest management program conducted at the Donald McKay School are listed below.

	Reduce children’s exposure to pesticides and pesticide residues whenever possible.
	Manage pests that may occur on facilities to prevent interference with the learning environment of the students.
	Provide the safest playing or athletic surfaces possible.

In light of these objectives, the Donald McKay School has selected the following as it’s IPM policy statement.

B.POLICY STATEMENT

This IPM PLAN was prepared for McKay Elementary School to: a) Achieve compliance with the Act to Protect Children and Families from Harmful Pesticides. b) Adopt and implement new Pest Management Standards instituted by the Pest Control Industry. c) To provide coordinated & mutually beneficial communications, documentation management and reporting tools for the City of Boston’s Health Department, P. Clancy & Sons and McKay Elementary School. IPM POLICY It shall be the policy of McKay Elementary School not to allow the use of any pesticide under any conditions by our personnel or staff. Physical exclusion via maintenance corrections and improvements may be performed to prevent pest access or eliminate harborage areas. Additionally, sanitation corrections and improvements may be utilized to eliminate pest food sources. However, should sanitation and maintenance corrections and improvements prove inadequate we shall consult our PMP (Pest Management Professional), Zachary Brown. The PMP will confirm and conclude via the use of monitoring stations or through other accepted subjective or objective basis the presence of an active infestation and the identification of the pest. The PMP will consult with Almudena Abeyta, IPM Coordinator and determine whether the pest incursion has exceeded pest action trigger thresholds. If action trigger thresholds have been reached and requires a response, our PMP will apply the necessary pesticide in legally accepted quantities, methods and locations as specified by the product label and in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws regarding pesticide use, provided that this IPM PLAN has been posted on the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resource web site for IPM PLAN Listings. Monitoring, exclusion, and mechanical means are the only pest control methods allowed until the IPM PLAN is posted on the state internet web-site. IPM is a common sense approach to Pest Control that utilizes a variety of pest control measures that results in an ecologically sound and environmentally responsible approach to reduce the amounts of pesticides used and released in the environment consequently limiting human exposure to such pesticides. Biological, chemical, and physical/mechanical controls are used in conjunction with monitoring measures that result in an effective and comprehensive pest management strategy. McKay Elementary School is committed to achieving compliance with the Act to Protect Children and Families from Harmful Pesticides and utilizing IPM strategies to control and manage our pest control issues in an environmentally responsible fashion.

C. IPM COMMITTEE

The tasks set before an IPM committee are to:

	Develop an IPM plan. The IPM plan is in essence, a document that describes the organization and implementation of IPM on school grounds.
	Evaluate progress of the IPM program.
	Communicate about IPM - Facilitate communication within the school about IPM practices.
	Assist in development of contract specifications.
	Provide notification to parents about pesticide use.

The OUTDOOR committee members selected for the Donald McKay School are listed below:
1) Almudena Abeyta (Outdoor IPM Coordinator)
2) Maria Perez de Pulgar
3) Sonata Nicosia
4) John Harak
5) Kathy Derosa

D. COMMUNICATING IPM WITHIN THE FACILITY

Pest Management Personnel to Building Staff:


The Pest Management Professional communicates with the IPM coordinator of the facility. The IPM coordinator then passes this information onto an administrative assistant who decides how the information will be distributed throughout the facility.

Staff/Students communicate with their supervisors who then pass information onto the IPM coordinator.

E. EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF FACILITY OCCUPANTS & STAFF

The IPM Coordinator will be responsible to supply all educational materials related to Integrated Pest Management. P. Clancy & Sons will assist the IPM Coordinator if necessary. The following list was explained to the IPM Coordinator to help assist in IPM Education for students and staff. The following links outline approaches schools can take to teach students about IPM: Urban IPM for students in grades K-6 Pest Patrol (Teachers Guide) grades K-8 IPM for Teachers Curriculum - Weeds: grades 8-12 Invasive Species and IPM (resource directory): grades K-12 Insect identification, fun (insect related) activities and resources: grades K-8

F. OUTDOOR MONITORING

The IPM plan will follow a Annually evaluation schedule. When pests are present, Donald McKay School has chosen an OUTDOOR monitoring schedule that consists of Semimonthly inspections. When pests are absent the OUTDOOR monitoring schedule will consist of Monthly inspections.

The following technique will be used to monitor for pests:  The McKay Elementary School has contracted with P. Clancy & Sons to perform all monitoring The monitoring would consist of a schedule of semi-monthly inspections when pest are active and monthly inspections when pests are absent.

G. COURSE OF ACTION TAKEN FOR OUTDOOR PESTS

Outdoor property includes the turf, landscaping, and the outdoor grounds such as building exterior, playground equipment, etc..  Donald McKay School has prepared maps of the outdoor facility and identified the following priority areas for maintenance:

OutdoorGrounds
Foundation needs holes repaired. Exterior grounds need to be cleaned (trash and debris). Exterior doors need door sweeps.



The following pests have historically and/or currently been a problem at Donald McKay School:



TURF PESTS		LANDSCAPING AND PLANT PESTS		OUTDOOR GROUNDS PESTS
				Other     No pest problems at this time.     No pests problems at this time.     None





OUTDOOR MANAGEMENT PLAN

The following areas are priority areas for maintenance: Foundation needs holes repaired. Exterior grounds need to be cleaned (trash and debris). Exterior doors need door sweeps.

Cultural Practices

OUTDOOR GROUNDS GENERAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

Waste Disposal (trash containers and dumpsters):
Trash collection is Mon-Fri. Dumpster lid requires repair.

Light Management:
N/A

Excess Water Prevention:
N/A

Noxious Weed Management:
N/A

Playgrounds (if applicable):
Playground area needs to be cleaned and inspected on a regualr basis.

Nuisance weeds in pavement:
Non-Chemical pest control consists of reducing access to pests via exclusion methods by blocking holes in masonry, filling any cracks or crevices on grounds and walkways. Mechanical control such as mowing, weedwhacker, etc. Additionally, all staff, especially the custodial staff , is required to maintain sanitary conditions with respect removal of standing water and other contributory factors.

Storage Sheds (If applicable):
N/A



Insects observed in and around outdoor grounds of school property.


Pests


Insects in playground area (if applicable)


Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
The McKay Elementary School has contracted with P. Clancy & Sons to perform all monitoring The monitoring would consist of a schedule of semi-monthly inspections when pest are active and monthly inspections when pests are absent.

Provide information on how you identified the species of the pests above.
P. Clancy and Sons, PMP will make all pest identification.

Provide details on the non-chemical control measures you have taken to manage the pests above.
Non-Chemical Controls will consist of extensive use of monitoring stations and reducing access to pests via exclusion methods by sealing all holes cracks and crevices in areas such as masonry, walls ,floors , screens, utility pipes, etc., and securing sweeps to all doors, external and internal.

If you use insecticides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
Ordinary pest incursions would not constitute an emergency. However, when stinging insects have been identified at the site via inspection, staff sightings, or through monitoring station capture and identification, Non-Chemical means (such as the use of traps) will be utilized, unless action thresholds have been exceeded. The emergency situation must pose an immediate threat to human health, such as the location of the nest or infestation in close or unavoidable proximity to humans, such as next to ingress or egress points (near entrance or exit ways).

Pesticide Product Name	Active Ingredient	EPA Registration Number	Target Pest	Rationale for use
CONTRAC ® All-Weather Blox	Bromadialone	12455-79	Norway rats, House mice
WEATHER BLOX XT (TALON )	Brodifacoum	100-1055	Norway rats, House mice
Maxforce Roach Killer Bait Gel force® FC	Fipronil	432-1259	Am.Roaches, Ger roaches
Maxforce Roach Killer Bait Gel	Hydramethylnon	432-1254	Ger. Roaches, Am. Roaches
DRAX® Ant Kill Gel	Orthoboric Acid	9444-131	Ants
Maxforce Ant Killer Bait Gel	Fipronil	432-1264	Ants
Eco Exempt D Dust	2+Phenethyl Propionate….4.50%	20505-AA	Ants & Roaches
Wasp & Hornet Killer	Tetramethrin (1--Cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximide) methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(methylpropenyl) cyclopropanecarboxylate 0.20%	1021-1775-239	Stinging Insects




• Insecticides are only applied by a certified and/or licensed applicator. 
• Insecticides are used only when monitoring has shown that insects are present. 
• Selective insecticides are used where possible instead of broad spectrum insecticides. 
• Insecticide chemical classes are rotated. 
• Insecticides that are applied preventatively are used only in areas where insects occurred and were documented the previous year and can be expected to occur in current season. 
• Insecticide Use is documented in the STANDARD WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FORM. 

  Weeds
  Noxious weeds noticed on the school grounds
  

  Describe the monitoring technique you used for the pests above.
  The McKay Elementary School has contracted with P. Clancy & Sons to perform all monitoring The monitoring would consist of a schedule of semi-monthly inspections when pest are active and monthly inspections when pests are absent.

  Provide information on how you identified the species of the pests above.
  P. Clancy and Sons will make all pest identification.

  Provide details on the non-chemical control measures have you taken to manage the pests above.
  Non-Chemical pest control consists of reducing access to pests via exclusion methods by blocking holes in masonry, filling any cracks or crevices on grounds and walkways. Mechanical control such as mowing, weedwhacker, etc. Additionally, all staff, especially the custodial staff , is required to maintain sanitary conditions with respect removal of standing water and other contributory factors.

  If you use herbicides, describe your rationale for using them for the pests above.
  Threshold levels have exceeded tolerance.

  Pesticide Product Name	Active Ingredient	EPA Registration Number	Target Pest	Rationale for use
  Weedar 64, Broadleaf Herbicide	2,4 D DMA; 2,4-Dichorophenox acid, dimethylamine salt.	71368-1	Weeds	Threshold levels have exceeded tolerance.

  
  

• Herbicides are only applied by a certified and/or licensed applicator. 
• Herbicides are applied as a spot treatment when appropriate. 
• Herbicides that are applied preventatively are used only in areas where weeds occurred and were documented the previous year and can be expected to occur in current season. 
• The herbicide chemical classes are rotated. 
• Selective insecticides are used where possible instead of broad spectrum insecticides. 
• Herbicide Use is documented in the STANDARD WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FORM. 

H. RECORD KEEPING

In the case of Donald McKay School, OUTDOOR monitoring records will be maintained through: Outdoor Monitoring information will be recorded as follows, 1) The PEST SIGHTING LOG. The IPM Coordinator,Almudena Abeyta or her designee shall log all pest evidence and sightings as described above in the communication protocol. P. Clancy & Sons, PMP shall investigate and address all entries during the service visits. 2) SITE SANITATION AND MAINTENANCE SURVEY SHEETS. P. Clancy & Sons, PMP shall detail the inspection findings of sanitation or maintenance deficiencies during each service visit such as: a) Access holes in walls or foundation that requires repair/sealing. b) Harborage areas like , old used equipment or junk , stored on grounds or against walls, and overgrowth of weeds, grass or shrubs. c) Pest food sources presented and caused by standing water, overflowing dumpsters, improper food disposal, and poor daily cleaning practices. d) A cleanliness evaluation of grounds and adjacent areas. 3) PESTICIDE USE FORMS The PMP maintains, providing the date of service, chemical name, amount of chemical used and E. P. A. number. The location of the application and type of pest.

I. EVALUATING THE PROGRAM

The IPM plan will be evaluated on a Annually basis.

J. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS & EXEMPTIONS

During the creation of this IPM plan, Almudena Abeyta has assigned committee member Almudena Abeyta with the responsibility of assembling and issuing all the documents that accompany the standard written notification whenever pesticides are applied outdoors.

K. IN THE EVENT OF A HEALTH EMERGENCY

During the creation of this IPM plan, Almudena Abeyta has assigned committee member Almudena Abeyta with the responsibility of applying for an emergency waiver.

L. LIST OF PESTICIDES TO BE USED OUTSIDE THE FACILITY

The following list includes all the pesticides that will be used outside Donald McKay School. This list includes all herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides that will be used in the event that chemical is required.



Pesticide Product Name	Active Ingredient	EPA Registration Number	Target Pest	Rationale for use
CONTRAC ® All-Weather Blox	Bromadialone	12455-79	Norway rats, House mice
Maxforce Roach Killer Bait Gel force® FC	Fipronil	432-1259	Am.Roaches, Ger roaches
Eco Exempt D Dust	2+Phenethyl Propionate….4.50%	20505-AA	Ants & Roaches
Maxforce Roach Killer Bait Gel	Hydramethylnon	432-1254	Ger. Roaches, Am. Roaches
DRAX® Ant Kill Gel	Orthoboric Acid	9444-131	Ants
Maxforce Ant Killer Bait Gel	Fipronil	432-1264	Ants
Wasp & Hornet Killer	Tetramethrin (1--Cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximide) methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(methylpropenyl) cyclopropanecarboxylate 0.20%	1021-1775-239	Stinging Insects
WEATHER BLOX XT (TALON )	Brodifacoum	100-1055	Norway rats, House mice
Weedar 64, Broadleaf Herbicide	2,4 D DMA; 2,4-Dichorophenox acid, dimethylamine salt.	71368-1	Weeds	Threshold levels have exceeded tolerance.

M. WELL WATER SYSTEM

The school does not have its own on site well water system.