By signing the end of this indoor IPM plan, the IPM coordinator, James  Pagliarulo, of this School and the Pest Management Professionals described above acknowledge, and agree to the terms of this INDOOR integrated pest management plan.

A .INTRODUCTION

In compliance with the Act Protecting Children and Families from Harmful Pesticides, Devotion School on 12/10/2009 11:45:00 AM has prepared the following indoor IPM plan. 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,  James  Pagliarulo , about pest control and pesticide use.

This plan describes the pest management practices for indoor areas of the Devotion 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.

Objectives
The objectives of the integrated pest management program conducted at the Devotion 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 Devotion School has selected the following as it’s IPM policy statement:

B.POLICY STATEMENT

This plan has been developed to ensure the health and safety of students, teachers, staff, administration and all others using the Devotion School’s buildings and grounds, while at the same time controlling pest populations in an effective and environmentally-sound manner. This plan will rely on sanitation, habitat modification, monitoring and the use of non-toxic and least-toxic products and techniques to control pests, rather than the use of potentially dangerous chemical pesticides. When it is determined that pesticides are needed, only those allowed by the Children’s and Families Protection Act will be used. Further, only certified and or licensed individuals will be able to use these pesticides. Our policy prohibits the use of any pesticide by unlicensed staff. It will be the Devotion School’s policy to make the appropriate notification and posting as well as keep records of all pesticide use. A copy of the IPM plan will be maintained in the Principal’s office and be available upon request. This plan recognizes that IPM is a collaborative effort involving the administration, teachers, students, facilities staff and pest control operators, among others, and that the gathering and sharing of information is critical to ensuring the success of this IPM initiative.

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 INDOOR committee members selected for the Devotion School are listed below:
1) James  Pagliarulo (Indoor IPM Coordinator)
2) Gerado  Martinez
3) Thomas Hantakas
4) David O'Hara
5) Ed Clancy
6) Pat Maloney

D. COMMUNICATING IPM WITHIN THE FACILITY

The Pest Management Professional communicates with the IPM coordinator of the facility. The IPM coordinator then posts this information in a common viewing area dedicated to the subject of integrated pest management. In addition, the IPM coordinator also communicates information to the staff supervisors who then distribute the information to all the staff and occupants concerned.

Staff/Students communicate in writing and leave this information in a common “drop box” for the IPM coordinator to review and pass onto the Pest Management Professional if necessary.

E. EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF FACILITY OCCUPANTS & STAFF

• Custodians, Food Service Workers, school staff, students
• Staff, teachers, and students will be instructed on how to log pest complaints and be given a brief overview on pest identification and the conditions that promote pests. Pamphlets and fact sheets will be made available a the time of training and or posted on bulletin boards in specific areas such as the cafeteria and teacher’s lounge. This information will focus on pest reduction strategies connecting people’s behavior such as improper classroom pet food storage, eating at desks, and leaving doors open to pest problems.
• Training that is more specific will be held annually and separately for Building Services and kitchen staff
• Anually for all custodial staff.
• All food kept in classrooms should be stored in Rubbermaid or equivalent containers. It is strongly suggested that food not be eaten in classrooms. No exterior door should be left propped open at any time.

F. INDOOR MONITORING

The IPM committee will evaluate the plan annually. When pests are present, Devotion School has chosen an INDOOR monitoring schedule that consists of daily inspections. When pests are absent the INDOOR monitoring schedule will consist of weekly inspections.

The following technique will be used to monitor for pests:  The facility’s contracted Pest Management Professional would conduct regular pest inspections and would then instruct the IPM coordinator as to the proper course of action.

G. COURSE OF ACTION TAKEN FOR INDOOR PESTS

The following pests have historically and/or currently been a problem at Devotion School:
• Cockroaches
  
• Rats & Mice
  

The School's IPM approach to managing the indoor pests includes the following actions:



SCHOOL PEST DESCRIPTION

Devotion School has historically experienced moderate infestations of brown banded cockroaches (Supella longipalpa).

SCHOOL PEST LOCATION DETAILS

Cockroach sightings have been logged in various locations including the stairwell off of the cafeteria lobby, 2nd floor classrooms, common hallways, and kitchen storage areas.

SCHOOL PEST ACTIVITY

Any level of activity requires action, however over the summer of 2007 activity was high (in excess of 12 personally observed at a given time).

MONITORING/INSPECTION

Entryways (including doorways, overhead doors, windows, wall cracks and crevices, electrical fixtures, pipe spaces, drains, ducts and loading docks) • Make sure doors are not propped or left open • Install weather-stripping and door sweeps • Caulk wall cracks and crevices • Install screens in doors and windows and keep them in good repair • Keep shrubs, grass and mulches at least one foot away from buildings • Eliminate food waste and debris from loading docks Classrooms and Offices (including classrooms, laboratories, libraries, administration offices, auditoriums, gymnasiums, hallways and stairways) • Allow food and beverages in designated areas only • Clean dishes, coffee machines, microwave and toaster ovens, and utensils thoroughly on regular basis • Store condiments and food (including craft supplies and pet food) in tightly sealed containers • Prohibit the extended storage of food in desks and lockers • Inspect plants and animals (ex: science projects, houseplants) regularly for pest problems • Vacuum and remove trash on a daily basis Food Preparation and Serving Areas (including cafeteria, kitchen, teacher’s lounge, home economics room, snack area, vending machines, food storage areas and walk-in coolers) • Store food, beverages and food wastes in tightly sealed, lidded containers • Remove food waste daily • Screen vents, windows and floor drains • Keep area clean and dry by sweeping and mopping, quickly disposing of food waste, removing clutter, and fixing leaky pipes and faucets • Clean grease traps regularly • Caulk cracks and crevices • Clean behind and underneath appliances, coolers, vending machines and waste disposal units Plumbing and Maintenance Areas (including bathrooms, sinks, utility rooms, locker rooms, dish rooms, laboratories, art studios, home economics rooms, pool areas, boiler room, mechanical room, mop room and pipe chases) • Repair leaks and other plumbing problems immediately to eliminate water sources • Clean floor drains routinely • Clean mops and buckets promptly, dry buckets and hang mops off of floor above drain • Seal pipe chases • Eliminate piles of clutter • Remove trash regularly Waste Disposal and Recycling Areas (including garbage cans, dumpsters, recycling bins and outdoor garbage storage areas) • Secure dumpsters with heavy, tight-fitting lids • Clean the outsides of dumpsters regularly • Store food wastes securely • Clean in, under and around recycling bins routinely • Remove recyclables frequently • Empty garbage cans daily

ELIMINATING ACCESS

Entryways (including doorways, overhead doors, windows, wall cracks and crevices, electrical fixtures, pipe spaces, drains, ducts and loading docks) • Make sure doors are not propped or left open • Install weather-stripping and door sweeps • Caulk wall cracks and crevices • Install screens in doors and windows and keep them in good repair • Keep shrubs, grass and mulches at least one foot away from buildings • Eliminate food waste and debris from loading docks Classrooms and Offices (including classrooms, laboratories, libraries, administration offices, auditoriums, gymnasiums, hallways and stairways) • Allow food and beverages in designated areas only • Clean dishes, coffee machines, microwave and toaster ovens, and utensils thoroughly on regular basis • Store condiments and food (including craft supplies and pet food) in tightly sealed containers • Prohibit the extended storage of food in desks and lockers • Inspect plants and animals (ex: science projects, houseplants) regularly for pest problems • Vacuum and remove trash on a daily basis Food Preparation and Serving Areas (including cafeteria, kitchen, teacher’s lounge, home economics room, snack area, vending machines, food storage areas and walk-in coolers) • Store food, beverages and food wastes in tightly sealed, lidded containers • Remove food waste daily • Screen vents, windows and floor drains • Keep area clean and dry by sweeping and mopping, quickly disposing of food waste, removing clutter, and fixing leaky pipes and faucets • Clean grease traps regularly • Caulk cracks and crevices • Clean behind and underneath appliances, coolers, vending machines and waste disposal units Plumbing and Maintenance Areas (including bathrooms, sinks, utility rooms, locker rooms, dish rooms, laboratories, art studios, home economics rooms, pool areas, boiler room, mechanical room, mop room and pipe chases) • Repair leaks and other plumbing problems immediately to eliminate water sources • Clean floor drains routinely • Clean mops and buckets promptly, dry buckets and hang mops off of floor above drain • Seal pipe chases • Eliminate piles of clutter • Remove trash regularly Waste Disposal and Recycling Areas (including garbage cans, dumpsters, recycling bins and outdoor garbage storage areas) • Secure dumpsters with heavy, tight-fitting lids • Clean the outsides of dumpsters regularly • Store food wastes securely • Clean in, under and around recycling bins routinely • Remove recyclables frequently • Empty garbage cans daily

ELIMINATING SOURCES OF FOOD AND WATER

Entryways (including doorways, overhead doors, windows, wall cracks and crevices, electrical fixtures, pipe spaces, drains, ducts and loading docks) • Make sure doors are not propped or left open • Install weather-stripping and door sweeps • Caulk wall cracks and crevices • Install screens in doors and windows and keep them in good repair • Keep shrubs, grass and mulches at least one foot away from buildings • Eliminate food waste and debris from loading docks Classrooms and Offices (including classrooms, laboratories, libraries, administration offices, auditoriums, gymnasiums, hallways and stairways) • Allow food and beverages in designated areas only • Clean dishes, coffee machines, microwave and toaster ovens, and utensils thoroughly on regular basis • Store condiments and food (including craft supplies and pet food) in tightly sealed containers • Prohibit the extended storage of food in desks and lockers • Inspect plants and animals (ex: science projects, houseplants) regularly for pest problems • Vacuum and remove trash on a daily basis Food Preparation and Serving Areas (including cafeteria, kitchen, teacher’s lounge, home economics room, snack area, vending machines, food storage areas and walk-in coolers) • Store food, beverages and food wastes in tightly sealed, lidded containers • Remove food waste daily • Screen vents, windows and floor drains • Keep area clean and dry by sweeping and mopping, quickly disposing of food waste, removing clutter, and fixing leaky pipes and faucets • Clean grease traps regularly • Caulk cracks and crevices • Clean behind and underneath appliances, coolers, vending machines and waste disposal units Plumbing and Maintenance Areas (including bathrooms, sinks, utility rooms, locker rooms, dish rooms, laboratories, art studios, home economics rooms, pool areas, boiler room, mechanical room, mop room and pipe chases) • Repair leaks and other plumbing problems immediately to eliminate water sources • Clean floor drains routinely • Clean mops and buckets promptly, dry buckets and hang mops off of floor above drain • Seal pipe chases • Eliminate piles of clutter • Remove trash regularly Waste Disposal and Recycling Areas (including garbage cans, dumpsters, recycling bins and outdoor garbage storage areas) • Secure dumpsters with heavy, tight-fitting lids • Clean the outsides of dumpsters regularly • Store food wastes securely • Clean in, under and around recycling bins routinely • Remove recyclables frequently • Empty garbage cans daily

ELIMINATION OF SHELTER AND HARBORAGE

Entryways (including doorways, overhead doors, windows, wall cracks and crevices, electrical fixtures, pipe spaces, drains, ducts and loading docks) • Make sure doors are not propped or left open • Install weather-stripping and door sweeps • Caulk wall cracks and crevices • Install screens in doors and windows and keep them in good repair • Keep shrubs, grass and mulches at least one foot away from buildings • Eliminate food waste and debris from loading docks Classrooms and Offices (including classrooms, laboratories, libraries, administration offices, auditoriums, gymnasiums, hallways and stairways) • Allow food and beverages in designated areas only • Clean dishes, coffee machines, microwave and toaster ovens, and utensils thoroughly on regular basis • Store condiments and food (including craft supplies and pet food) in tightly sealed containers • Prohibit the extended storage of food in desks and lockers • Inspect plants and animals (ex: science projects, houseplants) regularly for pest problems • Vacuum and remove trash on a daily basis Food Preparation and Serving Areas (including cafeteria, kitchen, teacher’s lounge, home economics room, snack area, vending machines, food storage areas and walk-in coolers) • Store food, beverages and food wastes in tightly sealed, lidded containers • Remove food waste daily • Screen vents, windows and floor drains • Keep area clean and dry by sweeping and mopping, quickly disposing of food waste, removing clutter, and fixing leaky pipes and faucets • Clean grease traps regularly • Caulk cracks and crevices • Clean behind and underneath appliances, coolers, vending machines and waste disposal units Plumbing and Maintenance Areas (including bathrooms, sinks, utility rooms, locker rooms, dish rooms, laboratories, art studios, home economics rooms, pool areas, boiler room, mechanical room, mop room and pipe chases) • Repair leaks and other plumbing problems immediately to eliminate water sources • Clean floor drains routinely • Clean mops and buckets promptly, dry buckets and hang mops off of floor above drain • Seal pipe chases • Eliminate piles of clutter • Remove trash regularly Waste Disposal and Recycling Areas (including garbage cans, dumpsters, recycling bins and outdoor garbage storage areas) • Secure dumpsters with heavy, tight-fitting lids • Clean the outsides of dumpsters regularly • Store food wastes securely • Clean in, under and around recycling bins routinely • Remove recyclables frequently • Empty garbage cans daily

NON-CHEMICAL CONTROLS

Whenever practical Devotion School will use non- chemical means to control or limit pests and to minimize the use of pesticides. Waltham Services has performed a thorough inspection and provided the Devotion School with a report identifying conditions that were possibly contributing to pest habitation. Sanitary and housekeeping deficiencies have also been addressed and corrective actions have been taken. These actions are outlined in section 5 (ACTIONS) of this plan. Along with these actions the following non-chemical methods will be used: Ants and Roaches Poison Free Ant & Roach Killer (NO EPA#) Mice Mice Glue Boards (NO EPA#) Mechanical Mouse Traps (NO EPA#) Wasps and Hornets Poison Free Wasp and Hornet Killer (NO EPA#)

CHEMICAL CONTROLS

PESTICIDE USE ATTESTATION:

Pesticides are only applied by a certified and/or licensed applicator.

Pesticides are used only when monitoring has shown that pests are present and when the use of the pesticide is justified or in the case of an emergency situation.

Only pesticides allowed under the Children's and Families' Protection Act are used indoors.

H. RECORD KEEPING

In the case of Devotion School, INDOOOR monitoring records will be maintained through the following technique:  The use of forms which will be filled out by the person monitoring the facility

I. EVALUATING THE PROGRAM

The IPM committee will evaluate the plan annually .

J. IN THE EVENT OF A HEALTH EMERGENCY

During the creation of this IPM plan, Gerardo Martinez has assigned committee member James Pagliarulo with the responsibility of applying for an emergency waiver.

K. LIST OF PESTICIDES TO BE USED INSIDE THE FACILITY

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



Pesticide Name	Active Ingredient	EPA Registration #	Target Pest	Rationale for use
Advance Dual Choice Bait Stations	0.011% Abamectin B1	#4999-459	Ants	Indoors, the following chemical pesticide may be used if non-chemical actions fail and an emergency situation arises
Drax Ant Bait	Orthoboricacid	#944-131	Ants	Indoors, the following chemical pesticide may be used if non-chemical actions fail and an emergency situation arises
Siege Roach Bait	Hydramethylnon	#222-313-944	Cockroaches	Indoors, the following chemical pesticide may be used if non-chemical actions fail and an emergency situation arises
Maxforce Roach Bait Gel	Hydramethylnon and Fipronil	#432-1254	Cockroaches	Indoors, the following chemical pesticide may be used if non-chemical actions fail and an emergency situation arises
Contrac Rat and Mice Bait	Bromadiolone	#12455-79	Rats and Mice	Indoors, the following chemical pesticide may be used if non-chemical actions fail and an emergency situation arises

I attest, to the best of my knowledge, that the above information is complete, accurate and true

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IPM Coordinator Signature	Date
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Administrator, Director, or Principal	Date

Indoor IPM Plan originally submitted on: 9/17/2007 11:44:00 AM
Plan updated by James Pagliarulo on: 12/10/2009 11:45:00 AM