Seven Hills Academy
Indoor Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan
22 Grant Road
Ayer, MA 01434

IPM Coordinator
Edward Doucette

Primary Contact
Valerie Chase, 978-772-7170, vchase@sevenhills.org

Seven Hills Academy employs None, an on-site certified and/or licensed pesticide applicator (certification/license #: ) who may be called on to manage all or some of the necessary INDOOR pest problems that may arise.

In addition, this School has a contract with

  • Fred Powers of Ford's Hometown Services, 549 Grove Street.

    By signing the end of this indoor IPM plan, the IPM coordinator, Edward Doucette, 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, Seven Hills Academy on 12/21/2007 12:11:00 PM 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,  Edward Doucette , about pest control and pesticide use.

      This plan describes the pest management practices for indoor areas of the Seven Hills Academy 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 Seven Hills Academy are listed below.

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      		• Reduce children’s exposure to pesticides and pesticide residues whenever possible.
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      		• 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 Seven Hills Academy has selected the following as it’s IPM policy statement:


    B.POLICY STATEMENT

      It is the policy of this school to implement Integrated Pest Management procedures to control structural and landscape pests and minimize exposure of children, faculty, and staff to pesticides.


    C.IPM COMMITTEE

      The tasks set before an IPM committee are to:

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

      The INDOOR committee members selected for the Seven Hills Academy are listed below:
      1) Edward Doucette (Indoor IPM Coordinator)
      2) Edward Doucette
      3) Valerie Chase
      4) Jamie Mazzaferro


    D. COMMUNICATING IPM WITHIN THE FACILITY

      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 or teachers who then pass information onto the IPM coordinator.


    E. EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF FACILITY OCCUPANTS & STAFF

    • The pest management professional will conduct annual training for all teachers, staff and maintenance personnel.
    • Training will consist of pest reporting procedures, prevention and sanitation.
    • Reminders of annual IPM training will be issued to staff buy means of email.
    • The pest management professional will provide the annual training. The training will be evaluated by means of an evaluation form.
    • Teachers and staff will supervise students in the areas where food will be present.


    F. INDOOR MONITORING

      The IPM committee will evaluate the plan annually. When pests are present, Seven Hills Academy has chosen an INDOOR monitoring schedule that consists of quarterly inspections. When pests are absent the INDOOR monitoring schedule will consist of quarterly 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 Seven Hills Academy:
      • Ants

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

      SCHOOL PEST DESCRIPTION
      Small black ants.

      SCHOOL PEST LOCATION DETAILS
      Ants are occasionally found seasonally in variuos areas of the school.

      SCHOOL PEST ACTIVITY
      Infrequent.

      MONITORING/INSPECTION
      Glue boards are placed in areas and monitored monthly when the ants are present.

      ELIMINATING ACCESS
      Sealed all known possible entries into the building.

      ELIMINATING SOURCES OF FOOD AND WATER
      All food is stored in closed containers in cabinets and all areas are cleaned nightly.

      ELIMINATION OF SHELTER AND HARBORAGE
      Sealed all known possible entries into the building.

      NON-CHEMICAL CONTROLS
      Daily housekeeping. Elimination of sources of food and water. Exclusion by means of sealing known routes into the building.

      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 Seven Hills Academy, 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, Valerie Chase has assigned committee member Edward Doucette 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 Seven Hills Academy. 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 388BBorax499-492AntsApproved for use in schools



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

                                               _____                                                  __/______/___       
      IPM Coordinator Signature                                                         Date

                                                                                                            / _       /               
      Administrator, Director, or Principal                                            Date

      Indoor IPM Plan originally submitted on: 12/21/2007 12:11:00 PM
      Plan updated by Edward Doucette on: 12/21/2007 12:11:00 PM