By signing the end of this indoor IPM plan, the IPM coordinator, Patricia Tucker, 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, Stoneridge Children's Montessorri School on 3/4/2005 2:49:00 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,  Patricia Tucker , about pest control and pesticide use.

This plan describes the pest management practices for indoor areas of the Stoneridge Children's Montessorri 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 Stoneridge Children's Montessorri 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 Stoneridge Children's Montessorri School has selected the following as it’s IPM policy statement:

B.POLICY STATEMENT

Structural and landscape pests can pose significant problems for people and property. Pesticides can pose risks to people, property, and the environment. It is therefore the policy of this school to incorporate Integrated Pest Management (IPM) procedures for control of structural and landscape pests. The objective of this program is to provide necessary pest control while minimizing pesticide use.

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 Stoneridge Children's Montessorri School are listed below:
1) Patricia Tucker (Indoor IPM Coordinator)
2) Patricia  Tucker
3) Marianne Marshall

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

• Members of the IPM committee, custodial staff and the CFO will receive IPM training
• Training content will cover pest reporting procedures and pest prevention strategies such as sanitation.
• Annual training seminar will be held for all faculty and staff.
• General Environmental Services will present training on an annual basis. This training will be evaluated based on the results of the IPM program.
• Students eat lunches only in designated areas of school. Food is not allowed to be stored in student lockers.

F. INDOOR MONITORING

The IPM committee will evaluate the plan monthly. When pests are present, Stoneridge Children's Montessorri School has chosen an INDOOR monitoring schedule that consists of weekly inspections. When pests are absent the INDOOR monitoring schedule will consist of monthly 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 Stoneridge Children's Montessorri School:
• Ants
  
• Rats & Mice
  

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



SCHOOL PEST DESCRIPTION

Deer mice have been an occasional pest invader. There is no current history of pavement ants, however the potential is there.

SCHOOL PEST LOCATION DETAILS

Mice have been caught and reported in ceilings of scond floor areas

SCHOOL PEST ACTIVITY

mice more than one ants when observed more than three days in a row

MONITORING/INSPECTION

glue traps and visual inspection of perimeters. Reports from faculty staff and students

ELIMINATING ACCESS

when enterances are found they are closed using steelwool, foam, caulking. If egress is to large contractors are called

ELIMINATING SOURCES OF FOOD AND WATER

stdents faculty and staff are made aware of the need to store food and water in amanner that will not allow pest invasion

ELIMINATION OF SHELTER AND HARBORAGE

faculty staff and students are aware that potential pest harborages need to be picked up and removed

NON-CHEMICAL CONTROLS

Traps have been set and holes filled to correct the rodent issue

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 Stoneridge Children's Montessorri 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 monthly .

J. IN THE EVENT OF A HEALTH EMERGENCY

During the creation of this IPM plan, Patricia Tucker has assigned committee member Marianne Marshall 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 Stoneridge Children's Montessorri 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
contrac blox	bromadiolone	12455-79	mice	when mice are present
trempo1%dust	cyfluthrin	3125-569	ants	when present
drax ant killgel	orthoboric acid	9444-131	ants	when present
maxforce carpenter ant bait gel	fipronil	64248-21	ants	when present

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: 3/4/2005 2:49:00 PM
Plan updated by Patricia Tucker on: 3/4/2005 2:49:00 PM