Resources

The following resources have been reviewed and selected as the best tools and curriculum for school IPM. This page contains links to hands-on resources like audit sheets and inspection manuals as well as curriculum and fact sheets for educating students, school staff and pest management professionals.

School IPM Tools

Table of Contents:

  1. Outreach
  2. Model IPM policy and plan
  3. Model school IPM manuals
  4. IPM checklists
  5. Pest sighting logs
  6. Coalition resources
  7. Other school IPM documentation
  8. Pest Press newsletters
  9. School IPM laws
  10. Model indoor air quality checklists
  11. PowerPoint presentations
  12. Other visual aids
  13. School IPM blogs
  14. School IPM Surveys
  15. Student IPM Curriculum for K-12 Teachers
  16. Pest-specific fact sheets
  17. IPM training curricula for pest managers and school professionals
  18. Pest-specific training curricula
  19. Sample School IPM Newsletters
  20. School IPM recognition and awards
  21. IPM Speakers Bureau
  22. Other recommended school IPM websites
  23. Partners
  24. School IPM 2015 eNewsletters archives

School IPM Tools:

Hands-on resources to be used in the implementation of a high-level IPM program.

  1. Outreach
    • The Business Case for IPM in Schools (pdf version)
    • Reducing Your Child’s Asthma using IPM: A Practical Home Guide for Parents (pdf version)
    • IPM: The Most Effective Way to Manage Pests in Your School (pdf version)
    • Learn about school IPM programs in your state (pdf version)
    • Why We Should All Support IPM in Schools as a Top Priority for our Nation (pdf version)
  2. Model IPM policies and plans
    • IPM Policy [.doc] IPM Institute
    • IPM Policy [.pdf] US Environmental Protection Agency
    • IPM Plan [.doc]
    • How to Create Your Own IPM Plan [.pdf]
  3. Model school IPM manuals [.doc]
  4. IPM checklists
  5. Pest sighting logs
  6. Coalition resources
  7. Other school IPM documentation
  8. Pest Press Newsletters
  9. School IPM laws
  10. Model indoor air quality checklists
    • Administrative Staff Checklist [.doc]
    • Building Maintenance Checklist [.doc]
    • Food Service Checklist [.doc]
    • IPM Checklist [.doc]
    • Maintenance and Repair Checklist [.doc]
    • School Official Checklist [.doc]
    • Walkthrough Checklist [.doc]
  11. 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]
    • Integrated Pest Management in the School Setting: Strategies for Protecting Children from Exposure [.ppt]
    • The Cost-Benefit of IPM from a Facility Director’s Perspective [.ppt]
    • Do Yellowjacket Traps Reduce Stinging Risks? [.ppt]
    • Control of Wildlife Problems in Structures [.ppt]
  12. Other visual aids
  13. School IPM blogs
  14. School IPM surveys
    • State IPM Report Card Survey (.doc). This 2012 survey is a follow-up to the 2008 State IPM Report Card survey and was distributed to state-lead agents that were knowledgeable about the status of IPM programs in their state. A brief summary of the report card results appeared in the September School IPM 2015 Newsletter.
    • Coalitions Survey (.doc). Developed under a US EPA PRIA 2 grant, the Coalition Survey was meant to gather year one and year two metrics for regional and statewide school IPM coalitions. Schools will initially complete this survey as a training exercise at quarterly coalition meetings, and will then use it as a follow-up tool to gauge annual progress of their IPM program.
    • School District Survey (.doc). A nationwide survey intended to gauge mid-term progress toward the School IPM 2015 goal. The national school IPM working group and the IPM Institute will be leading efforts to distribute the School District survey in the majority states fall of 2012. We plan on partnering with the Department of Education to get responses from 40% of the school districts in each state.
  15. Student IPM Curriculum for K-12 Teachers
  16. Pest-specific fact sheets [.doc]
  17. 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.

  18. Pest-specific training curricula. The following pest-specific IPM plan was developed by John Hopkins, Mike Merchant, Dawn Gouge, Kirk Smith, Carl Olson and Paul Baker.
  19. Sample School IPM Newsletters for School Staff, created by leaders of the South Dakota school IPM demonstration projects.
    • Brookings – Summer 2009 [PDF]
    • Flandreau – Fall 2009 [PDF]
    • Brookings – Winter 2009 [PDF]
  20. School IPM recognition and awards [.doc]
  21. IPM Speakers Bureau [PDF]
  22. Other recommended school IPM websites:
  23. Partners
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