School IPM Links - School IPM - USU Extension | Utah State University Extension

Below are links to comprehensive School IPM websites from around the United States. Contained within the links is everything you need to start and run an IPM program in your school or district.

General School IPM Information:

IPM Handbooks

Model IPM Coordinator Job Descriptions

IPM Design and Construction

Pest Control Contracts

IPM Forms

Pest Monitoring Log

To have a proper IPM program you will need to monitor for pests. This is a form to use when placing and inspecting monitors.
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Pest Sighting Log

Place pest sighting forms in high-use areas like staff lounges, business offices, and kitchens. Check the pest sighting log often and take action against pests as needed.
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Pesticide Use Form

If ANY pesticides are used on school district property, certain information about the applicator, location, and pesticide must be recorded. The pesticide use form follows the data sheet created by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
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Pesticide Application Notice

If a non-emergency pesticide application is going to be made on school district property, excluding a few exceptions, a notification must be posted. This is a sample pesticide use notification form from the IPM Institute of North America.
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To access many other forms, letters, IPM Plans, etc., click here.

Powerpoint Training Presentations

School IPM Basics:

Understanding Utah's "School Rule"
(Presented multiple times in 2014 & 2015 at the SIPM Statewide Workshops)
School IPM Basics
(Presented multiple times in 2014 & 2015 at the SIPM Statewide Workshops)
How to Practice IPM
(Presented multiple times in 2014 & 2015 at the SIPM Statewide Workshops)
How to Enforce IPM
(Presented multiple times in 2014 & 2015 at the SIPM Statewide Workshops)
IPM & R392: An Overview of IPM and Suggestions for Complying with the "School Rule"
(by: Gregg Smith, SLCSD; Presented at UFOMA, Oct. 8, 2013)
School IPM in UT Overview
(Presented at the USU Extension Annual Meeting, March 4, 2014)

School IPM Training:

Faculty and Staff IPM Training
(Presented at the American Preparatory Academy, March 16, 2015)
School IPM: Teacher Roles
(Presented at faculty meetings in Canyon's School District, Dec. 2013)
Head Custodian/Site Coordinator IPM Training
(Presented at Jordan School District, Nov. 18, 2014)
IPM For Administrators
(Presented at UFOMA, Oct 5, 2015)
Adventures in IPM at the Salt Lake City School District
(Presented by Mervin Brewer at UFOMA, Oct. 2015; pdf format)
Creating Buy-In for IPM in your School or District
(Presented at the UT School IPM Coalition Meeting, Nov., 2015; pdf format)

Pest-Specific IPM:

Common Indoor Pests in Utah
Key Pests of Turf in Utah
(Presented at the School IPM Turf and Ornamental Workshop, Sept. 25, 2012)
Pests of Health Concern in Schools
Pest of Health Concern in Utah
(Presented at the SLC Health Dept.)
IPM for House Mice
(Presented multiple times, 2013/14)
IPM for Ants and Cockroaches
(Presented multiple times (2012/13)
IPM for Stinging Pests
(Presented at the Colorado School IPM Coalition Meeting, April 2014)

Other Resources:

Stop School Pests
(A series of self-guided presentations for all school IPM roles, with learning objectives)

Editable Fact Sheets

Please feel free to edit, combine, alter, etc. these presentations for use in your school IPM training. All of the following fact sheets are in an Adobe InDesign format, which you will need to edit these files.