Marc Lame, Indiana University, Patricia Alder, NC State University Jim Skillen, RISE Bob Rosenberg, NPMA Mike Page, Florida DAC Keith Matthews, OPP

The Road to School IPM and its metrics

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What can we measure? State & District Policies – Laws, rules, … Implementation programs – ed, demos, … Models of IPM – “in-house”, contractors… Procurement instruments – IPM

contracts…with verification standards Verified BMPs – monitoring, training, treat as

needed, documenting, Risk reduction Degree of “partnership” More to come when a strategic plan for the

SIPM initiative is provided

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A Shift to an IPM Program requires “added value” for

the school community

monitoring, prevention, treatment (identification, biology, technology)

SAFE ENVIRONMENT

C u l t u r a l

E x c l u s i o n

C h e m i c a l

EDUCATION:

ENVIRONMENT

S c h e d u l e d

T r e a t m e n t s

S a n i t a t i o n

M e c h a n i c a l

= =

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Added Value: Reduced risk to school inhabitants Reduced administrative “head

aches” - pest and pesticide “incidents”

More efficient pest management School Community Approval Externalities….cleaner buildings,

community leadership, etc.

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a Shift to IPM requires PARTNERSHIP!

Staff - job related technologies

Admin. - policies quality management Teachers/students - curriculum

SAFE, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

c u s t o d i a l

m a i t e n e n c e

k i t c h e n

A d m i n.

s t u d e n t s

t e a c h e r s

EDUCATION:

SAFE, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

P C O

P M P

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You must be a partner with your Pest Management Professional for:

figuring out the problem fixing the problem

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Pest Prevention

is Everyone’s

Job

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Partner for…. A documented and evaluated, working

partnership of a trained, diagnostician/educator and the school community

Based on pest monitoring & information sharing regarding: How to monitor How to “not attract pests” How to exclude pests How to control pests with the safest,

most effective methods possible

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Other Partners for Demand-side IPM State & Local Change Agents: SLAs Universities Health Departments PMPs Children’s EH advocates Federal Facilitators: USEPA – OPP with Children’s Health & Indian

Environmental USDA CDC

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Existing Tools for Metrics EPA school IPM project reports (16

yrs) NFS IPM Center Logic Model for

SIPM i-pest manager BPPD – school IPM report card

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Move from 8% to 100% verifiable IPM for them

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QUESTIONS?