North Grafton Elementary School
Indoor Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan
46 Waterville Street
Grafton, MA 01536

By signing the end of this indoor IPM plan, the IPM coordinator, Frank Rothwell, 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, North Grafton Elementary School on 3/17/2025 9:24:00 AM 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,  Frank Rothwell , about pest control and pesticide use.

This plan describes the pest management practices for indoor areas of the North Grafton Elementary 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 North Grafton Elementary 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 North Grafton Elementary 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 North Grafton Elementary School are listed below:
1) Frank Rothwell (Indoor IPM Coordinator)

D. COMMUNICATING IPM WITHIN THE FACILITY

The Pest Management Professional communicates with the IPM coordinator of the facility. The IPM coordinator then posts this information in a common viewing area dedicated to the subject of integrated pest management.

Staff/Students communicate with their supervisors or teachers who then pass information onto the IPM coordinator.

E. EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF FACILITY OCCUPANTS & STAFF

• teachers, custodial staff, food service workers, building and grounds maintenance personnel.
• Training content will cover pest-reporting procedures and pest prevention strategies such as sanitation.
• Annual reminders sent to staff via email concerning IPM training.
• The IPM coordinator will present the training annually and provid a form to evaluate the training.
• Students must eat lunches only within designated areas of the school.

F. INDOOR MONITORING

The IPM committee will evaluate the plan annually. When pests are present, North Grafton Elementary School has chosen an INDOOR monitoring schedule that consists of weekly inspections. When pests are absent the INDOOR monitoring schedule will consist of quarterly inspections.

The following technique will be used to monitor for pests:  Reports from facility personnel (pest reporting forms) would prompt the IPM coordinator to setup monitoring traps, which would be used to identity the pest and determine its abundance.

G. COURSE OF ACTION TAKEN FOR INDOOR PESTS

The following pests have historically and/or currently been a problem at North Grafton Elementary School:
• Rats & Mice
  
• Ants
  
• Spiders
  
• Head Lice
  

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



SCHOOL PEST DESCRIPTION

Ants, small Mice, white footedFlies, houseSpider’s smalltermites

SCHOOL PEST LOCATION DETAILS

Ants: cafeteria, classroomsMice storage areas, Flies kitchen dumpster areaSpider’s classroom corners corridor corners

SCHOOL PEST ACTIVITY

Ants 12Mice 2Flies 20Spiders 6

MONITORING/INSPECTION

Ants, sticky cardboard trapsmice, Use sticky trapsflies, fly paperspiders, check for webs

ELIMINATING ACCESS

Ants, caulk crack where they might access weather strip doors.Mice, sealing off building access points, clean up debris inside and out.Flies, screen repair keep doors closed from outsideSpiders, screens, caulking cracks

ELIMINATING SOURCES OF FOOD AND WATER

Ants, Minimize food supply. Avoid leaving crumbs on counters. Wipe up all food spills, especially syrupy materials. Keep sugar and similar things in tightly covered containers.Mice, Potential sources of food for rodents can be eliminated by enforcing the restriction on eating only in designated areas, storing food in rodent-proof containers, cleaning up all food spills promptly, rinsing recycled cans and bottles, keeping garbage containers tightly sealed, and cleaning them frequently to prevent the build-up of food waste. Flies, through cleaning of problem areas, enzyme cleaners in drains tie off trash bags, especially ones from cafeteria.Spiders eliminate other insects as a food source.

ELIMINATION OF SHELTER AND HARBORAGE

Ants locate and eliminate nest, keep debris away from buildings.Mice, inspected buildings and eliminate debris andClean up storage areas.Flies, empty dumpsters 5 times a weekSpiders, dust mop corner areas.

NON-CHEMICAL CONTROLS

Ants, use a vacuum cleaner to pick them up(put corn starch in bag), and spray them with a soapy water solution, plugs up their pres.Mice use traps to catch and dispose of them. (Peanut butter works well as a bait.Fliea, fly traps, fly paper.Spiders, eliminate webs.

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 North Grafton Elementary 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 annually .

J. IN THE EVENT OF A HEALTH EMERGENCY

During the creation of this IPM plan, Julie Flynn has assigned committee member Stephen Borowski 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 North Grafton Elementary 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
Recruit *IV termite bait	Noviflumuron	62719-454	termite	control
Advion	Indoxacarb	352-746	Ants	Elimination
Flatline soft bait	Chlorophacinone	7173-308	Rodents	control
Advion Trio Cockroach Gel Bait	Indoxacarb/ Novaluron/ Pyriproxyfen	100-1679	Roaches	Elimination
Tempo 1% dust	Cyfluthrin	432-1373	Wasps	Elimination
SureKill Guardian Rodenticide Blocks	Diphacinone	61282-26	Rodents	control
Vendetta 360 Cockroach Gel Bait	Clothianidin/Pyriproxyfen	1021-2853	Roaches	Elimination
Vendetta Nitro Cockroach Gel Bait	Clothianidin/Pyriproxyfen	1021-2796	Roaches	Elimination

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: 2/7/2005 11:38:00 AM
Plan updated by Frank Rothwell on: 3/17/2025 9:24:00 AM