For Release:  October 21, 2015

EPA’s Center of Expertise for School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) will host a webinar, “Writing an IPM Policy for your School District,” on November 10 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

This webinar will detail the development, approval and implementation of a school IPM policy. It will review the purpose, goals and components of a well-constructed policy. The webinar will feature:

• Kenneth McPherson, School IPM Coordinator, EPA Region 6 (South Central)
• Seth Miller, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools, Westville (Illinois) School District
• Mervin Brewer, Facilities Manager, Salt Lake City (Utah) Schools

Register for the webinar here.

This webinar is one in a series of EPA presentations offering information on IPM to help school districts adopt a proactive approach to pest control. The presentations are geared specifically to the school community: facility managers, buildings and grounds managers, staff, nurses, administrators and IPM coordinators. Our IPM webinar series has already reached more than 1,200 school officials, representing more than 12 million students across the country. IPM is a smart, sensible and sustainable approach to managing pests that takes action to address the underlying causes that enable pests to thrive.

Upcoming webinars include:

• Bed Bugs in Schools – December 15, 2015
• “Stop School Pests” and “iPestManager ” – school IPM educational programs – January 26, 2016
• Procuring IPM-Based Pest Management Services – February 23, 2016

More information about upcoming and past School IPM webinars.

Learn more about IPM in Schools.

Watch these videos from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation on IPM in schools.