School IPM—Tools, Templates, and Tips

Templates

Note: all Maine K-12 schools must keep the specific information and records for two years. You can download and customize the following, then keep them in your Pest Activity Logbook:

IPM Policy: All public and private K-12 schools in Maine must have a school board-approved IPM Policy. Sample IPM Policy [PDF or Word]
Notice for School Policy Manual or Handbook: A notice must be published in the school's policy manual or handbook.
- Customizable template [Word]
Pest Managment Activity Log: IPM Coordinators must keep a log of all IPM activities.
- Sample Page 1: Monitoring/IPM [PDF or Word]
- Sample Page 2: Trap and Bait Station Monitoring [PDF or Word]
- Sample Page 3: Pesticide Application [PDF or Word]
- Sample Disinfectant Application Record Form [PDF or Word]
Planned Pesticide Application Notice: Send this notice to parents and staff five working days in advance of pesticide applications (unless exempted, see Chapter 27 Section 3 Exemptions[Word])

Planned Pesticide Application Signs: Signs must be posted at
least two days in advance of pesticide applications (unless exempted, see Chapter 27 Section 3 Exemptions[Word])
- Indoor Pesticide Application Sign [PDF]
- Outdoor Pesticide Application Sign [PDF]
Training Record Sheet (to keep a record of IPM trainings completed)

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Tools

Sample IPM Plan [PDF or Word]
IPM Compliance Checklist [PDF]
IPM Inspection Checklist [PDF or Word]
IPM Scouting Report Form [PDF]
New! Sports Field Condition Assessment Tool [PDF] (University of CT)
New! Landscape Planting Assessment Form [Word] (University of CT)
Pesticide Notice and Posting Requirements [PDF or Word]
Maine School IPM Manuals (How-To Guides)
- School IPM Tool Kit (REVISED in 2017) [Word] [PDF] Cover/Spine
  - Everything you need in one place! Checklists; customizable notices, signs, and letters; guidance documents; action plans; and more.

Schools are complex systems including different physical spaces, indoors and out. Most school buildings are unintentionally built with inconspicuous entry points and shelter for insects, rodents, and other unwelcome wildlife. This manual will assist school IPM coordinators with outdoor pests.

IPM for Northeast Schools [PDF]
- This booklet was developed to help school personnel specifically in the Northeast establish a comprehensive IPM program. This includes developing an IPM policy statement, identifying roles and responsibilities of members in the school community, and providing an IPM bid specification to use in contracting with outside pest management contractors.