School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Home Page

Welcome to the California School IPM web site! This site has been created by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) as part of its implementation of the Healthy Schools Act of 2000. Here you will find a variety of documents, web links, and other resources related to the Act and to integrated pest management in schools.

What is integrated pest management (IPM)? Integrated pest management is a widely accepted approach to pest management that results in effective suppression of pest populations while minimizing human health and environmental hazards.  more...

What is the Healthy Schools Act of 2000? The Healthy Schools Act of 2000 put into code DPR’s existing voluntary school IPM program and added some requirements for schools, such as parental notification of pesticide applications, warning signs, recordkeeping at schools and pesticide use reporting by licensed pest control businesses that apply pesticides at schools. DPR is committed to facilitating voluntary adoption of IPM policies and programs in schools throughout California, and will be assisting school districts with their implementation of the Healthy Schools Act.  more...

School IPM Accomplishments & Plans
(July 2010)

Update and future plans of the School IPM Program for January 2010 - December 2010 (PDF, 51 kb) are now available.

Frequently Asked Questions About The Healthy Schools Act
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(July 2010)

Answers to common questions about the Healthy Schools Act, revised to include information about requirements for private child day care facilities and other updates.

California's Use of IPM in Managing Pests in Schools (PDF, 1. 4 mb)
(March 2010)

This article published by Outlooks on Pest Management, February 2010 describes the successful introduction of Integrated Pest Management strategies in California’s schools

2007 IPM Survey of California School Districts
(October 2009)

DPR has finalized a report that summarizes and evaluates data collected from the 2007 public school district survey which measured: compliance with requirements of the Healthy Schools Act; adoption of IPM policies, programs, and practices; demographic and geographic factors to survey responses; barriers to IPM adoption; changes over time relative to prior surveys; and changes in responses over prior survey years. more..

New School IPM Recordkeeping Calendar
(June 2009)

The recently published 2009-10 School IPM Recordkeeping Calendar features helpful pest management information from the University of California Statewide IPM Program, IPM practitioners, and DPR staff. The instructional images, pest prevention tips, and a recordkeeping section are designed to help school pest managers in their work. Request a free copy via e-mail to school-ipm@cdpr.ca.gov.