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. 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. 
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What
is the Healthy Schools Act? The Healthy Schools Act 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...
What’s New
IPM Toolkit for Child Care Providers - Integrated Pest Management: A Toolkit for Early Care and Education Programs presents practical information about using integrated pest management (IPM) to prevent and manage pest problems in child care centers. Follow the link above to view the Toolkit in its entirety, which includes a curriculum booklet, health and safety notes, IPM posters, and an IPM checklist.
List of Pesticide Products Prohibited from Use in Schools and Child Care Facilities
(English, PDF, 96 kb)
(En Español, PDF, 93 kb)
Child Care IPM Electronic Notification List
Would you like to receive IPM information that is specific to the child care setting? Sign up for DPR’s new Child Care IPM electronic notification list to receive announcements regarding the Healthy Schools Act, training opportunities for child care providers, IPM resources, green cleaning and other pest management topics related to child care IPM.Accomplishments and plans: July 2011 - June 2012
Updated accomplishments and plans for DPR’s School IPM program. DPR’s School IPM Guidebook, 3rd Edition, serves as a guide for schools that choose to implement an IPM program. As a companion manual to the School IPM training workshops, the guidebook is useful as a reference tool for answering IPM questions while also providing practical hands-on information as part of a School IPM program. DPR School IPM workshop scheduled for Tulare (June 21, 2012). Workshops are mandated by the Healthy Schools Act and are designed specifically for school IPM coordinators and/or school operations & maintenance staff.