A letter from John Carter, Director of Planning for the Monroe County Community School Corporation

IPM provides administrators with the tools to proactively address the potential dangers involved when children are exposed to toxic materials. By taking the lead in reducing chemical threats, administrators may ensure a cleaner, healthier, more productive learning environment.

This program allows you to keep pest management predominately "in-house," by helping current employees develop the expertise to monitor and manage insects, rodents, and other animal nuisances in a timely manner. Furthermore, you may find this to be a more cost-effective means of dealing with pest problems than traditional contractor methods.

A draft of an IPM cost analysis performed for the MCCSC may be of interest. Additionally, a framework in which to think of the various costs and benefits associated with pest management may be useful. To aid your decision making process and determine if IPM will save your school corporation or childcare organization money, you may conduct your own cost analysis, by considering the particular expenses and concerns specific to your facility. This may help guide your analysis.

Here are some additional materials for administrators, including IPM forms, some sample letters, information on contracts, regulatory information, and a listing of poison centers.

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