2011 Regional School IPM Workshops to be held at Waverley Elementary, Roan Creek Elementary and John Sevier Elementary Schools.
The University of Tennessee Extension is encouraging all schools in Tennessee to adopt an integrated pest management (IPM) program in accordance with the National PMSP’s (Pest Management Strategic Plan) call for all the nation’s schools to be using IPM by 2015.
We would like to invite representatives (director of schools, custodial staff, facilities supervisor, grounds staff, kitchen staff, maintenance supervisors, and the pest management professional) from your school system (from those areas indicated in brown or blue on the map below) to attend one of the following workshops:
August 3, 2011 – 10:00 am – Waverly Elementary School, 612 E Main St., Waverly, TN 37185
August 8, 2011 – 10:00 am – Roan Creek Elementary School, 2410 Roan Creek Road, Mountain City, TN 37638
Oct. 10, 2011 – 10:00 am – John Sevier Elementary, 2001 Sequoyah Ave., Maryville, TN 37804
The purpose of the workshop is to showcase these pilot schools as model IPM systems for surrounding counties and to view IPM in action. The workshop consists of a short lecture on IPM and a demonstration on how to inspect the building and its perimeter. Lunch is provided for all attendees and mileage reimbursement are available for one vehicle from each school system. Please encourage your school system’s pest management professional to attend too.
Save the date to talk to the staff at a pilot school and learn about simple things that you can do to improve pest management. All employees have an effect on their school’s IPM program. Even staff with no formal responsibility for pest control can determine the degree of success of an IPM program; every employee has some influence on the school environment. We look forward to seeing you.
The Tennessee School Plant Management Association (TSPMA) Mini-Conference West will be held November 4, 2011 at Paris Landing State Park. We plan to present a lecture on school IPM at 9 am. Hope to see you there!