Integrated Pest Management Plan
This page's contents can be downloaded here.
This meets the Healthy Schools Act requirement for an integrated pest management (IPM) plan. An IPM plan is required if a school district uses pesticides.
Contacts
School District Name: Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District
Address: 3434 Marten Ave. San Jose CA 95148
District IPM Coordinator: Kevin Hutchings
IPM Coordinator's Phone Number: 408-223-3723
Email Address: khutchings@mpesd.org
IPM Statement
It is the goal of Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District to implement IPM by focusing on long-term prevention or suppression of pests through accurate pest identification, by frequent monitoring for pest presence, by applying appropriate action levels, and by making the habit less conducive to pests using sanitation and mechanical and physical controls. Pesticides that are effective will be used in a manner that minimizes risks to people, property, and the environment, and only after other options have been shown ineffective.
Parents or guardians may request prior notification of individual pesticide applications at the school site. People listed on this registry will be notified at least 24 hrs before pesticides are applied. If you would like to be notified every time a pesticide is applied, please contact the IPM Coordinator, Kevin Hutchings, khutchings@mpesd.org or 408-223-3723.
IPM Team
In addition to the IPM Coordinator, other individuals who are involved in purchasing, making IPM decisions, applying pesticides, and complying with the Health Schools Act requirements, include:
- Kevin Hutchings, Chief of Maintenance & Operations
Pest Management Contracting
- Pest management services are contracted to a licensed pest control business.
- Pest Control Business name(s): Killroy
- Prior to entering into a contract, the school district has confirmed that the pest control business understands the training requirement and other requirements of the Healthy Schools Act.
Pest Identification, Monitoring, and Inspection
Pest Identification is done by: Facilities Staff/Pest Control Management Contractors.
Monitoring and inspecting for pests and conditions that lead to pest problems are done regularly by Facilities Staff and results are communicated to the IPM Coordinator.
Specific information about monitoring and inspecting for pests, such as locations, times, or techniques include:
- Facility staff inspects for pests during cleaning and maintenance activities on a daily basis at all school sites.
- When a pest control issue arises, appropriate measures are taken to eliminate the occurrence using integrated pest management practices.
Pests and Non-Chemical Management Practices
This school district has identified the following pests and routinely uses the following non-chemical practices to prevent other pests from reaching the action level:
| Pest | Remove food | Fix leaks | Seal cracks | Install barriers | Physical removal | Traps | Manage irrigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ants | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Cockroaches | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mice/Rats | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spiders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Chemical Pest Management Practices
If non-chemical methods are ineffective, the school district will consider pesticides only after careful monitoring indicates that they are needed according to pre-established action levels and will use pesticides that pose the least possible hazard and are effective in a manner that minimizes risks to people, property and the environment.
This school district expects the following pesticides (pesticide products and active ingredients) to be applied during the year. (This list includes pesticides that will be applied by school district staff or licensed pest control business.)
- Alpine WSG, ICE Pro
- PVP: Proverde Wasp & Hornets
- EAP: Essentria All Purpose
- Precor IGR
- Tempo (If needed back up material)
Healthy Schools Act
This school district complies with the notification, posting, recordkeeping, and all other requirements of the Healthy Schools Act. (Education Code Sections 17608 - 1761, 48980.3; Food & Agricultural Code Sections 13180 - 13188)
Training
Every year school district employees who make pesticide applications receive the following training prior to pesticide use:
- Pesticide specific safety training (Title 3 California Code of Regulations 6724)
- School IPM training course approved by the Department of Pesticide Regulation (Education Code Section 16714; Food & Agricultural Code Section 13186.5).
Submittal of Pesticide Use Reports
Reports of all pesticides applied by school district staff during the calendar year, except pesticides exempt from HSA recordkeeping, are submitted to the Department of Pesticide Regulation at least annually, by January 30 of the following year, using the form provided at www.cdpr.ca.gov/schoolipm. (Education Code Section 16711)
These pesticides are exempt from all Healthy Schools Act requirements, except the training requirement (Education Code Section 17610.5):
- products used in self-contained baits or traps
- gels or pastes used as crack and crevice treatments
- antimicrobials
- pesticides exempt from U.S. EPA registration
Notification
This school district has made this IPM plan publicly available by the following methods: online at the following web address (mpesd.org).
Review
This IPM will be reviewed (and revised, if needed) at least annually to ensure that the information provided is still true and correct.
This IPM Plan was reviewed by Kevin Hutchings on February 11, 2026, and its information is true and correct.