School Intergrated Pest Management (IPM) Awards Program Operations Chart

Office of Chemical Safety and Polluniton Prevention (OCSPP)

2015 Attachment G ICR Supporting Statement 

Prerequisite Getting started Leadership Excellence Sustained excellence Connector

Recipient School District School District School District School District Organization or Individual 

Criteria Must meet all 

applicable state or 

tribal laws.

• IPM Coordinator 

identified.

• Written IPM Policy

• IPM Education 

Coordinator

• Complete SelfAssessment using 

checklist

• Certified Applicator

Must meet all applicable 

state or tribal laws

• Environmental Health/IPM 

Committee

• Written IPM Plan

• IPM education for custodial, 

maintenance, groundskeeper, 

kitchen, and nurse staff

• Monthly inspections of pest 

vulnerable areas

• Pesticide use and 

monitoring records

• Warning signs/notification 

and correct storage

• Trash areas well maintained 

and dumpster distance

• Door sweeps

• Visibility between 

landscaping and facility

Must meet all 

applicable state or 

tribal laws

• Communication 

between IPM 

Committee and school 

administration

• IPM plan updated 

annually

• IPM education for 

staff with certificates 

awarded

• Full inspection 

(annually)

• Exterior free of 

clutter and harborage

• Maintenance 

records, pest 

sighting/complaint 

records

• Follow guidelines for 

pesticide selection 

and application

• Appropriate food 

storage, kitchen 

sanitation, rooms free 

of clutter

· Demonstrate that it 

continues to meet all 

Level 3 criteria for at 

least two years after 

receiving Level 3 

recognition

• Provide 

documentation of its 

strategy and efforts to 

make its IPM program 

sustainable

• Repeated recognition 

can be provided if 

district continues to 

meet all Level 3 criteria

• Provide 

documentation of 

program results in 

terms of pest 

reduction, health 

improvements, and 

financial benefits. 

Demonstrate how it 

has been 

communicating about 

its IPM program, both 

to its internal 

• An award for individuals 

and organizations that have 

contributed to the adoption 

and use of IPM policies in 

school districts at the 

community, state, region, or 

national level

• Demonstrate actions and 

initiatives that support 

school IPM

• Provide a detailed account 

of their actions contributing 

to school IPM, including 

documentation of the 

results of their actions 

• Describe how they 

communicated with school 

districts to facilitate their 

IPM efforts

• Demonstrate how the 

achievements made by their 

actions will be sustained in 

the future

• Have at least one 

endorsement from a 

relevant entity (school, 

school district, state board, 
School Intergrated Pest Management (IPM) Awards Program Operations Chart

Office of Chemical Safety and Polluniton Prevention (OCSPP)

2015 Attachment G ICR Supporting Statement 

• Structure free of 

gaps, holes, and entry 

points

community (students, 

parents, employees) 

and to the external 

community (other 

districts, educational

Institutions. 

etc.) in order to verify the 

significance of their 

contribution

Award

Components

Certificate signed by 

an EPA official, 

recognition on the 

EPA's website, access 

to topical webinars, 

trainings, and events, 

and regular email 

updates to further 

School IPM.

Certificate signed by an EPA 

official, recognition on the 

EPA's website, access to 

topical webinars, trainings, 

and events, and regular email 

updates to further School 

IPM.

Certificate signed by 

an EPA official, 

recognition on the 

EPA's website, access 

to topical webinars, 

trainings, and events, 

and regular email 

updates to further 

School IPM.

Certificate signed by an 

EPA official, 

recognition on the 

EPA's website, access 

to topical webinars, 

trainings, and events, 

and regular email 

updates to further 

School IPM.

Certificate signed by an EPA 

official, recognition on the 

EPA's website, access to 

topical webinars, trainings, 

and events, and regular 

email updates to further 

School IPM.

Issued / 

Notification 

Awards

Continuously, upon 

successful evaluation 

of application

60 days from 

application

Continuously, upon successful 

evaluation of application

60 days from application

Continuously, upon 

successful evaluation 

of application

60 days from 

application

Continuously, upon 

successful evaluation 

of application

60 days from 

application

Continuously, upon 

successful evaluation of 

application

60 days from application

Reporting Initial application 

required 

Application with 

requirements meet

Documentation for: 

1. Education of staff on 

IPM 

Application with 

requirements meet

Documentation for: 

2. Education of 

staff on IPM 

Summary 

documentation of 

maintenance records 

and pest sighting 

records

Application with 

requirements meet

Documentation for: 

1. Education of 

staff on IPM

2. Summary 

documentation 

of 

maintenance 

records and 

Application with 

requirements meet

Documentation for: 

1. actions and 

initiatives that 

support school IPM

2. Detailed account of 

their actions 

contributing to 

school IPM, 

including 

documentation of 
School Intergrated Pest Management (IPM) Awards Program Operations Chart

Office of Chemical Safety and Polluniton Prevention (OCSPP)

2015 Attachment G ICR Supporting Statement 

pest sighting 

records

3. Provide 

documentation 

of pest 

reduction 

4. Demonstrate 

communication 

with (students, 

parents and 

employees on 

IPM) 

Provide documentation 

of pest prevention by 

design or pest proofing 

repairs

the results of their 

actions 

3. How they 

communicated with 

school districts to 

facilitate their IPM 

efforts

4. Demonstrate how 

the achievements 

made by their 

actions will be 

sustained in the 

future

Provide at least one 

endorsement from a 

relevant entity (school, 

school district, state board, 

etc.) in order to verify the 

significance of their 

contribution

Time limit (how 

long a applicant 

can stay at a level)

No time limit No time limit No time limit No time limit No time limit

Compliance 

Screening 

Required

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes