NORTHVALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
441 TAPPAN ROAD
NORTHVALE, NEW JERSEY 07647-1495

 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT 

The Northvale School District is complient with the New Jersey School Integrated Pest Management Act.
The Northvale School District has adopted an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Policy and has implemented
an IPM Plan to comply with this law. IPM is a holistic, preventive approach to managing pests that is explained
 further in the school's IPM Policy.

All schools in New Jersey are required to have an Integrated Pest Management Coordinator (IPM Coordinator)
 to oversee all activities releated to IPM and pesticide use at the school.

The IPM Coordinator for Northvale Schools is:

Brian Pierro Sr.
441 Tappan Road
Northvale, NJ  07647
Phone: 201-768-8484
Fax: 201-768-4948
E-Mail: Pierro@nvnet.org

The IPM Coordinator maintains the pesticide product label, and the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
(when one is available), of each pesticide product that may be used on school property. The label and the
MSDS are available for review by a parent, guardian, staff member, or student attending the school. Also,
the IPM Coordinator is available to parents, guardians, and staff members for information and to discuss
comments about IPM activities and pesticide use at the school.

As part of a school pest management plan, Thomas Jefferson and Nathan Hale Schools may use
pesticides to control pests. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the
 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) register pesticides to determine that the
 use of a pesticide in accordance with instructions printed on the label does not pose an unreasonable
 risk to human health and the environment. Nevertheless, the EPA and the DEP cannot guarantee that
registered pesticides do not pose and risk to human health, thus unnecessary exposure to pesticides
schould be avoided. The EPA has issued the statement that where possible, persons who are potentially
sensitive, such as pregnant woman, infants and children, should avoid unnecessary pesticide exposure.

A pesticide will only be used when necessary, and will not be routinely applied. When a pesticide is necessary,
the school will try to use the least toxic product that is effective. Applications will be made only when persons
 other than the Pest Management Professional will not be occupying the area(s) being treated. Notices will be
 posted in these areas 72 hours prior and will remain posted 72 hours after the pesticide application.
Also, a notice will be effectuated to all parties as required by the School IPM Act (parents, guardians, faculty, etc.)
72 hours prior to the application. The only exception will be when a pest problem is concidered emergent;
 than notification will be effectuated 24 hours prior to the pesticide application.

An IPM information binder has been placed in the main office at each school location, which includes
 all the necessary reporting forms and Material Safety Data Sheets ("MSDS") for all pesticides that have
 and/or may be used throughout the year.

If you have any questions, please contact the IPM Coordinator.