You never know what you will find when you go for a walk around your campus
This post is to remind you that our two AgriLife Extension School IPM Coordinator workshops are rapidly approaching. The Dallas Area class will be next week, March 26 & 27 (Wednesday and Thursday) located at the Dallas ISD Food Support Facility. For those of you in central TX we will be in Round Rock on April 9 & 10, at Reeves Athletic complex.
School IPM Coordinators are required by law to receive 6 continuing education credits for school IPM every three years. For a new IPM Coordinator you are required by law to receive the 6-hour school IPM coordinator training within 6 months of being appointed by the Superintendent. If you took the 6-hour school IPM on demand course through AgriLife Learn, then you need to attend an in-person class for your three-year refresher. That course only counts once and cannot be repeated, since our in-person classes do change, those can be repeated every three years. If you have a structural license and receive 5 SPCS CEUs each year, you can take the School IPM Refresher course online. There will be a chance in the fall to take the 1-hour refresher virtually via Zoom, stay tuned for that announcement.
The School IPM Coordinator training, which we call Day 1, is the required 6-hour training that every new IPM Coordinator needs to take to stay in compliance with the school IPM rules. In addition to the coordinator, pest management professionals who service schools should also consider sending their technicians or service managers so they can have a better understanding of the school IPM rules.
If you hold a SPCS license you can receive 6 hours credit or AG license holders can receive 5 hours credit.
| SPCS CATEGORY CREDIT | PRESENTATION TITLE | SPEAKER(S) | |||
| IPM | Understanding your IPM program | Janet Hurley | |||
| Gen L&R | TX Pesticide Applicator Rules | Janet Hurley or Don Renchie | |||
| Gen L&R | TX School IPM Rules | Janet Hurley or Don Renchie | |||
| Gen Safety | Pesticide Safety | Janet Hurley or Don Renchie | |||
| Gen Safety | Using Pesticides in and around schools | Janet Hurley | |||
| Gen Other | Campus IPM Tour | Janet Hurley and Jake Wightman | |||
| TDA/AG
CREDIT |
CATEGORY | COURSE NAME/ COURSE NUMBER | |||
| 3 | GENERAL
PEST FEATURES EQUIP CHARTERISTIC |
TX School IPM Rules
Pesticide Safety Using Pesticides in and around schools |
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| 1 | LAWS AND REGULATIONS | TX Pesticide Applicator Rules | |||
| 1 | INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT | Understanding your IPM program | |||
Our Day 2 of school IPM training is for IPM Coordinators, pesticide applicators, health inspectors and anyone else wanting to learn more about specific pests and how to manage them.
Attendees will earn 5 hours of classroom instruction, 5 hours of SPCS credits and/or 5 hours of TDA AG CEU credit for the day. The topics covered are those areas in which we receive a lot of questions, comments or concerns from schools, pest management professionals and TDA Inspectors. We will also be introducing Mr. Jake Wightman, an Extension Program Specialist in Ag & Environmental Safety. Jake was hired by Dr. Don Renchie last year to assist with the pesticide safety program focusing on structural pests, termites and IPM.
| SPCS CATEGORY
Credit |
PRESENTATION TITLE | SPEAKER(S) | |||
| General L&R | Managing the AG Science program to ensure IPM is part of the program. | Janet Hurley | |||
| Pest | Ants that bother you inside and outside | Jake Wightman | |||
| Pest | Blood-Feeding Arthropod Pests | Jake Wightman | |||
| General IPM | IPM Inspections because they are important to your program | Janet Hurley and Jake Wightman | |||
| General Other | Tools of the trade | Janet Hurley and Jake Wightman | |||
| TDA AG
CREDIT |
CATEGORY | COURSE NAME/ COURSE NUMBER | |||
| 3 | GENERAL
PEST FEATURES |
Ants that bother you inside and outside
Blood-Feeding Arthropod Pests Tools of the trade |
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| 1 | LAWS AND REGULATIONS | Managing the AG Science program to ensure IPM is part of the program. | |||
| 1 | INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT | IIPM Inspections because they are important to your program | |||
Check out our agendas for more information about actual content. All class participants receive a training manual, power point handouts and additional information as needed. Lunch will be provided to all paying participants with one of our lunch sponsors.
2025 Day 1 Agenda 2025 Day 2 Agenda
To register for the Dallas Area location on March 26 & 27, 2025 use this link https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=830094&language=eng
To register for the Round Rock location on April 9 & 10, 2025 use this link https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=830015&language=eng
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