Pesticide Notifications

Mead School District Board Policy 6895
The Superintendent, or designee, is directed to develop procedures to assure that the District complies with the requirements of law regarding pesticides notification, posting and record keeping. This includes procedures for the annual notification of staff and parents of the District's pest control policies and methods; pre-notification of staff and parents of pesticide applications; posting of sites of pesticide application; and record keeping, including an annual summary report of pesticide usage.

Pesticide prior notification registry:

• If you would like to be notified prior to a pesticide application occurring on district property, please   contact the Director of Buildings and Grounds at (509) 465-6138, to add your name to the pesticide application contact registry.

Methods of notification for impending and emergency pesticide applications:
• A notice of pesticide application will be posted at the building, in the office and on the main entry door, 48 hours prior to the application.
• At the time of application notification signs will be posted at the location of the application and at each primary point of entry to the school grounds.
• Emergency applications (for example, stinging insects or pest that are considered to be an immediate human health threat.) will be posted at the building office and at the location immediately following the application.

Chapter 17.21 RCW, Pesticide Applications Act