Asbestos And Pesticide Information

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act In 1986, Congress passed the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) which requires all primary and secondary schools to be inspected for asbestos-containing building materials. AHERA further requires that school districts develop and implement a plan to safely manage any asbestoscontaining materials found to be present. Schools in the Cupertino Union School District have been inspected and assessed by an accredited asbestos contractor. The inspection report filed by the contractor identifies the location, amount, condition, accessibility, potential for disturbance, and other pertinent information on any asbestos found. The report also certifies that there is no immediate health hazard from asbestos-containing materials in our schools. Copies of a school’s inspection report, as well as the district management plan, are on file in the school office should you wish to review them during school hours. The district management plan also is available for review at the district office. If you have any questions or comments, please contact your school principal or call the Chief Business Officer at (408) 252-3000, Extension 423.

Annual Pesticide Notification The Healthy School Act of 2000 (AB 2260) requires school districts to notify all parents and staff annually of the names of all pesticides and herbicides that are planned for use during the school year at all school sites. The Cupertino Union School District has established an Integrated Pest Management approach which means that the district uses the least toxic method first and then work up to stronger chemicals, only if needed. The following pesticides have been identified for possible use during the 2009–2010 school year. These products are used only by staff or contractors who have received appropriate application and safety training. Applications will occur during school vacations and staff learning days. If you have any questions, please direct them to Toby Smith, Director, Maintenance, Operations and Transportation at (408) 252-3000, Extension 344. Application Schedule September 5 – 7, 2009 September 18 – 20, 2009

Labor Day Staff Learning Day

Product/Manufacturer

Use

Primary Ingredient

Drexel Diuron 80

Weed Control

Diuron

Roundup Pro Dry/Monsanto

Weed Control

Glyphosate

Tempo Ultra WSP

Insect Control

Beta-cyfluthrin

Turflon/Monterey Chemical

Weed Control

Butoxyethyl Triclopyr D-Limonene

Orange Guard

Insect Control

Surflan/DowElanco

Weed Control

Oryzalin

Weed Control

Pendimethalin

October 24 – 26, 2009

Staff Learning Day

Pendulum/Cyanamid

November 25 – 29, 2009

Thanksgiving Recess

MaxForce

Insect Control

Fipronil

December 19, 2009 – January 3, 2010

Winter Recess

Demand CS/Syngenta

Insect Control

Alpa-Cyano-phenoxybenzyl

January 16 – 18, 2010

Martin Luther King Day

Snapshot 2.5 TG-Agro Sciences

Weed Control

Trifluralin-Isoxaben

February 13 – 21, 2010

Mid-Year Recess

Durham-AMVAC Chemical

Slug & Snail Control

Metaldiolone

March 13 – 15, 2010

Staff Learning Day

Contrac-Bell Laboratories

Rodent Control

Bromadiolone

April 10 – 18, 2010

Spring Recess

Fastrac-Bell Laboratories

Rodent Control

Bromethalin

May 28 – 31, 2010

Staff Learning Day/Memorial Day

Wasp Freeze-Whitmire Micro-Gen

Insect Control

d-trans Allethrin

July 23 – August 4, 2010

Summer Recess

Terminate-Spectracide

Insect Control

Suliluramid

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