Annual Notification of AHERA Management Plan Availability 2023-2024
Dear Parents, Teachers, Employee Organizations, Building Occupants and Legal Guardians of Children:
In accordance with the AHERA Regulation (40 CFR 763.93 (g) (4) concerning Notification of Plan Availability, please be advised that the AHERA Management Plan is located in the District Administration Building at 325 Highland Avenue in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Please contact the Principal of Jenkintown Elementary and Middle/High School if you would like to make an appointment to review the Management Plan.
The Management Plan is a site-specific guidance document that Mr. Michael Panepresso of Criterion Laboratories, Inc. (Criterion), the Jenkintown School District’s Designated Person, must follow in managing the asbestos-containing building materials (ACBM) present in the schools.
ACBM at the middle/high school consists of non-friable (cannot be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by simple hand pressure; accordingly, non-friable materials are less likely to release fibers that can become airborne and create a health hazard) floor coverings and transite wall panels. Friable materials (i.e. silver/white light fixture paper, light wire insulation and hard fittings associated with fiberglass pipe insulation) can be found in areas of limited access such as the Library Storage Room, the Auditorium Stage/Catwalk and the High School Senior Hallway Custodial Closet (above the hard ceiling).
All known identified ACBM have been removed from the elementary school. It is possible that additional ACBM (i.e. pipe insulation) may be found behind hard walls and above hard ceilings pursuant to renovations/demolition.
The Management Plan is updated to keep it current with the on-going operations and maintenance, periodic surveillance, reinspection and response action activities. Criterion, an EPA-accredited and Pennsylvania-licensed asbestos consulting firm, has completed our last nine (9) AHERA 3-Year Reinspections. If you should have any questions regarding Criterion’s Reinspection reports or the Management Plan, please feel free to contact Mr. Michael Panepresso of Criterion at (215) 244-1300, extension 1026.
Integrated Pest Management
The School District of Jenkintown uses an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach for managing insects, rodents, and weeds. Our goal is to protect every student from pesticide exposure by using an IPM approach to pest management. Our IPM approach focuses on making the school building and grounds an unfavorable habitat for pests by removing food and water sources and eliminating their hiding and breeding places. We accomplish this through routine cleaning and maintenance. We routinely monitor the school building and grounds to detect any pests that are present. Pest sightings are reported to the IPM coordinator who evaluates the “pest problem” and determines the appropriate pest management techniques to address the problem. The techniques can include increased sanitation, modifying storage practices, sealing entry points, physically removing the pest, etc.
From time to time, it may be necessary to use chemicals to manage a pest problem. Chemicals will only be used when necessary, and will not be routinely applied. When chemicals are used, the district will use the least toxic product possible. Applications will be made only when students and staff do not have access to the area being treated. Notices will be posted 72 hours prior to the application and for two days following the application.
Parents or guardians of students enrolled in the school may request prior notification of pesticide applications made at the school. To receive notification, you must be placed on the school’s notification registry. If you would like to be placed on this registry, please notify the district in writing at the email given below and include your name, address, telephone number, email, and on which school’s registry you would like to be placed. This request must be made annually.
If a chemical application must be made to control an emergency pest problem (such as stinging insects), notice will be provided by email to any parent or guardian who requests such notification in writing. Exemptions to all notifications include disinfectants and antimicrobial products, self-containerized baits placed in areas not accessible to students, and gel type baits placed in cracks, crevices or voids
Mike Nickerson, Facilities Manager
The School District of Jenkintown
325 Highland Ave
Jenkintown, PA 19046
nickersonm@jtowndrakes.org
Notice of Non-Discrimination
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992.
Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: [email protected].
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.”