General Notice for School Employees and Parents

A Minnesota state law went into effect in the year 2000 that requires schools to inform school employees and parents if they apply pesticides on school property.

Specifically, this law requires schools that apply these pesticides to maintain an estimated schedule of pesticide applications and to make the schedule available to employees and parents for review or copying at each school’s office.  Although not required by the law, schools may choose to include a copy of the estimated schedule of pesticide applications with this general notice.  The prospective dates for applications in Cambridge-Isanti School District for the 2024-2025 School Year are during the weeks of:

• June 24-28, 2024
• July 8-12, 2024
• July 22-26, 2024
• September 23-27, 2024
• October 7-11, 2024
• October 14-18, 2024
• November 11-15, 2024
• March 10-14, 2025
• April 7-11, 2025
• April 21-25, 2025
• May 5-9, 2025
• May 19-23, 2025
• May 26-30, 2025
• June 9-13, 2025

State law also requires that employees and parents be informed that the long-term health effects on children from the application of such pesticides or the class of chemicals to which they belong may not be fully understood.

Cambridge-Isanti School District is continuing to work closely with its health and safety resources to ensure compliance with integrated pest management.  If you have further questions, I can be reached at 763-689-6211.

Sincerely,
Chris Wilmot, Director of Buildings and Grounds