{"id":66,"date":"2026-03-26T16:34:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2026-08-11T20:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:41:03","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Franklin Township School is required by New Jersey law to publish certain environmental and<br \/>\nsafety notices, and to make the underlying reports available to families and the public. This page<br \/>\nbrings those notices together with the school&#8217;s wider sustainability work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/sustainability\/#Water_Quality\" >Water Quality<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/sustainability\/#Pest_Management\" >Pest Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/sustainability\/#Air_Quality\" >Air Quality<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ftsmockup.colincecil.com\/index.php\/sustainability\/#Sustainability\" >Sustainability<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Water_Quality\"><\/span>Water Quality<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>New Jersey requires schools to test drinking water for lead and to notify parents and staff of<br \/>\nthe results, whether or not any exceedance is found. Franklin Township School publishes its lead<br \/>\nmonitoring certifications and the consumer notices of tap water results here. Each report covers a<br \/>\nspecific testing period, named in the document title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"draft-note\"><strong>Draft note for the Steward \u2014 delete before publishing:<\/strong> Carry across from the live State and Federal Required Information page: Lead Water Monitoring Certification (July-January 2024), Consumer Notice of Tap Water Results (July 2024 and January 2024), and Water Quality Reports for February 2025, June 2024 and August 2023. One of the lead certifications is listed twice on the live page &#8212; publish it once. The most recent report is over a year old; confirm whether a newer one exists.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pest_Management\"><\/span>Pest Management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Under New Jersey&#8217;s School Integrated Pest Management Act, the school must maintain an<br \/>\nIntegrated Pest Management (IPM) plan, give advance notice before applying pesticides, and notify the<br \/>\ncommunity when an emergency application is necessary. The plan sets out how the school controls pests<br \/>\nusing the least hazardous methods available, and pesticides are used only when other approaches have<br \/>\nnot worked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"draft-note\"><strong>Draft note for the Steward \u2014 delete before publishing:<\/strong> Carry across the IPM Plan, the IPM Notice, and the Emergency Pesticide Use Notifications (8 September 2025 and 29 August 2023). The live page lists the IPM Plan 2021-2022 twice and has nothing more recent than 2022-2023 for the notice &#8212; check whether current-year versions exist, since this is an annual compliance obligation.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Air_Quality\"><\/span>Air Quality<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The school follows a published guideline for deciding when outdoor activities should be modified<br \/>\nor moved indoors because of air quality, using the Air Quality Index.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sustainability\"><\/span>Sustainability<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Franklin Township School participates in Sustainable Jersey for Schools. Current initiatives<br \/>\ninclude anti-idling at pick-up and drop-off, an assisted parent drop-off and pick-up arrangement, and<br \/>\nparticipation in the School Health Index self-assessment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"draft-note\"><strong>Draft note for the Steward \u2014 delete before publishing:<\/strong> Carry across: Air Quality Index for Outdoor School Activities, School Health Index, Sustainable Jersey BOE Presentation, Assisted Parent Drop Off\/Pick Up, and Anti-Idling. The heading order above puts the statutory notices first and the voluntary program last, which is the opposite of the current site &#8212; move it back if you disagree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Franklin Township School is required by New Jersey law to publish certain environmental and safety notices, and to make the underlying reports available to families and the public. This page brings those notices together with the school&#8217;s wider sustainability work. 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