WHO: All Site Administrators and Teachers

WHAT: Vision and Hearing Screening for school age children is required by state law (CA Ed Code, Section 49452).  The following students will receive vision and hearing screening during the 2022-2023 school year:

• Vision Screening: Students in grades 1, 4, and 7
• Hearing Screening: Students in grades 1 and 4 
• Referrals from other elementary, middle and high school grade levels;
• Students being referred for initial psycho-educational testing; 
• Students with IEPs with upcoming Triennial Reviews

WHY: Poor vision and hearing in children can interfere with coordination, acquisition of skills, achievement of developmental milestones, and the ability to learn properly.  Early detection of vision and hearing loss can provide the opportunity to correct the problem earlier, and with less interference to learning.

HOW:  Responsibilities of Site Administrator

• Enter screening dates on master calendar: Please do not schedule field trips that include students being screened on screening date. 
• Designated a staff member to coordinate with SFSD staff in creating day of screening schedule 
• Notify staff of screening dates and procedures:
• Elementary and Middle Schools: Review and implement the instructions provided in this OASIS. This year, vision and hearing screening will be conducted by school district nurses on the same day, so please reserve two rooms on the day of your school's vision and hearing screening. A quiet space, away from the yard and/or music rooms should be used for hearing screenings to allow for most accurate results. If you have a School District Nurse at your school, please ensure they are freed up to conduct the screening on the scheduled day(s).
• High Schools – vision and hearing screenings referrals are usually conducted by School District Nurses assigned to the school.  
• Screening Results – Screening results should be entered into Synergy by the School Health Worker, Nurse or designated employee

 Responsibilities of Student and Family Services Division

• Notify Site Administrator of screening dates- see Schedule
• Provide screening instructions and materials to school sites (see Forms and Procedures).
• Schedule, coordinate, and orient qualified screeners as necessary.  
• Health Workers will record screening results into Synergy.  A list of students that do not pass the screening, and next steps will be provided to the Site Administrator and Nurse at this time. 
• Provide on-going consultation to school sites/screening teams
• Provide school sites with updated referral information.

 Please find below links to the SFUSD’s vision and hearing screening:

• Forms and Procedures
• Schedule
• For more information, go to the School Health Manual - Section F: School Health Mandates

If you have any questions, please contact the Nurse of the Day on the Student Family School Resource Link Line at 415-340-1716