The following grades/student populations are mandated to receive yearly vision and /or hearing screening in the state of Illinois.
VISION
- Preschool children 3 years and older enrolled in an educational program
- Kindergarten – only those kindergarten students who did not receive a medical vision exam as required by law for entrance into kindergarten/first grade
- Second grade
- Eighth grade
- Special education students
- Transfer students
- Foster children
Children wearing prescription glasses/contacts will not be screened.
HEARING
- Preschool children 3 years and older enrolled in an educational program
- Kindergarten
- First grade
- Second grade
- Third grade
- Special education students
- Transfer students
- Foster children
Vision and Hearing dates for school year 2017-2018 are as follows:
Elizabeth Ide School –Tuesday, 1/30/2018
Prairieview School –Thursday, 1/11/2018
- Preschool and Early Childhood –Wednesday, 1/10/2018
Lakeview Jr. High –Wednesday, 1/17/2018
A rescreening date is scheduled for students who were absent for screening, or failed the first screening. Rescreening dates are as follows:
Elizabeth Ide School –Tuesday, 2/13/2018
Prairieview School –Thursday, 1/25/2018
- Preschool and Early Childhood to be arranged.
Lakeview Jr. High –Thursday, 2/1/2018