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Vision and Hearing Screenings
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Vision and hearing screenings are provided annually to District 203 students at the State-mandated grade levels, as designated by the Illinois Department of Public Health. All students in special education programs, students transferring into the District who have not previously been screened, and students to be tested related to classroom teacher requests are screened during this annual program.Scheduled intervals for Vision and Hearing screenings are as follows:
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Vision screenings
- Preschool, Kindergarten, 2nd and 8th grades
- Special Education students (includes students in speech)
- Foster care and transfer students from out of state
Vision and Hearing Screening Dates 2019
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School Screening Date Known Audio Rescreen Date ARECC 11/02/2021 11/03/2021 11/16/2021 Beebe 09/14/2021 09/28/2021 Ellsworth 09/13/2021 09/27/2021 Elmwood 10/26/2021 11/09/2021 Highlands 10/20/2021 11/10/2021 Kingsley 09/07/2021 09/22/2021 Maplebrook 10/05/2021 10/19/2021 Meadow Glens 10/21/2021 11/04/2021 Mill Street 10/21/2019 11/10/2021 Naper 10/28/2021 09/24/2021 Prairie 10/18/2021 11/01/2021 Ranch View 09/29/2021 10/13/2021 River Woods 09/08/2021 09/23/2021 Scott 09/15/2021 09/30/2021 Steeple Run 11/05/2021 11/19/2021 JJHS 11/04/2021 11/17/2021 KJHS 09/27/2021 10/12/2021 LJHS 09/09/2021 09/23/2021 MJHS 09/16/2021 09/30/2021 WJHS 10/22/2021 11/01/2021 NCHS n/a n/a NNHS 10/19/2021 10/15/2021 10/29/2021 Connections 09/22/2021 10/06/2021 Bridge 09/10/2021 09/24/2021
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Hearing screenings
- Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades
- Special Education students (includes students in speech)
- Foster Care and transfer students from out of state
- Students having known or suspected hearing loss
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Parents and teachers may request screenings of student related to specific concerns at any time. District 203 nurses and trained health technicians also do vision and hearing screenings throughout the school year as needed.These screenings generally take place September through November depending upon the school. Please see the District Calendar for month-by-month events including vision and hearing screenings at each school.If your child is referred to a physician following a screening, forms for completion by the physician can be obtained on the Forms and Resources (link) page.
Scoliosis
The school nurse can perform Scoliosis screenings per parent request. If you have concerns regarding your child and a possible postural deformity of the spine (i.e., scoliosis, kyphosis), please contact your child’s assigned school nurse. A list of assigned school nurses and phone numbers is provided on the Health Office Staff by School page.
