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JULY 2004

Vision & Hearing Screening for Students at Summer Success Academy

New York City Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein announced that the Department of Education (DOE), in conjunction with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), would begin to screen third graders for vision and hearing problems during the 2004 Summer Success Academy. The Summer Success Academy, which launches this month, is the DOE’s special summer program designed specifically for second and third graders who have not met performance criteria to advance to the next grade.

“We are undertaking this important program in an effort to ensure that all of our students have the opportunity to succeed.  It is clear that poor vision or hearing problems could impact negatively on a student’s ability to perform and to learn,” Chancellor Joel I. Klein said. “By providing these screenings to more than 20,000 children this summer, we are taking a big step in guaranteeing that they will be in the best and strongest position to succeed ultimately.”

Staff of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) will conduct vision and hearing screenings. Following the screenings, DOE staff will be responsible for the follow-up and outreach efforts to parents and guardians. Parents will be notified of any abnormal findings and given a form for the child’s physician to return to the screening program. School team members, nurses and parent coordinators will also contact parents to be sure that children needing further evaluation receive it.

The vision screening will include tests of near, distance and binocular vision. Hearing screening will include a sweep test and, if needed, a threshold test.

Separate from this summer screening, the Department of Education recently issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) intended to attract vendors for participation in another vision program. This program is intended to screen secondary school students in high-risk schools for vision abnormalities and to provide them with glasses immediately. Both the special screening program in the Summer Success Academy and this Vision RFP are designed to assist students in their ability to learn by diagnosing conditions that are easily treatable.#

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