Screening: Vision & Hearing
Screening is completed each year for students in Kindergarten, second, and fourth grades. Other students are screened on an as-needed basis for the following reasons: teacher or parent concern, referral for special education, or new to the school district.
Vouchers for free eye exams and glasses are available to those students in the Hastings School District who have a need and meet the qualifications. Please contact your building nurse if you have questions.
The following screening tests are used in the Hastings School District. Visual Acuity is completed for distance only.
Grade Level | Hearing Screening | Observation and Visual Inspection | Eye Muscle Balance | Color Vision Screening | Visual Acuity Screening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preschool | Pure Tone Hearing Test | Yes | Corneal Light Reflex & Cross Cover At Near | N/A | SPOT Vision Screener |
Kindergarten | Pure Tone Hearing Test | Yes | Corneal Light Reflex & Cross Cover At Near | N/A | HOTV or SPOT Vision Screener |
1st | Pure Tone Hearing Test | Yes | Corneal Light Reflex & Cross Cover At Near | N/A | HOTV or SPOT Vision Screener |
2nd | Pure Tone Hearing Test | Yes | Corneal Light Reflex & Cross Cover At Near | Ishihara Color Vision Test | Sloan or SPOT Vision Screening |
3rd | Pure Tone Hearing Test | Yes | Corneal Light Reflex & Cross Cover At Near | N/A | Sloan or SPOT Vision Screening |
4th – 12th | Pure Tone Hearing Test | Yes | N/A | N/A | Sloan or SPOT Vision Screening |
*Students who are unable to identify letters need to be tested using either LEA or HOTV or SPOT Vision Screener. | |||||