Mandated Health Screening

From the School Health Office

The State of New York mandates that health related screening be completed in our schools each year. The requirements are as follows:

§ For new entrants:

§ Vision: Distance Acuity, Near Vision, Hyperopia, Color Perception

o Hearing

o Health Appraisal (Physical)

§ Vision Screening: Distance Acuity in Kindergarten and Grades 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 10.

§ Hearing Screening: Completed in Kindergarten and Grades 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10.

§ Scoliosis: Completed in Grades 5 – 9.

§ Health Appraisals: Physicals are also required in Kindergarten and Grades 2, 4, 7 and 10.

If there are any usual findings, or cause for concern, the school nurse will contact you. In the event that additional evaluation is needed, a referral form will be sent home for you to take to your private healthcare provider.

Children need to “learn to be healthy” and need to be “healthy to learn”!

If you have any questions or concerns, please call the school’s Health Office at:

516-887-8300 Ext. 332