Vision & Hearing 

District Information Regarding Hearing and Vision Screenings:

 Olympia school health staff will do yearly hearing and vision screenings. If your student needs to be referred for further evaluation, you will be contacted by a letter. 

Hearing screening will be provided annually for Pre-K/ECE students, and for all school age children in the following grades: kindergarten, first, second and third; are in special education class; have been referred by a teacher; or are transfer students. In lieu of the screening services required, a completed and signed report form, indicating the child had an ear examination by a physician and an audio-logical evaluation completed by an audiologist within the previous 12 months, is acceptable. 

Vision screening will be provided annually for all Pre-K/ECE students and for school age children in kindergarten, second and eighth grades; are in special education class; have been referred by a teacher; or are transfer students. In lieu of the screening services required, a completed and signed report form, indicating that an eye examination by a doctor specializing in diseases of the eye or a licensed optometrist/ophthalmologist has been administered within the previous 12 months, is acceptable.