Peoria Unified School District

Hearing and Vision screenings are generally initiated at the beginning of the school year in conjunction with the Arizona State Law and Department of Health Guidelines. Screenings performed in the health office are not equivalent to a comprehensive hearing/ear or vision/eye exam. 

Hearing screenings performed each year:

• Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th grades.
• A student who is new to the school who does not have documentation of a screening within the last 12 months. 
• Special Education students.
• At the teacher's request. 
• The student did not pass hearing rescreening the previous school year. 
• The student is repeating a grade. 

Vision screenings performed each year:

• Preschool or Kindergarten (Kindergarten if the student did not attend preschool), 3rd, and 7th grades.
• A student who is new to the school who does not have documentation of a screening within the last 12 months. 
• Special education students.
• A teacher has requested a screening and the student has not been screened in the previous year. 
• The student is not reading at the proficient level by third grade. 

A parent may choose to opt out of hearing and vision screening by completing the Parental Objection to Screening form. Please turn this form into your health office. 

If your child passes hearing and vision, you will not receive notification. 

If your child fails to hear one or more tones during the hearing screening on the first attempt, a rescreen will take place within 10-30 days. If he/she fails the second screening, a referral will be sent home. For both hearing and vision, if a referral is sent home, the expectation is that a professional evaluation will be completed. If you need assistance with finding a provider, please contact your health office nurse or call your child’s doctor. 

Early identification and treatment of vision or hearing issues can be key to preventing long-term complications.