R384-201-4. Free Screening

  The following students in an LEA shall receive free vision screenings to include tier 1 screening.

  (1) Vision screening shall be conducted for all students in grades pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, 1, 3, 5, 7 or 8, and 9 or 10 and any student referred by school personnel, parent or guardian or self to rule out vision as an obstacle to learning;

  (2) Tenth grade students may be screened as part of their driver education class; and

  (3) Students who are currently receiving services from USDB or LEA vision specialist who have a diagnosed significant visual impairment will be exempt from screening.

  (4) Students may be referred for mandatory or optional tier 2 vision screening under the following circumstances in (a) and (b).

  (a) Mandatory tier 2 screening may be done for students requiring education intervention such as special education referral or failing benchmark reading assessment as defined by R277-404.

  (b) Optional tier 2 vision screening may be done based on parent or teacher concern.

  (c) Students failing a tier 1 screening who have been referred to an eye care professional are not required to complete a tier 2 screening.

  (d) Instead of performing a tier 2 vision screening, the LEA may automatically refer the student being referred to a tier 2 vision screening to an eye care professional.

  (e) If the LEA does not have a school nurse or other approved tier 2 screener, the student being referred for a tier 2 vision screening should be automatically referred to an eye care professional.