Vision Partnership, 2014-2015. Research Educational Program Report.
The Houston Independent School District (HISD)'s campus-based vision screening program is designed to identify students who experience vision impairments, communicate the potential needs to students and their parents/guardians, and provide service alternatives for students to receive vision car...
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| Summary: | The Houston Independent School District (HISD)'s campus-based vision screening program is designed to identify students who experience vision impairments, communicate the potential needs to students and their parents/guardians, and provide service alternatives for students to receive vision care, including services that are offered free of charge. Through a partnership between the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) and the Houston Independent School District (HISD) that began in 2009, vision examinations, consultations, and fittings for corrective eyewear are provided at no cost to students during special clinic events that are held throughout the school year. Services are provided through HISD, OneSight and See to Succeed (known as Kids Vision Partnership), and various community organizations. The services are led by the Houston Department of Health and Human Services and supported by the Houston Health Foundation. Vision health may enable students to fully engage in the academic opportunities the district offers. As a supplement to the district's vision health services that are offered through campus-based vision screenings, the goal of the Vision Partnership is to enhance HISD students' achievement by ensuring that their basic vision and vision-related health needs are met. This report provides information on the district's campus-based vision screenings, participants' academic performance, as well as three aspects of the Vision Partnership program: student participation, barriers to program participation, and the academic performance of students served by the program. |
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| Item Description: | Availability: Houston Independent School District. Research & Accountability, 4400 West 18th Street 2 NW, Houston, TX 77092. Tel: 713-556-6700; Fax: 713-556-6730; e-mail: Research@houstonisd.org; Web site: http://www.houstonisd.org/research. Abstractor: ERIC. |
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