Vision & Hearing Screenings

To aid in the health of children, the State requires health screenings for certain grade levels by health professionals.

  • All TK/K, 2nd, 5th and 8th grade students receive vision & Hearing screenings
  • All 1st grade receive color vision screening.

Students may also be screened:

  • If the parent, teacher or nurse suspect a vision or hearing problem.
  • As part of special education assessments
  • As needed for district health initiatives.

Parents will be notified and referred for further follow-up only when a problem is identified (EC 49456, 49452.5). Parents may submit a written request to the school main office staff for exemption from any of the above health screenings.

Dental Screening

California Law, Education Code Section 49452.8 now requires that your child have an oral health assessment (dental Check-up) by May 15th in either kindergarten or first grade, whichever is his/her first year in public school. Assessments that have happened within the 12 months before your child enters school also meet this requirement. The law specifies that the assessment must be done by a licensed dentist or other licensed or registered dental health professional. If your child does not have an Oral Health Assessment listed below are resources that can help you find a dentist and complete this requirement for your child:

  • Medi-Cal/Denti-Cal's toll-free number or Web site can help you find a dentist who takes Denti-Cal: 1-800-322-6384; http://www.denti-cal.ca.gov. For help enrolling your child in Medi-Cal/Denti-Cal, contact your local social service agency (116 Broadway St. King City, CA (831) 385-7400 or at http\://www.chhs.ca.gov/.
  • Healthy Families' toll free number or Web site can help you to find a dentist who takes Healthy Families insurance or to find out if your child can enroll in the program: 1-800-880-5305 or http://healthforcalifornia.com/family-health-plans.
  • For additional resources that may be helpful, contact the local public health department at http://www.mtyhd.org/>