Vision Screenings
Vision can impact learning, and many times children are unaware of signs of the vision problems. This is why early detection is key. To help our students be as successful as they can be, we provide vision screenings to students in 4 year old kindergarten, 1st grade, 3rd grade, 5th grade, 7th grade and 9th grade.
We partner with Greenville Lions Club who provide screening to our 4 year old kindergarten and 1st grade students vision screening using a screening tool called SPOT. The screening consists of an instant electronic scan of your child’s eyes to determine the presence of six eye disorders. This scan takes approximately one second. No physical contact is made with your child, and no eye drops are used. The screening will be done right at your child’s school.
*Screening is a tool to help determine if your child requires a referral to a vision care specialist. It does not detect all eye diseases and/or conditions.
Dental Services
The Hortonville Area School District is partnered with Bridging Brighter Smiles, a program that offers oral hygiene services such as oral screenings, cleanings, fluoride varnish and dental sealants to families on BadgerCare that are not currently receiving dental care. The best part is, they come right to our school premises during the school day to provide these services to our students pre K through 12th grade!
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Please click here to read Bridging Brighter Smiles Coverage Information/Fees.
Hearing Screenings
Hearing screenings are provided for all 4k, 5k, 1st and 3rd grades.
We also screen students that are referred in other grades. The purpose of any screening program is to detect those individuals with a suspected deviation that requires further examination at the earliest age possible in order to refer for diagnosis and treatment, if required.
In the United States, one to three children per 1,000 are born with hearing loss each year (CDC, 2010). Hearing deficits in children can interfere with normal speech and language development, communication, and the ability to learn. It is important to detect even a mild hearing loss in order to treat the problem or compensate for the loss when possible. The earlier a child who is deaf or hard of hearing starts getting services, the more likely the child’s speech, language, and social skills will reach their full potential. Children with mild to moderate hearing deficits may be at a disadvantage educationally, emotionally, and socially. Thus, ongoing review of hearing and speech age-appropriate milestones, risk factors, and routine hearing screening is critical (health.mo.gov).