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Dear Parents,
I hope that you had a wonderful weekend. I am so glad that the heat wave has ended and we are experiencing a bit cooler weather.
I am excited to tell you about an opportunity that has come to us from a program called “Vision to Learn.” Vision to Learn was founded to make sure every child has the glasses he or she needs to succeed in school and in life. Its mobile clinics bring eye exams and glasses, free of charge, to children at schools.
We have been offered the opportunity to have the mobile clinic at St. Philip starting with the initial screening on Thursday, September 22. Students will be screened on this day using a Welch Allyn screening device. Those who “fail” the screening will have an eye exam in the following weeks. After the eye exam, those who are identified as needing glasses will be provided with the glasses free of charge. The students even are able to choose their own frames.
Attached you will find an OPT OUT form. If you do not want your child to participate in the vision screening, you should complete this form and return it to your child’s teacher. All students, unless their parents have returned the OPT OUT form, will receive the initial vision screening.
You will also find here, a privacy notice for your information. You can read more about Vision to Learn here. https://visiontolearn.org/
I am grateful that programs like this exist and that we have been offered this opportunity. If you have any questions about it, please reach out to me and ask.
Have a terrific week,
Jennifer
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