ERIC Number: ED603213
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Feb-27
Pages: 49
Abstractor: ERIC
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Vision Partnership, 2013-2014. Research Educational Program Report
Houston Independent School District
The Vision Partnership is an alliance between the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and One Sight Vision Partnership that began in 2009 to address the vision and vision-related health needs of students who cannot afford eye care services. Campus-based vision screenings are offered to district students at all grade levels at no cost. In addition, through the Vision Partnership follow-up evaluations, consultations, corrective eye wear, and fittings for corrective eye wear are provided to students at no cost during special events that are held throughout the school year at multiple clinics in non-academic community locations. This may enable students to fully engage in the academic opportunities the district offers. The goal of the Vision Partnership is to enhance student achievement by ensuring that the basic vision and vision-related health needs of HISD students are met. Key findings reported include: (1) Campus-based vision screenings were provided to 89,650 students in 2012-2013 and 92,894 students in 2013-2014, an increase of 3.6 percent; (2) From the 2009-2010 school year to the 2013-2014 school year, an estimated 17,077 HISD students have received services through the Vision Partnership program, including 2,999 in 2013-2014; (3) A total of 117 or 41.8 percent of HISD's 280 schools had students participate in vision clinics provided through the Vision Partnership program, 17 (12.7 percent) fewer schools than the 134 schools that participated in 2012-2013; (4) Vision-screened students who received vision correction met the passing standards in reading at higher rates than did students district wide at grades 3, 6, 7 and 8 in 2013-2014; (5) Vision Partnership participants who received vision correction met the passing standards at higher rates than did students district wide in reading at grades 3, 5, and 6 in 2013-2014; and (6) Vision-screened students and Vision Partnership participants who received vision correction met the passing standards at higher rates than did students districtwide in mathematics at grades 6 and 7 and in writing at grade 7 in 2013-2014.
Descriptors: Vision Tests, Vision, Visual Impairments, Screening Tests, Partnerships in Education, Student Needs, Health Needs, Assistive Technology, Access to Health Care, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness, Standardized Tests, Scores, At Risk Students, Minority Group Students, Females, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Gender Differences, Transportation, Clinics, Academic Achievement, Student Participation, Economically Disadvantaged, Student Characteristics, Special Education, Limited English Speaking, Academically Gifted, Age Differences, Barriers
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
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Houston Independent School District (HISD), Department of Research and Accountability
Identifiers - Location: Texas (Houston)
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