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Overview 

Configurations  

Calculations  


Overview 

Public schools in Texas are required to perform a vision screening and report the results of these screenings conducted June - May of each year through the Child Health Reporting System (CHRS) between January 15 and June 30 on the following students within the first 120 days of school:
  • 4-year-olds (by 9/1)
  • Kindergartners
  • Any other first time entrants (4-years through 12th grade)
All 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th graders anytime within the school year (preferably within 120 days of enrollment)


See https://www.dshs.texas.gov/vhs/default.shtm


To assist with this reporting requirement, districts may run the Vision Screening State Report in Aeries at the district or school level. A summary totaling all schools selected will be available when the report is run at the district level for more than one school.

Only data entered on the Vision page with a Test Date (VSN.TD) between June 1 and May 31 of the current school year will be included on this report.

Navigate to Reports > Vision Screening State Report


Select School(s) and Grade level(s) to further filter the report as options.

Configurations  

This report relies on the fixed codes being used for several fields on the Vision page (VSN table).  The Update Code Table page may be used to add custom codes, however, these custom values will NOT appear on this report and any students coded with those values will not be counted on this report.

Navigate to Medical > Vision page to enter the vision results as follows.

 

Fields and values used for this report:

FieldFixed Codes (Required Values)Vision Screening Report Column
Grd (VSN.GR)P-12Grades
Date (VSN.TD)

All data entered on the Vision page with a Test Date (VSN.TD) between June 1 and May 31s of the current school year will be included on this report.

A0 Number Screened
A1 Number Screened with Correction
A2 Number Screened w/Auto Screening Device
Results P/F (VSN.PF)P Pass
Fail
Blank
B0 Number Failed
B1 Number Failed w/Auto Screening Device
Dr Ref(VSN.DR)Y Yes
N No
Blank
C0 Number Referred
C1 Number Referred w/Auto Screening Device 
Vision Appraisal (VSN.VA) &

Only Reported if referred (VSN.DR = Y)
1 No Problem
2 Treatment
3 Not Examined
4 Treatment Refused
5 Transferred

E0, E1 No Problem
F0, F1 Treatment
G0, G1 Referred Not Examined
G0, G1 Referred Not Examined
D0, D1 Number Transferred
Vision Screen (VSN.SCN)HI Hirschberg
HO HOTV
OT Other
PS Photoscreening
SC Snellen L
SE Snellen E
SL Sloan
SN Snellen
TI Titmus
Used for All Columns referencing w/Auto Screening Device. (A2,B1,C1,D1,E1,F1,G1)  

If a value of HI, PS, or TI is selected in this field, the student will be counted in the w/Auto Screening Device column(s) where they also meet the other criteria.



Calculations  

Students with Vision Test Dates (VSN.TD) between June 1 and May 31 of the current school year will be included on this report. as follows. The report will include inactive students if they were testing during the current school year.
 

Report ColumnAeries Fields Calculation
GradeGrade (VSN.GR) Count for each Grade
A0 Total Number ScreenedDate (VSN.TD)Count if (VSN.TD) between June 1 and May 31s of the current school year 
A1 Number Screened with CorrectionDate (VSN.TD) & VSN Glasses FieldsCount if ANY of the following fields are NOT blank or NULL(VSN.RGF, VSN.LGF, VSN.BGF, VSN.RG, VSN.LG, VSN.BG)
A2 Number Screened w/Auto Screening DeviceDate (VSN.TD) & Scr VSN.SCNCount if VSN.SCN = HI (Hirschberg, PS (Photoscreening), or TI (Titmus) 
B0 Number Failed
B1 Number Failed w/Auto Screening Device 
Results P/F (VSN.PF) &
& Scr VSN.SCN

Count if VSN.PF = F
Count if VSN.PF = F  AND VSN.SCN = HI (Hirschberg, PS (Photoscreening), or TI (Titmus) 
C0 Number Referred
C1 Number Referred w/Auto Screening Device 
Dr Refer (VSN.DR) & Scr VSN.SCNCount if  VSN.DR = Y
Count if VSN.DR = Y AND VSN.SCN = HI (Hirschberg, PS (Photoscreening), or TI (Titmus) 
D0 Number Transferred
D1 Number Transferred/Auto Screening Device
Vision Appraisal (VSN.VA) & Scr VSN.SCNCount if VSN.DR = Y  AND VSN.VA = 5
Count if VSN.DR = Y  AND VSN.VA = 5 AND VSN.SCN = HI (Hirschberg, PS (Photoscreening), or TI (Titmus) 
E0 Professional Exam No Problem
E1 No Problemw/Auto Screening Device 
Vision Appraisal (VSN.VA) & Scr VSN.SCNCount if VSN.DR = Y  AND VSN.VA  = 1
Count if VSN.DR = Y  AND VSN.VA  = 1 AND VSN.SCN = HI (Hirschberg, PS (Photoscreening), or TI (Titmus) 
F0 Specialist Exam Treatment
F1 Treatmentw/Auto Screening Device 
Vision Appraisal(VSN.VA) & Scr VSN.SCN
Count if VSN.DR = Y  AND VSN.VA  = 2
Count if VSN.DR = Y  AND VSN.VA  = 2 AND VSN.SCN = HI (Hirschberg, PS (Photoscreening), or TI (Titmus) 
G0 Referred Not Examined
G1 Referred Not Examined w/Auto Screening Device 
Vision Appraisal (VSN.VA) & Scr VSN.SCNCount if VSN.DR = Y  AND VSN.VA = 3,4, or blank
Count if VSN.DR = Y  AND VSN.VA = 3,4, or blank AND VSN.SCN = HI,PS, or TI


NOTE:  
Total #Number Screened (Column A0) must be greater than or equal to Number Failed(B0)+ Number Referred(C0)

The Number Failed(B0) must be greater than or equal to Number Referred(C0) 

The Number Referred(C0) must be equal to the sum of Number Transferred(D0) + Professional Exam No Problem(E0) + Treatment(F0) + Referred Not Examined(G0)

Total #Number Screened (Column A0) must be greater than or equal to the Number Screened with Correction(A1)



Query to see a list of students counted on the report:  
Be sure to check 'Include Inactive Students'
LIST STU VSN STU.SC STU.ID VSN.TD STU.NM VSN.GR VSN.PF VSN.DR VSN.VA VSN.SCN BY STU.SC VSN.GR STU.LN  IF VSN.TD >= "06/01/2022" AND VSN.TD <= "05/31/2023"     


Query to find students who Failed the Screening:
LIST STU VSN STU.SC STU.ID VSN.TD STU.NM VSN.GR VSN.PF VSN.DR VSN.VA VSN.SCN BY STU.SC VSN.GR STU.LN IF VSN.PF = "F" AND VSN.TD >= "06/01/2022" AND VSN.TD <= "05/31/2023"   


Query to find transferred students:  Were screened at school/district but withdrew from the district.
Be sure to check 'Include Inactive Students' 

LIST STU VSN STU.SC STU.ID VSN.TD STU.NM VSN.GR VSN.PF VSN.DR VSN.VA VSN.SCN IF VSN.VA = "5" AND VSN.TD >= "06/01/2022" AND VSN.TD <= "05/31/2023" AND STU.TG # " "

Query to find students enrolled as of census who were not screened for vision:

Step 1: Keep students for specific grades. This example is all 1st grade students who were enrolled as of census date:
KEEP STU ENR IF ENR.GR = 1 AND ENR.YR = "2022" AND ENR.ED <= "10/28/2022" AND ( ENR.LD = NULL OR ENR.LD > "10/28/2022" )
Make sure to check ‘Include Inactive Students’ 

Step 2: Skip the students who have a vison record this year.
SKIP STU VSN IF VSN.TD >= "06/01/2022" AND VSN.TD <= "05/31/2023"
Make sure to check ‘Include Inactive Students’

 Step 3:  Navigate to the Vision Page & scroll through these students one by one or run a LIST query to get a list of Students with or without all of their Vision records: 

  •  LIST STU
  •  See a list of all Vision Records for these students:  
    LIST STU VSN STU.SC STU.ID VSN.TD STU.NM VSN.GR VSN.PF VSN.DR VSN.VA VSN.SCN BY STU.SC STU.LN
  • Use Mass Add Medical Tests to create a Vision record with the same test date and P/F status
  • An Aeries Administrator may use the Mass Add Student Related Data