Immunizations/Health Screenings
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Vaccinations offers protection from potentially life-threatening illness and reduces the spread of communicable diseases in the community. The California School Immunization Law requires all students from grades K - 12 to be immunized against diphtheria, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella.
All students must meet the minimum age for initial vaccination and the minimum interval between vaccine doses as a requirement for entry/enrollment to school. Failure to adhere to immunization laws may result in the child being excluded from school.
School Immunization Requirements
The California Department of Public Health provides a downloadable chart detailing vaccine requirements and their schedule for doses. For additional information, please visit the California Department of Public Health Immunization Branch.
Polio (IPV)
Four doses administered to 4-17 year-old students. Three doses may be given if one dose was provided on or after the fourth birthday.
DTP, DTaP, DT
Five doses administered to 4-17 year-old students. Four doses may be given if one dose was provided on or after the fourth birthday. Three doses may be given if the last dose was given after the seventh birthday.
TDAP
One dose is administered by the 7th grade or DTP/DTaP given on or after the seventh birthday.
MMR
Two doses administered to 4-18 year-old students. Only doses administered on or after the first birthday meet the vaccine requirement.
Hepatitis B
Three doses administered to 4-18 year-old students.
Varicella
Two doses administered to 4-18 year-old students.
Hearing/Vision Screening Procedures
Per California state law, students in various grades are screened yearly for visual acuity, and hearing. Hearing and Vision screenings are done on Kindergarten, 2nd, 5th, and 8th-grade students. Screenings are usually held in the fall and are done with a contracted agency. Hearing and vision screenings are also done on special education students for their initial IEP and their 3-year evaluation. Parents/Guardians are informed of any abnormal findings by parent notification letters.
Oral Health Assessment
An oral (dental) health assessment is required in kindergarten or first grade, whichever is their first year of public school. Please complete the dental oral health assessment form.