It is the philosophy of the Boise School District that visually impaired students attend their neighborhood schools to grow socially and academically with their peers. Participating students are provided support services upon recommendation of the Child Study Team and with parental permission. Our program provides materials, direct teaching, and consultative services to visually impaired students and their teachers. We serve totally blind, legally blind, and partially sighted students.

Students diagnosed with 20/70 or worse vision with best correction are qualified to receive services. Students with a progressive eye disease, a restricted field of vision, or a patch for lazy eye may also qualify. We provide a functional vision assessment for students who are suspected of having a visual loss.

The teacher of the visually impaired travels throughout the District providing services. Frequency and types of services are determined by the individual needs of our students and are listed on an IEP along with associated goals. The itinerant teacher also provides consultative services to other students and teachers and arranges for appropriate format testing.

• What We Teach
• Who & What We Counsel
• How We Assess & Evaluate
• Materials We Provide

Students with a minor vision loss who really need no special services should contact us as we provide a variety of programs to increase self-esteem and socialization such as banquets, winter and summer camps and, at the high school level, job placement. Even if we provide no direct services, these students are welcome to attend these events.