Item - 2025.HL29.4

Tracking Status

This item was considered by the Board of Health on November 24, 2025. The Committee received the item for information only. No further action will be taken on this item.

HL29.4 - Promoting and Delivering School Based Vision Testing in Selected Toronto High Needs Schools - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Lily Cheng

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Received

Wards:: All

Board Decision

The Board of Health received the Item for information.

Origin

(November 6, 2025) Letter from the City Clerk

Summary

City Council on October 8 and 9, 2025, adopted Item MM33.22 and, in so doing, has requested the Board of Health to consider developing a road map to provide a pilot school-based mobile eye testing program on an opt in basis to school-age children to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to excel in the classroom by the first quarter of 2026.

Background Information

(November 6, 2025) Letter from the City Clerk on Promoting and Delivering School Based Vision Testing in Selected Toronto High Needs Schools - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Lily Cheng
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-259865.pdf

Communications

(November 24, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (HL.New)

Motions

Motion to Receive Item moved by Councillor Lily Cheng (Carried)

That the item be received for information.