Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Monday, December 19, 2011

Fayette County Public Schools will offer free sign language classes again this semester.

For beginners

A beginners class for students’ families and community members, taught by Tracey Alexander, is set for Mondays from 5:30 to 7 p.m.: Jan. 2, Jan. 9, Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 27, March 5, March 12 and March 26. The group will not meet if schools are closed because of inclement weather; the make-up date is March 19 if needed.

These sessions will also meet in the IAKSS annex library, and participants are expected to attend all 10 sessions. To register, call Shannon Laine-Banks in the Special Education Department at (859) 381-4182.

Intermediate level

The intermediate class is designed for those who have taken a beginning-level sign language class or who already know the manual alphabet and numbers and have basic signing skills.

These sessions will be taught by Carlin Robbins in the annex library at "It's About Kids" Support Services. Classes are scheduled for 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursdays starting Jan. 26 and running through March 29. The annex is off Walton Avenue behind the school district's main administration building at 701 E. Main St.

This class is limited to 30 participants and requires attendance at all 10 sessions. To register, call Shannon Laine-Banks in the Special Education Department at (859) 381-4182.

Waiting list

Call (859) 381-4182 to be added to a waiting list for the next round of classes.

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