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Yorktown students demonstrate ASL program; district confirms ASL satisfies state language credit
Summary
Students from Mildred East Strang Middle School demonstrated the district27s American Sign Language program at the Oct. 27 board meeting. Superintendent Ron Hatter and staff said ASL is offered from sixth grade through high school level 2 and is accepted by the New York State Education Department for world language credit.
Students from Mildred East Strang Middle School demonstrated American Sign Language and described their classroom work at the Yorktown Central School District Board of Education meeting on Oct. 27.
The demonstration, led by ASL teacher Molly Devine Carey and several students, showcased alphabet fingerspelling, classroom activities and a recent collaborative event with the Ossining Union Free School District that included panelists from the local Deaf community.
The program, now in its second year, offers ASL across multiple grade levels. "This is our…
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