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Ms. Bleier from Saint Louis, MO is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Bleier's classroom raised $301

Paper for my Special Needs Students!

My students need assorted copy paper.

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Ms. Bleier Gateway STEM High School
Saint Louis, MO Grades 9-12

I am a special education teacher at a high-need, inner city high school. I teach World History and American Government to students with a wide assortment of disabilities ranging from MR (mental retardation), to Autism, to Learning Disabilities. The majority of my students read below grade-level. Their reading abilities vary from pre-k up through 7th grade, and as a result the school-issued high-school level textbooks and curriculum are not accessible learning tools for most of my students. Consequently I create my own readings, hand-outs, homework sheets, projects and other assignments. This, of course, uses up a great deal of paper that unfortunately my school does not provide for me.

Due to the large amount of paper I give to my students on a daily bases (1-2 page for reading and cloze-style notes, 1 page for the warm-up, 1 page for classwork, 1-2 pages for homework), not to mention the paper I use for tests, quizzes, projects, and group work, I devised a color-coding system to help them stay better organized. Each of my 3 major areas of work –Reading/Notes, Classwork, and Homework-have their own color paper. This way I can tell students, “please turn in the green sheet when you are done, but put the tan sheet in your binder. Take home the purple sheet for homework.” This assists them and me greatly in staying organized and ensuring that everything is put in the right place. Parents have even told me they have benefited from the system since they always know if they see a ‘purple’ assignment that it is for my class and needs to be turned in the next day.

Unfortunately, my school does not provide white, let alone colored paper. The colored paper I buy costs more than regular paper, and I easily go through 3-4 reams every two weeks. I want to continue to provide my students with an easy way to distinguish between assignment types, but cannot afford to go on much longer given all the other classroom expenses involved in teaching in an urban school.

Many of my students hope to go to college, but lack the basic organization skills to excel in high school. With your help I can better assist my students in becoming organized and efficient in their work, and thus more successful in their high school careers.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

70 students impacted 5 donors
Ms. Bleier Gateway STEM High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Saint Louis, MO View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

70 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Office Depot(R) Brand Copy Paper, 8 1/2 x 11, 20 Lb, Ream Of 500 Sheets, Case Of 10 Reams • Office Depot Inc. $35.96 1 $35.96
Xerox(R) Recycled Multipurpose Color Paper, 8 1/2 x 11, 20 Lb, 89 Brightness, Tan, Ream Of 500 Sheets • Office Depot Inc. $9.81 4 $39.24
Xerox(R) Pastels Plus Recycled Paper, 8 1/2 x 11, 24 Lb, 89 Brightness, Green, Ream Of 500 Sheets • Office Depot Inc. $11.99 4 $47.96
Xerox(R) Brights Multipurpose Color Paper, 8 1/2 x 11, 24 Lb, 89 Brightness, Purple, Ream Of 500 Sheets • Office Depot Inc. $13.29 4 $53.16
Wausau(R) Astrobrights(R) Bright Color Paper, 8 1/2 x 11, 24 Lb, 89 Brightness, Assorted, Ream Of 500 Sheets • Office Depot Inc. $14.24 1 $14.24
Wausau(R) Astrobrights(R) Bright Color Paper, 8 1/2 x 11, 24 Lb, 89 Brightness, Assorted, Ream Of 500 Sheets • Office Depot Inc. $14.24 1 $14.24

Materials cost

$204.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.48

Sales tax

 $8.66

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$246.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.00

Total project goal

$300.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $300.01

4 Donors

-$150.00

Donations toward project cost

-$123.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.00

match offer

-$150.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$123.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.00

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 $0.00

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