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Mrs. Holley from Charlotte, NC is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Holley's classroom raised $728

From Scratch to Success! Help a Returning Teacher Gear Up!

Help me give my students an ink-efficient Epson classroom printer and an automatic, jam-free Sinchi laminator bundle to create durable, reusable reading packets and interactive social studies materials.

Mrs. Holley Sedgefield Middle School
Charlotte, NC Grades 6-8

My Project

My sixth-grade social studies students are energetic, curious learners who thrive when learning is active, social, and tactile.

I returned to the classroom at the end of the second semester last year after an absence of many years.

Coming back has been incredibly rewarding, but starting entirely over from scratch and buying supplies out of my own pocket is expensive. I have already had to bring in my own chair, podium, and equipment from home.

Currently, my curriculum relies heavily on interactive group work and close-reading analysis. Managing daily materials for roughly 250 students across all my class periods requires a reliable setup directly inside my classroom. Last semester, I bought a small personal printer out of pocket for last-minute instructions, absent student packets, and reading materials for kids without working Chromebooks, but the ink was too costly and the machine ultimately broke down.

To solve this, I am requesting an ink-efficient printer alongside a heavy-duty automatic laminator and a bundle of pouches from Amazon. By combining these tools, I can generate just one single "class set" of 40 to 50 copies for a lesson. Immediately after printing, I will run these copies through the automatic, jam-free laminator to protect them. Its wide opening allows me to handle everything from standard reading handouts to different sizes of historical timelines and geographic maps. I am requesting a bundle of 3-mil pouches for everyday reading packets, and heavy-duty 5-mil pouches to protect interactive group materials. Thank you for supporting our classroom!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

230 students impacted 1 donor
Mrs. Holley Sedgefield Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Charlotte, NC View local requests

More than half of 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

230 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Epson - EcoTank ET-2980 Wireless All-in-One Color Supertank Inkjet Printer - Black • Best Buy Education $269.99 1 $269.99
SINCHI Auto Sense 13" Heavy-Duty Laminator for Business & School, 3–10 Mil, 50s Warm-Up, 17s/Sheet, Works with Cardstock & Dark Prints, Never-Jam, Laminates 11x17, Includes 10 Sheets • Amazon Business $195.46 1 $195.46
5 Mil Laminating Sheets, Holds 8.5 x 11 Inch Sheets 300 Pack, Thermal Laminating Pouches for Laminator, 9 X 11.5-inches/Letter Size Thermal Laminating Paper, Round Corner • Amazon Business $37.97 1 $37.97
KTRIO 500 Pack Laminating Sheets 3 Mil, Hold 8.5 x 11 inch Documents, Menus | Actual 9 x 11.5” Thermal Laminating Pouches, Clear Laminate Sheets for Laminator, Letter Size Lamination Paper, Office School • Amazon Business $35.14 1 $35.14

Materials cost

$538.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $42.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$618.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$109.17

Total project goal

$727.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $727.82

1 Donor

-$727.82

Donations toward project cost

-$618.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$109.17

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