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My students bring joy into my life. My focus and priority are always my students and helping them learn to the best of their ability. Our school is located in an urban community in New Jersey and services students K-8. As a teacher in a low income/high poverty school district, many of my students are faced with several challenges both in and outside school which sadly affects their learning and underlines their academic struggles. I want to tackle these struggles head-on in the early stages of their schooling and try and close the achievement gap by providing them with extraordinary resources which in turn also aides in building their self-confidence! Please help support my wonderful class and bring a smile to each of my student's faces. Thank you!

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My students bring joy into my life. My focus and priority are always my students and helping them learn to the best of their ability. Our school is located in an urban community in New Jersey and services students K-8. As a teacher in a low income/high poverty school district, many of my students are faced with several challenges both in and outside school which sadly affects their learning and underlines their academic struggles. I want to tackle these struggles head-on in the early stages of their schooling and try and close the achievement gap by providing them with extraordinary resources which in turn also aides in building their self-confidence! Please help support my wonderful class and bring a smile to each of my student's faces. Thank you!

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