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Our school is a Title 1, Renaissance school in a very transient urban area. Our families struggle to put food on the table, much less fund any extra curricular activities for their children. Many of our students are new to our country so communication is a problem. Many live in single parent homes or with another relative. Many do not have any means of transportation so parental support in the school is practically non-existent. There are no "extras," like books in the home. Our school is very tiny without a regular media center. Although we do get to visit a nearby very small public library twice a month, many books are not available to our students. Our first grade students are eager to learn and experience new things. They just need the opportunity.

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Our school is a Title 1, Renaissance school in a very transient urban area. Our families struggle to put food on the table, much less fund any extra curricular activities for their children. Many of our students are new to our country so communication is a problem. Many live in single parent homes or with another relative. Many do not have any means of transportation so parental support in the school is practically non-existent. There are no "extras," like books in the home. Our school is very tiny without a regular media center. Although we do get to visit a nearby very small public library twice a month, many books are not available to our students. Our first grade students are eager to learn and experience new things. They just need the opportunity.

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