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Ms. Smithley from Rapid City, SD is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Safe Place for Artwork

Help me give my students a drying rack to safely dry their art projects! We are also in need of privacy desks to help students stay focused during assessments and sets of dominos to practice their subitizing skills!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Smithley's classroom raised $418

This project is fully funded

My Project

My kindergarteners love paint projects! The only problem is, we have nowhere to set these painting while they dry. A drying rack will give us the organization and place we need to set our artwork off to the side to dry while we move into other learning activities. The dominos are a super fun way to practice the math skill of subitizing and counting! The privacy desks will help kindergartens when we take our assessments because... it's really hard not to peek at your friend's paper for the answer!

Your support and donation to this project will allow my students to be able to create art projects in class and store them to dry without the worry of someone stepping on their projects because it's drying on the floor.

It will also provide the students with a fun way to practice math and help them stay true when completing assessments!

Ms. Smithley South Park Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Rapid City, SD 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

24 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on TPT • TPT $100.00 1 $100.00
Art Drying Rack For Classroom | Functional & Mobile Paint Drying Rack | 25 Removable Shelves | Canvas Rack Art Storage | Painting Drying Rack With Wheels | Stack Rack For Painting, Drawings, And More • Amazon Business $84.95 1 $84.95
Dominoes Set28 • Ward's Science $6.84 10 $68.40
24 Pack Privacy Folders Boards for Student Desks Classroom Desk Divider Desk Privacy Panel Study Reduces Distractions Privacy Boards for Student Teacher Supplies, 19 x 12 Inch (Fresh Style) • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99

Materials cost

$303.34

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$16.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$354.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.57

Total project goal

$417.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$417.14

5 Donors

-$383.56

Donations toward project cost

-$326.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.53

match offer

-$33.58

Match offer toward project cost

-$28.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.04

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$0.00

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