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Mrs. Contreras from Los Angeles, CA is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

A Teacher in Need of an Apple

I need an Apple MacBook Pro to assess my students, participate in online professional development, and keep up with mandated district training.

  • $2,117 goal

This project expired on August 31, 2025.

This project expired on August 31, 2025.

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My 5 year old laptop just took a nosedive and is no longer working at its best. It’s vital that I have a working device so that I may perform my work with students and continue taking online courses.

Online courses are a great way for busy educators to enhance learning and supplement professional growth.

A mobile platform like an Apple MacBook, allows us busy teachers flexibility to take these courses anywhere. Year after year I strive to enroll in online courses, participate in webinars, read online books, and watch video lessons because I’m a strong believer in keeping up with the latest research and learning. I strongly believe that when a teacher learns, students learn. With this device I will also be able to assess my students, print data, read and print articles, and print student materials.

Thank you for taking the time to read my project and possibly donate to it.

Mrs. Contreras Gates Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

26 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - MacBook Pro 14-inch Apple M4 chip Built for Apple Intelligence - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Space Black • Best Buy Education $1,599.00 1 $1,599.00

Materials cost

$1,599.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $146.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$23.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,799.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$317.52

Total project goal

$2,116.81

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