My students at my middle school come from many diverse backgrounds and cultures. It was an old agriculture town in 1980 Hawaii, so many families in the area come from a lineage immigrant laborers. This makes our school a perfect blend of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander cultures.
Our middle school is a Title I school, that sits at the heart of the town.
As a teacher, we try our best to give our students everything we can, but sometimes funding falls short. I understand that the gaps in our students' education are more than just success gaps- they're opportunity gaps. And it's my personal mission to assure that our keiki have access to the best quality education, despite our demographics.
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Hello!
I'm not one to ask for donations, but our school is cutting our budget for classroom resources next year.
We're adopting a new English-Language Arts curriculum, in attempt to access proficiency in all standards and offset the learning gap. However, a new curriculum means a change of novels.
Our new curriculum, My Perspectives, offers a list of supplemental books that help students become better readers alongside their classwork. I was able to find a few of these novels online. I'd really appreciate the help in purchasing these novels for our students.
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