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Mr. Crisafi from New York NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My students need "See and Store" pouches and a new printer to help preserve our books and continue our daily learning!

  • $860 goal

This project expired on September 3, 2018.

This project expired on September 3, 2018.

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My Students

I teach fantastic students at a Title I school on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. We love to learn through hands-on activities and authentic experiences in the classroom, especially during small group instruction. Almost 10% of our students are English language learners and 33% are students with disabilities. Almost half of our students stay in after-school until after 5 PM each day while their parents work.

Our school is truly a barrier free school, serving all students who come through our doors.

Helping students achieve their dreams is our goal. Our students are in need of essential resources and materials that will benefit them during instruction.

My Project

We are getting ready for September! My students need See & Store book pouches! They use our classroom library as a lending library, taking books home everyday to practice reading. Our students have been using pouches that were donated to our classroom in September, and we are so happy with how well they keep. We want to continue to protect and preserve our classroom library in an environmentally friendly way. We would often go through boxes of Ziploc baggies a month, and we realized that it is not a sustainable way of going about lending library! Pouches for our incoming 2nd grades are a must! We have come to understand that we need to take care of our library and avoid preventable damage to our beloved books. We can do that with "See and Store" pouches that are sturdy and impermeable!

Our classroom printer is used on a daily basis to communicate with parents, create items to enhance daily learning, and to print out student work.

Being able to print makes a huge impact on the learning in our classroom. We rely on the printer to enhance our lessons and provide scaffolds for our diverse learners. We need a new printer to make learning fun!

Mr. Crisafi
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lexmark MX317dn Mono Laser All-in-One Printer, Black • Staples Advantage $319.99 1 $319.99
GG834X - See & Store Book Pouch - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $57.99 3 $173.97
Lexmark MS/X317 Black Toner • Staples Advantage $120.99 1 $120.99
Lexmark MS/X317/417/517/617 Return Program Black Toner • Staples Advantage $74.99 1 $74.99

Materials cost

$689.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$730.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.87

Total project goal

$859.16

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