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Ms. Johnson from Mobile, AL is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Becoming a Better Me

I need to become a better teacher for my students by becoming Board Certified.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Johnson's classroom raised $693

This project is fully funded

My Project

With this project, I am hoping to become a National Board Certified Teacher. I am requesting assistance for registration, and one of the four components that are required for the National Board program. I want to be the best teacher that I can be for my students, and that requires me to always push forward and learn. National Board Certification is a rigorous process by which teachers become more effective in the classroom. National Board Certification will give me opportunities to evaluate the professional I am, and the professional I want to be.

There is a decade of research to support the impact that Board-certified teachers have on students.

Students of Board-certified teachers learn more than their peers without Board-certified teachers. Studies have also found that the positive impact of having a Board-certified teacher is even greater for BiPOC and low-income students.

Ms. Johnson Just 4 Developmental Laboratory School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Mobile, AL View local requests

More than half of 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

18 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Component Company Total
Miscellaneous National Board $550.00

Trip cost

$550.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$588.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.81

Total project goal

$692.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$692.06

9 Donors

-$692.06

Donations toward project cost

-$588.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$103.81

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$0.00

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