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Ms. Mariola from New Orleans, LA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Becoming Voracious Readers in New Orleans East

My students need a variety of books that they can independently read in class every day.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mariola's classroom raised $2,014

This project is fully funded

My Students

Last year our school opened with a class of about 160 high school students in New Orleans East. They made over two years of reading growth in one year. We currently have a class of 170 ninth graders who desperately need access to books on various reading levels. They need an expanded independent reading library and we need your help to build it.

We seek to empower all students to graduate from college and lead the world.

With the dedication and support of our staff, students, and community, we will exceed expectations that will give our students increased opportunities. With your donations to this projects our students will become voracious and impassioned readers.

My Project

Help put great books in the hands of 170 high school freshmen in New Orleans East. Every day my students will devour these books and become voracious readers. Our students are on a mission to graduate from college and lead the world- these books will put them on the path to achieving that goal.

The students are on a mission to grow more than two grade levels in reading this year.

In order to achieve this goal we need a library of books on various reading levels for students to choose from. We are building our independent reading library and need books for our students to access each day. Your donation to this project will provide them with the books they desperately need to achieve their goal. In order to build a love of reading for enjoyment and pleasure my students need a variety of books to be able to choose from. This project will put great books in the hands of high school freshmen who need them.

Ms. Mariola Livingston Collegiate Academy Grades 9-12

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.

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More than three‑quarters 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

170 students impacted 22donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cirque Du Freak (12 bk set) • AKJ Education $92.72 2 $185.44
Complete Bluford Series (all 20 books) • AKJ Education $80.30 2 $160.60
The Mortal Instruments (6 bk set) • AKJ Education $71.04 2 $142.08
Walter Dean Myers (10 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $68.01 2 $136.02
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (5 bk set) • AKJ Education $29.89 3 $89.67
The Inheritance Cycle (4 bk set) • AKJ Education $41.87 2 $83.74
The Hate U Give • AKJ Education $13.13 5 $65.65
Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set: Books #1-7 • AKJ Education $63.46 1 $63.46
Hansel and Gretel (Standard Edition) • AKJ Education $12.37 3 $37.11
Parable of the Talents • AKJ Education $11.68 3 $35.04
Kindred • AKJ Education $11.68 3 $35.04
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale My Father Bleeds History • AKJ Education $11.64 3 $34.92
The Odyssey • AKJ Education $10.94 3 $32.82
Wonder • AKJ Education $10.44 3 $31.32
The Hobbit • AKJ Education $10.18 3 $30.54
Beowulf • AKJ Education $9.48 3 $28.44
Looking Like Me • AKJ Education $13.86 2 $27.72
It A Novel • AKJ Education $13.58 2 $27.16
The Fault in Our Stars • AKJ Education $8.58 3 $25.74
Auggie & Me Three Wonder Stories • AKJ Education $11.90 2 $23.80
Bad Boy A Memoir • AKJ Education $7.29 3 $21.87
Slam! • AKJ Education $6.56 3 $19.68
Scorpions • AKJ Education $6.56 3 $19.68
The Graveyard Book • AKJ Education $6.56 3 $19.68
Night • AKJ Education $5.99 3 $17.97
Sold • AKJ Education $5.99 3 $17.97
Chains: Seeds of America • AKJ Education $5.98 3 $17.94
Tuck Everlasting • AKJ Education $5.83 3 $17.49
Savvy • AKJ Education $5.83 3 $17.49
The Illustrated Man • AKJ Education $5.83 3 $17.49
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas • AKJ Education $5.68 3 $17.04
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story • AKJ Education $4.50 3 $13.50
A Matter of Trust • AKJ Education $3.65 3 $10.95

Materials cost

$1,525.06

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $133.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$22.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,711.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$302.01

Total project goal

$2,013.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,013.39

17 Donors

-$1,384.26

Donations toward project cost

-$1,178.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$205.93

match offer

-$627.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$533.05

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$94.07

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.01

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