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Mrs. Skaparas from Worcester, MA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bigger And Brighter Communication!

Help me give my students a classroom projector where activities can brightly be magnified to ultimately improve learning and engagement.

  • $752 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 students are amazing and always come to school eager to learn. They come from diverse backgrounds, and many on my caseload are being exposed to and learning English for the first time. They attend a large inner-city school with one hundred percent of them receiving free breakfast, lunch, and snacks.

The students I serve have a wide variety of disabilities, which impact their ability to communicate.

Some of these students are non-verbal or have a limited vocabulary. Others have diagnoses such as autism or Down syndrome. Many others exhibit speech sound and/or language disorders. All of these children respond most effectively to a multi-sensory instruction style.

My goal is to engage my students in learning with the help of a projector. This year I share a room with another SLP and I am unable to turn off the lights. I am hoping to get this project funded since this type of projector would allow the lights to remain on. The projector will brighten their learning and increase their engagement. It will be used to stream and view various videos, stories, music, and digital materials that focus on targeting their individual speech and language goals.

Mrs. Skaparas Quinsigamond Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Worcester, MA View local requests

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

60 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Epson PowerLite 118 Business (V11HA03020) LCD Projector, White • Staples $599.99 1 $599.99

Materials cost

$599.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$638.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.76

Total project goal

$751.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $751.75

2 Donors

-$375.88

Donations toward project cost

-$319.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.38

match offer

-$375.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$319.49

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.38

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 $0.00

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