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Ms. Alvarez-Thomas from Austin, TX is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Back the Basics With Back-to-School Supplies

Help me give my students a great start to a productive, comfortable, and engaging school year! Kiddos are always in need of the basics - from the tissues to pencils, and glue sticks to band-aids!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Alvarez-Thomas's classroom raised $599

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

My students are extremely self-aware and passionate about the political, medical, environmental, and social issues that affect themselves and their community.

In a world bombarded with technology, they love to physically work with their hands, express their creativity, and move about the room.

Our classes are full of multicultural learners, often bilingual and many working with learning differences.

We foster a culture founded on empathy, advocacy, and community problem-solving in order to prepare our students for college and vocational careers. However, with over 2,500 students (and growing!) resources are always in high demand, and it is challenging to readily find the tools that will allow us to practice our skills.

My Project

With 100+ teenagers engaging with classroom resources each day, stock runs low quickly. I take inventory of any surviving materials at the end of the school year, always bewildered at how the purchase of over 2,000 pencils has dwindled down to .03 by the start of May.

Please help facilitate daily instruction by funding this project for basic classroom necessities.

No student sneeze should go un-tissued. Dry glue sticks does not an interactive science notebook make. Help to put paper towels into our empty-since-September dispensers so that students may wash - AND WIPE - their labs off their hands!

With your assistance, gone will be the days of bland, blank white station labels. We will tap into our teachability using toner and tape, and secure our studies using the combined forces of fresh scissors and sturdy staples to blast our best on bulletin boards!

From all of my kiddos to you, thank you in advance for your consideration and kindness.

Ms. Alvarez-Thomas Akins Early College High School Grades 9-12

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 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

250 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brighton Professional Hardwound Paper Towels, 1-ply, 6/Carton (BPR21812) • Staples Advantage $43.49 2 $86.98
Brother TN 760 Black Toner Cartridge, High Yield • Staples Advantage $74.99 1 $74.99
Elmer's All Purpose School Permanent Glue Sticks, 0.24 Oz., 60/Pack (E501) • Staples Advantage $22.02 2 $44.04
Fiskars Pointed Ambidextrous 5in Kids -12 Pack • Teachers' School Supply $41.99 1 $41.99
Staples 8.5" x 11" Copy Paper, 20 lbs, 92 Brightness, 5000/Carton (135848) • Staples Advantage $40.73 1 $40.73
Expo Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Point, Assorted, 12/Pack (80699) • Staples Advantage $10.84 3 $32.52
Post-it Pop-up Notes, 3" x 3" Cape Town Collection, 90 Sheets/Pad, 12 Pads/Pack (R330-12AN) • Staples Advantage $20.99 1 $20.99
First Aid Only 107 pc. First Aid Kit for 25 People (223-U/FAO) • Staples Advantage $19.99 1 $19.99
DIXON Golf Wooden Pencils, No. 2 Soft Lead, 144/Box (14998) • Staples Advantage $6.34 3 $19.02
Staples Invisible Tape, 3/4" x 1,296", 12/Pack (52380P12) • Staples Advantage $17.99 1 $17.99
Kleenex Boutique Standard Facial Tissues, 2-Ply, 95 Sheets/Box, 6/Pack (21271) • Staples Advantage $12.99 1 $12.99
Staples Brights Multipurpose Paper, 24 lbs, 8.5" x 11", Assorted, 500/Ream (20201) • Staples Advantage $12.58 1 $12.58
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes Value Pack, Bleach Free Cleaning Wipes - 150 Wipes (01599) • Staples Advantage $10.99 1 $10.99
Staples 1 Subject Notebook, 8" x 10.5", Wide Ruled, 70 Sheets, Assorted, 6/Pack (11667M) • Staples Advantage $9.69 1 $9.69
Staples Cardstock Paper, 110 lbs, 8.5" x 11", White, 250/Pack (49701) • Staples Advantage $8.03 1 $8.03
Staples Standard Staples, 1/4" Leg Length, 5000 Staples/Box, 5 Boxes/Pack (10807) • Staples Advantage $7.13 1 $7.13
Staples Index Cards, Ruled, Assorted Neon Colors, 3" x 5", 300/Pk • Staples Advantage $6.29 1 $6.29

Materials cost

$466.94

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.62

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$508.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.75

Total project goal

$598.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $598.31

4 Donors

-$589.48

Donations toward project cost

-$508.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.92

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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