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Budget Cuts Must Not Cut Our Children's Future!

My students need a printer, paper, pencil sharpeners, and color pencils to help bring their monthly projects to life. I need resource books to help boost student learning and close the achievement gap.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Sanks's classroom raised $999

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My Students

I teach in Englewood, an impoverished area in the inner city of Chicago, Illinois. Englewood is plagued with violence, poverty, and broken families. Our families are not able to always provide opportunities for children to discover the world around them. Our school plays an vital role in providing enriched opportunities to make sense of the world around them. Recently, our students had the opportunity to dissect frogs (thanks to a generous donor). Students wrote letters of gratitude to the sponsor and stated how this opportunity inspired them to pursue a career in the medical field. Others simply stated that it was an experience they would never forget.

With the various budget cuts that plague our schools, resources that provide students with enriched opportunities have threatened to be cut or eliminated.

My students are deserving of a quality education and budget cuts will just not cut it! I need help in ensuring that student performance is still improving and the achievement gap is closing.

My Project

My students are currently working on floor a geometry project. They are making blue prints for their dream homes. Due to the lack of resources, I have scaled down this project. I would of love to been able to use computer software and print out their blue prints to include in their vision boards. Currently, they are using graphing paper and pencil to complete their projects. Despite the lack of resources, student enthusiasm about this project is extremely high! I can only imagine the level of excitement if I had the supplies to do ALL components of this project.

Despite tight budgets, all schools across the country can and must continue to focus resources on improving instructional practice and student learning.

Though some schools have more flexibility than others, it has been clearly communicated to our school that this type of budget cut for the 2016-2017 will deeply impact our school. My students will need a printer, cartridges, color pencils, and copy paper. These supplies, will improve the quality of students final projects. Being able to print out their budgets and blue prints to their dream homes are ways in which our monthly math projects will come to life! Additionally, math resource books will build my capacity to boost student learning and close the achievement gap. Throughout my 10 years teaching 8th grade math, students have scored significantly lower in Statistics and Probability and Algebra. I need more creativity ways to teach these concepts.

By donating to this project, you will provide assistance in making the educational system stronger. Students will be given resources to help achieve their full potential. I need help in providing students with as many enriched opportunities as possible. Please don't allow the effects of school budget cuts to negatively impact our students' future.

Project tagged as

Chicago, IL
Grades 6-8
Mathematics
Traditional School
Supplies
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Sanks Nicholson Technical Academy Grades 6-8

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

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Nearly all 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Dell - Toner Cartridge - Black • Best Buy Education $92.29 3 $276.87

Dell Laser Printer B2360dn - printer - monochrome - laser • Best Buy Education $244.58 1 $244.58

Crayola Llc - Colored Pencils 240 Ct Classpack 12 Assorted Colors Full Length • Teachers' School Supply $59.11 1 $59.11

StaplesBrights, 65lb. Colored Paper, Assorted, 400/Pack • Staples Advantage $16.79 3 $50.37

StaplesBrights, 24lb. Colored Paper, Assorted, 800/Pack • Staples Advantage $17.02 2 $34.04

COOPERATIVE LEARNING & PRE ALGEBRA • Teachers' School Supply $33.99 1 $33.99

Expo Low Odor Dry Erase Markers - 16 Color Set • Teachers' School Supply $29.60 1 $29.60

Creative Teaching Press - Probability & Statistics Gr 5-8 • Teachers' School Supply $20.99 1 $20.99

Lorenz Corporation / Milliken - 100 Algebra Workouts Gr 6-8 • Teachers' School Supply $14.95 1 $14.95

Tonic 2 Hole Metal Pencil Sharpener • Teachers' School Supply $2.49 5 $12.45

Carson Dellosa - Spectrum Data Analysis Probability • Teachers' School Supply $9.95 1 $9.95

Materials cost			$786.90
Vendor shipping charges			$19.91
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$11.80
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$848.61
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$149.75
Total project goal			$998.36
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$998.36
1 Donor			-$499.17
Donations toward project cost			-$424.30
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$74.87
match offer			-$499.19
Match offer toward project cost			-$424.31
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$74.88
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Budget Cuts Must Not Cut Our Children's Future!

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