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Ms. Kilgallen from Gaston, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Student-led project

Building a Culturally Responsive Bookshelf!

We need books on various topics and various reading levels to meet the interests, needs and reflect the background of our students to encourage literacy.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kilgallen's classroom raised $508

This project is fully funded

About My Students

The seventh grade students at our rural school are focused on getting to and through college. They are excited to grow their knowledge, and to develop the skills necessary to be successful later in life.

My students, Keion, Sha'Naiyah, Ashlee, Mahogany, Rasheed, Landen and Ahmaad are very passionate about learning, and always want to find ways to get the materials that we need and do not have. They know that learning is fundamental to their growth as individuals, and are deeply passionate about it.

Every day, these students and many more come to class with new questions, new ideas, and a contagious curiosity about the world they live in. My role is to help them to discover the answers to their questions and to ensure that their curiosity is nurtured, so that it can sustain them throughout their lives and lead them to become life-long scholars.

My students will develop both academic and social-skills through this project. Academically, they will increase their literacy. Once they build their reading ability, they will be able to be far more successful academically. The various reading levels of the books which they selected reflects the fact that there will be growth once they begin reading regularly. This is critical for their success in higher education. They will develop the the skills of teamwork and real-life problem-solving through working on this project. They will physically build the library together, create a list of books, and a system for checking out the novels. They have also taken the initiative to solve a real-life problem they experience at our school. Learning to problem-solve and developing self-advocacy is critical for success in life, for college, and in any career field. Their development of these skills will truly be invaluable for their success throughout their lives.

In Their Own Words

We are trying to get books so that our classroom can have a better library. Our class library right now does not have many books, and the ones we have are old and not very interesting. We want books that we are excited to read, but our school does not have the money to buy them. This project will allow us to have the ability to practice reading, which will help us to be more successful in our lives and on tests which emphasize reading, like the ACT. We really need new books to accomplish this.

We will work together to build the library once the books come in, developing a system to borrow the books, and managing the library as a class. This will require us to work together as a team and to develop our leadership skills, as we develop the system. Once we have the books and have created our check-out system, we will have created our very own class library. This is exciting because we will have created the whole thing by ourselves, and we will get to benefit from it ourselves too.

This project is important to our class and to our school community, because it will provide us with materials that we need to learn. Our school faces the problem of a lack of funding and a lack of resources. We are willing to work hard to be successful but need the resources to do so. Funding this project will provide us with the materials we need to improve our reading and to get excited about reading. This will help us to get ready for college and our lives.

Ms. Kilgallen KIPP Gcp Primary School Grades 6-8 Gaston, NC View local requests

More than a third 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Jason & Kyra • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
Decision Time (Kimani Tru) • Amazon Business $9.65 2 $19.30
Crazy Love • Amazon Business $7.68 2 $15.36
Hot Girl • Amazon Business $11.63 1 $11.63
This Is Where It Ends • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
We Are Okay • Amazon Business $10.88 1 $10.88
Asking For It • Amazon Business $10.75 1 $10.75
Wait for Me • Amazon Business $10.56 1 $10.56
The Last Council (Amulet #4) • Amazon Business $10.41 1 $10.41
Keysha's Drama • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
Drama High, vol. 17: Sweet Dreams (Volume 17) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Caught Up • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Diva Rules (Mcpherson High) • Amazon Business $9.93 1 $9.93
The Bone Witch • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
Myself and I (Keysha's Drama) • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
Drama High: Rogue (Volume 18) • Amazon Business $8.81 1 $8.81
Drama High: The Meltdown • Amazon Business $8.73 1 $8.73
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Get Ready for War (Hollywood High) • Amazon Business $8.01 1 $8.01
Escape From Lucien (Amulet #6) • Amazon Business $7.92 1 $7.92
Prince of the Elves (Amulet #5) • Amazon Business $7.92 1 $7.92
Put Your Diamonds Up (Hollywood High) • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
All American Boys • Amazon Business $7.61 1 $7.61
The Way I Used to Be • Amazon Business $7.44 1 $7.44
Queens of Geek • Amazon Business $7.41 1 $7.41
Autobiography of My Dead Brother • Amazon Business $7.34 1 $7.34
Firelight (Amulet #7) • Amazon Business $7.27 1 $7.27
Lights, Love & Lip Gloss (Hollywood High) • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
A Girl Like Me • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
If I Was Your Girl (Ni-Ni Girl Chronicles) • Amazon Business $7.18 1 $7.18
The Perks of Being a Wallflower • Amazon Business $7.11 1 $7.11
Lesson Learned (Keysha's Drama) • Amazon Business $7.11 1 $7.11
Down by Law (Throwback Diaries) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Dear Yvette (Throwback Diaries) • Amazon Business $6.92 1 $6.92
Darius & Twig • Amazon Business $6.77 1 $6.77
The First Time She Drowned • Amazon Business $6.44 1 $6.44
Street Pharm • Amazon Business $4.77 1 $4.77
When I Was the Greatest • Amazon Business $4.55 1 $4.55
Teenage Love Affair • Amazon Business $4.44 1 $4.44
Lockdown • Amazon Business $4.34 1 $4.34
Dope Sick • Amazon Business $4.34 1 $4.34
He Said, She Said • Amazon Business $4.34 1 $4.34
Drama High: Culture Clash • Amazon Business $4.01 1 $4.01

Materials cost

$366.87

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$430.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.06

Total project goal

$507.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $507.05

2 Donors

-$461.16

Donations toward project cost

-$430.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.17

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$45.89

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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