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Mrs. Morgan from Lubbock, TX is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Capturing Success: Documenting Student Achievement In Our Band Classroom

Help me give my students proper recognition! This Polaroid camera will be used to document outstanding students each week. Their picture will be displayed in our hallway and in our weekly newsletter to parents!

Mrs. Morgan Irons Middle School
Lubbock, TX Grades 6-8

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 Project

Our band program is dedicated to nurturing the musical talents and personal growth of our students. To celebrate their achievements and hard work, we propose a project to document and showcase their success through weekly Polaroid photographs. This initiative will involve using a Polaroid camera and color film to capture moments of excellence and dedication, creating a visual record of each student's progress and accomplishments.

Our goal is to recognize achievements by highlighting the hard work and success of our students on a regular basis; boost morale by providing tangible recognition that encourages continued effort and enthusiasm; Create a visual archive to build a physical collection of photographs that students can look back on with pride.

This grant will significantly contribute to celebrating and documenting the hard work of our students, fostering a sense of accomplishment and motivation within our band program. We appreciate your consideration and support in bringing this vision to life. The Polaroid camera and film will serve as a long-term resource for our band program. Future funding requests may be made for film replenishment, but the camera and initial setup will continue to be used effectively for ongoing documentation.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

200 students impacted 5 donors
Mrs. Morgan Irons Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Lubbock, TX View local requests

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

200 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Polaroid - Color Film 600 40x Pack - White • Best Buy Education $90.79 2 $181.58
Polaroid - Now+ Instant Film Camera Generation 2 - White • Best Buy Education $135.53 1 $135.53

Materials cost

$317.11

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$351.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.09

Total project goal

$413.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$413.96

3 Donors

-$361.02

Donations toward project cost

-$309.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.65

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.94

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$0.00

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