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Mrs. Maiellano from Dorchester MA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Celebrating Reading and Successes!

Help me give my students the tools to expand their minds with a new bookshelf and laminator sheets and a laminator to help them celebrate their successes.

  • $335 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students come from the Dorchester neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Up to 5 students in each class have severe disabilities, while the remainder of the students will be a mix of students on IEPs and "general education" students. The students at our schools accept and appreciate all types of learners and individuals. We make inclusion a culture that is an example for the rest of the district.

Our student body is highly diverse.

Over 40% of our students have a disability. 77.1% of our students are considered to be high needs, with over half of them considered to be economically disadvantaged. Our students are resilient and optimistic about the future. Our students have big dreams and are supportive of each other in an environment where everyone is encouraged to reach their full potential.

My Project

We have a tradition of celebrating a "student of the week" in each section of our classes. Students are presented an award that is signed by both teachers and laminated when students receive them. This tradition has helped us to get students excited about class, cheer on their peers, and live by our core values.

We are also in need of a brand new bookcase.

The bookcases that we currently have were of poor quality. They quickly deteriorated and are falling apart. We need new bookcases in order to display our class library books and to have a "reading corner" where students can practice their literacy skills.

Mrs. Maiellano
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sauder Camden County 5-Shelf Standard Bookcase, Cherry (101785) • Quill.com $125.99 1 $125.99
Scotch Thermal Laminator, 1 Thermal Laminator with 20 Letter Size Pouches (TL1302VP) • Quill.com $84.99 1 $84.99
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, Letter Size, 200 Pouches (TP3854-200) • Quill.com $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$250.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$284.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.25

Total project goal

$334.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $334.98

3 Donors

-$298.15

Donations toward project cost

-$260.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.50

match offer

-$28.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$24.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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