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Mrs. Caruso from Brooklyn, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Makeover: Keeping Students Organized

Help me give my students better desks to organize their supplies and take up less space to fit more comfortably in our classroom.

  • $4,180 goal

This project expired on January 7, 2023.

This project expired on January 7, 2023.

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Mrs. Caruso PS 127 McKinley Park
Brooklyn, NY Grades 3-5

My Project

I am currently teaching in an integrated collaborative classroom. There are 4 adults and 30 students. Space is limited.

Organizing the classroom in the most efficient way is fundamental to learning.

Our current desks are oddly shaped and provide minimum storage. Also, when they are put in circles there is much wasted space because there is a gap in the middle. This gap presents issues for the students. Supplies fall through it. These desks will give students the proper space to organize all of their materials in their desks. They will also take up less space and allow us to move around the room with ease.

Please consider helping get this project funded. I understand it is a big amount, but I can only move forward if I have a desk for every student. These desks will benefit my current thirty students along with future students. Improving our school community with more efficient furniture is important.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

30 students impacted
Mrs. Caruso PS 127 McKinley Park Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

30 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Learniture School Kids, Students, and Classrooms-Adjustable Height Open-Front Desk, Gray Top/Red Book Box • Amazon Business $231.37 15 $3,470.55

Materials cost

$3,470.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$52.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$3,552.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$626.93

Total project goal

$4,179.54

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