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Mr. Straus from Richmond, VA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Pencils!

Help me give my students essential classroom materials to help them engage in learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Straus's classroom raised $288

This project is fully funded

My Students

We are an inner-city school that serves a Latinx and African American student population. The majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch. Our classroom supports a range of students including English learners, students with exceptionalities, and students identified as gifted and talented.

Our students live in an underprivileged, underserved part of our city and reflect a diverse group of eager learners.

They come to school with grit and do not let personal hardships or inaction by our elected officials hold them back.

My Project

This project will help us support our students by providing them with essential materials and will help contribute necessary supplies to maintain our students' interactive notebooks.

Many of our students come to school without basic supplies such as pencils.

When students enter the classroom, we offer each of them a pencil. If a student asks to keep the pencil, we let them but otherwise collect them at the end of the period. Even though we collect the pencils, we go through a lot in one week because we have 115 students.

The glue sticks and highlighters will allow students to use their interactive notebooks. Students glue notes and other materials into class notebooks to help them keep their work organized. This system allows students to quickly reference notes when engaging in various learning activities.

Mr. Straus Thomas C Boushall Middle School Grades 6-8

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

Equity Focus

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

115 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dixon Wooden Pencils, No. 2 Soft Lead, 144/Box (14412) • Staples Advantage $13.29 12 $159.48
Elmer's All Purpose School Glue Sticks, 0.24 Oz., 60/Pack (E501) • Staples Advantage $22.02 1 $22.02
TRU RED Tank Highlighter with Grip, Chisel Tip, Yellow, 36/Pack (TR54581) • Staples Advantage $18.99 1 $18.99
Expo Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Point, Black, 12/Pack (80001) • Staples Advantage $10.92 1 $10.92

Materials cost

$211.41

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$244.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.16

Total project goal

$287.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $287.74

2 Donors

-$287.74

Donations toward project cost

-$244.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.16

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 $0.00

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