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Mrs. Swank from Austin, IN is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comfort in the Classroom: Creating Our Home Sweet Classroom

Help me give my students 2 new benches & a futon for seating!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Swank's classroom raised $632

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are resilient. My students are strong. My students are kind. They are smart. They are wise beyond their years, and they are over-comers.

I am so proud of my students because even though school is often their safe place, no matter what circumstance they battle at home, they face each day with determination and fortitude.

My students inspire me to be and do better. Many days they think I am teaching them when in reality they are the ones teaching me and changing my life.

I am very blessed to teach in a place where I know my job is important every single day. Most of my students are from a low-income, rural area, making my classroom one of their escapes from things beyond their control.

My kids are so much more than most people could imagine. They are a group of middle school kids who will one day change the world around them.

My Project

Flexible seating has many advantages in the classroom. I have noticed a positive change in my students since I implemented flex seating.

Being from an area affected by a cycle of high poverty, drug abuse, and apathy, relationships are very important in our classrooms; flexible seating has shown my students that I want to give them a voice and a say in their learning, while also providing them a with feeling of comfort and security during their time in my room.

The items I have chosen for this project will help me in continuing this goal, and will benefit my classroom greatly.

Mrs. Swank Austin Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

100 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Premiere Products 5RCAT Resin Convert-A-Bench • Amazon Business $96.99 2 $193.98
DHP Emily Futon Sofa Bed, Modern Convertible Couch With Chrome Legs Quickly Converts into a Bed, Black Faux Leather • Amazon Business $189.46 1 $189.46
Baxton Studio Siskal Modern Cube Ottoman, Black, Set of 2 • Amazon Business $58.03 2 $116.06

Materials cost

$499.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$536.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.76

Total project goal

$631.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $631.75

8 Donors

-$480.00

Donations toward project cost

-$410.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.45

Matching donations from our partners

-$148.75

Match offers toward project cost

-$126.44

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.31

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.00

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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