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Mrs. Mohr from PACOIMA, CA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Mohr's classroom raised $982

Creating an Inspiring Home for My Students

My students need a comfortable reading rug, floor lamps, plants, and inspiring stamps and posters.

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Mrs. Mohr Vaughn Next Century Learning Center
PACOIMA, CA Grades 9-12

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.

I teach 10th grade English at a school where 100% of the students receive free lunch. This is a very special international studies public charter school, which is a school of choice for these students. Every student who graduates from our school will have met the A-G requirements to enter a UC or CSU school. For many of these students, they will be the first generation in their families to attend college.

I am a brand new teacher, and when I finished my teaching credential this past June, I was thrilled to find a job in a high poverty area where I can really make a difference. In this community, my students can choose "la vida loca" (the crazy life) of the gang world, or the better life that a college prep education offers. I want my classroom to be a sanctuary from the dangerous streets, where my students can learn and grow, taking advantage of the full opportunity of a good education. As the year has progressed, I have done by best to create this environment with second hand donations, creative artwork, and some small purchases, but the salary of a first year teacher is not very large, and my student loans are just coming due, so I have not been able to do much. Even just adding a second hand sofa in the back of my room has started to turn the classroom into a home where the students choose to come early and stay late, studying vocabulary words or just relaxing.

There is a senior history teacher at our school who has truly created a comfortable home in his classroom with soft lighting and elegant furniture. Students flock to his classroom during breaks, and stay after school to work on projects. I want to add just a few of those similar touches, as well as some inspiring and helpful decorations, to make my classroom a place where students feel at home, learning and discovering. To do this, I need a couple of lamps (so we can turn off those mean florescent overhead lights sometimes), a rug for my "reading corner," some plants to bring in the outside world (my classroom has no windows), some posters with key information about reading and writing skills, and some inspirational stamps for their papers.

While a comfortable classroom is not an absolute necessity, by creating this atmosphere for my students, you will encourage and inspire them, reminding them that learning is a joyous lifestyle, not a chore.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

130 students impacted 3 donors
Mrs. Mohr Vaughn Next Century Learning Center Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

PACOIMA, CA 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

130 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
COLOSSAL CHARACTER POSTER WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Over 5 1/2 Feet Tall----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $11.16 1 $11.16
KIDply Soft Solid Carpet, 6 ft. x 9 ft., Purple • Highsmith $212.08 1 $212.08
NUDELL PURPLE ORCHID PLANT Artificial Plants; Purple Orchid • Quill $49.49 1 $49.49
PLANT,MXD GRNS,TWST,6 Nu-dell Potted Greenery; 8" Sea Grass Pot with Mixed Greenery • Quill $30.59 1 $30.59
PLANT,MXD GRN,TWST,8 Nu-dell Potted Greenery; 10" Sea Grass Pot with Mixed Greenery • Quill $35.99 1 $35.99
LAMP,FLOOR,ADJ27W,3WAY,BS Tensor Adjustable Height Floor Lamp • Quill $112.49 1 $112.49
LAMP,TORCHIERE,BS Ledu Torchiere Antique Brass Floor Lamp • Quill $103.49 1 $103.49
GRAPE SCENTED STAMP PAD (PURPLE)----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $4.92 1 $4.92
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT STAMPS AND PADS----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $12.57 1 $12.57
BULLETIN BOARD SET - TRAITS OF GOOD WRITING - - --*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $17.43 1 $17.43
CHALKBOARD TOPPER - WRITING PROCESS - - --*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $9.91 1 $9.91
POSTER PACK CHARACTER TRAITS 6/PK 13" X 19"----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $18.72 1 $18.72
POSTER 30 YEARS FROM NOW 13" X 19" ----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $3.74 1 $3.74
CLASSROOM QUIET SIGN----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $1.87 1 $1.87
COLOSSAL POSTER WHAT GOOD WRITERS Over 5 1/2 Feet Tall----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $11.16 1 $11.16
COLOSSAL POSTER WHAT GOOD READERS DO Over 5 1/2 Feet Tall----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $11.16 1 $11.16
COLOSSAL POSTER REASONS FOR WRITING Over 5 1/2 Feet Tall- - --*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $11.16 1 $11.16

Materials cost

$657.93

Vendor shipping charges

 $65.79

Sales tax

 $47.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$805.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$176.71

Total project goal

$981.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $981.71

2 Donors

-$473.06

Donations toward project cost

-$402.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.96

match offer

-$474.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$388.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.32

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.31

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