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Creepy Crawly Creatures

Our classroom is in desperate need of two 9000 BTU air conditioners to offset the heat and hot weather to save our classroom pets from suffering.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Roland's classroom raised $1,119

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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 am an inner-city, special education science teacher in New Jersey. I have an amazing group of students with special needs such as behavioral disorders and learning disabilities. My students learn best with hands-on activities! Unfortunately, our school district is suffering because of budgetary constraints. This has caused the district to cut back on almost everything.

Do you love animals? How about a hissing cockroach, a small boa or a tarantula? Well, then you will love my class! Over my thirteen years of teaching, I have found that my students learn best when they can connect to something. That "something" are our classroom pets! My students suffer from many emotional and social disabilities. Establishing a connection to these animals have allowed my students to love something unconditionally. Students who are often a challenge in other classrooms, are perfectly content and well behaved in my room because of these animals. They have a certain calmness about them even upon entering the room. With this connection, they have learned responsibility, how to care for certain animals, how to create and maintain habitats and so much more!

In November of 2006, we had a very unfortunate incident happen. The heat in our school was turned on. There are only two degrees, ON and OFF. The outside temperature was 70 degrees. The temperature of the room reached 104 degrees. Within 24 hours all the animals suffocated and died. It was my most challenging moment in my career as a teacher. How do I explain this incident to my students? The school apologized for the incident, but did nothing to replace the animals or to find a way to prevent the incident from happening again. For six years, I was financially supporting the classroom. This included purchasing the animals, purchasing everything to meet their needs, vet bills, cages, tanks...everything. Our school district could not afford such an endeavor and I was willing to do it. It was so important for my students.

How do I make sure this NEVER happens again? For two years, my students have been begging me to start our "zoo" again. I have seen the decline in their behaviors over the past two years...they need this! However, I cannot take on the responsibility of caring for these animals without making sure the temperature can be regulated. In order to do this, we need air conditioners. Not so much for the summer months, but for the winter when the school's heating system is turned on.

Ms. Roland Eastside Education Campus Grades 9-12

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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

85 students impacted 14donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
9000 Btu Portable Air Conditioner • Best Buy $399.99 2 $799.98

Materials cost

$799.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $80.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$917.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$201.29

Total project goal

$1,118.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,118.29

13 Donors

-$1,023.94

Donations toward project cost

-$917.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$106.94

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$94.35

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 $0.00

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