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Ms. Kemp from Chicago, IL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Destination College! Creating a College-Going Culture

Help me give my students an equitable chance at success after high school!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kemp's classroom raised $546

This project is fully funded

My Project

"In order to be it, you have to see it!" This is a motto that I use to encourage my students every day. In my role as a postsecondary teacher, my main focus is to actualize my students' goals and ambitions after high school--with hopes that they are aiming to positively contribute to their communities through their chosen career fields. One of the largest barriers I face in making this happen is creating a space filled with resources and imagery that help to spark that ambition in my students.

My overall goal is for students to walk in and immediately feel inspired just by looking up.

The materials I am requesting (college pennants, SAT prep materials, organization materials, and the like) will help greatly in achieving that goal. I want my students--students who have consistently had the odds stacked against them and aren't often in spaces where inspiration happens--to step into my space and know that they have a high chance of actualizing the future plans they have set for themselves. My hope is that, through your contributions, students and all other classroom visitors will be overcome with positive energy, drive, ambition, and trust that in this space, their goals will come to fruition!

Ms. Kemp Ace Amandla Charter School Grades 9-12

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

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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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

60 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
School Grade Twin Pocket Folders - 100 Count • Teachers' School Supply $75.00 1 $75.00
The Official ACT Prep Guide 2023-2024: Book + 8 Practice Tests + 400 Digital Flashcards + Online Course • Amazon Business $30.99 1 $30.99
SAT Prep Study Cards: SAT Test Prep 2023-2024 with Practice Questions for the College Board SAT Exam [2nd Edition] • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
SAT Prep Black Book: The Most Effective SAT Strategies Ever Published • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Historically Black: American Icons Who Attended HBCUs (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $23.40 1 $23.40
The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $21.95 1 $21.95
Florida A&M Pennant Full Size Felt • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Tennessee State University Pennant Full Size Felt • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Alcorn State Pennant Full Size Felt • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Alabama State Pennant Full Size Felt • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Alabama A&M Pennant Full Size Felt • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Texas Southern Pennant Full Size Felt • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
College Flags & Banners Co. Morehouse Maroon Tigers Pennant • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
College Flags & Banners Co. Bethune Cookman Wildcats Pennant • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Spelman College Pennant Full Size Felt • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Southern University Pennant Full Size Felt • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
North Carolina A&T Pennant Full Size Felt • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Howard Bison Pennant Full Size Felt • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Grambling State Pennant Full Size Felt • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Jackson State Pennant Full Size Felt • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
PVAMU Panthers Pennant Full Size Felt • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Official SAT guide • AKJ Education $10.00 1 $10.00

Materials cost

$412.57

Vendor shipping charges

$15.25

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$464.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.88

Total project goal

$545.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$545.89

2 Donors

-$545.89

Donations toward project cost

-$464.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.88

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$0.00

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