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Ms. Justesen from San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse and Inclusive Literature

Help me give my students libraries with ownvoices text that reflect the diversity of our world and school.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Justesen's classroom raised $641

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach at an urban elementary school in a low-income/high poverty school district. It is an exceptionally diverse student body- racially, culturally, and socio-economically. Many of our students speak languages other than English. The students at our school come to school with diverse backgrounds, cultures, languages, and families.

Our students love to LEARN!

Our school community embraces this diversity and honors all children. Despite a variety of challenges our students may face, one common thread among them is their complete excitement for learning and engaging in school activities. We try to meet the needs of all of our students in person and through distance learning.

My Project

Our community is committed to co-creating healing spaces for literacy teaching and learning; a space where curiosity and joy are fostered in authentic partnerships to provide equitable access and cognitive demand for our multilingual, multicultural and racially diverse scholars.

Help our students get ownvoices books to help see themselves in books and others.

Diverse representations in children’s literature are important not only because children are empowered by seeing themselves in books, but also because children’s world views are expanded by seeing people who are different from themselves. Inclusive children’s literature means that not only are children seeing themselves in the books that they read, but also helps shape their worldview to build tolerance and empathy for those unlike themselves.

Ms. Justesen Sherman Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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 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

25 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Jason Reynolds & Track Series Paperback Collection • MahoganyBooks $28.79 1 $28.79
Gaither Sisters Trilogy Box Set • MahoganyBooks $21.57 1 $21.57
I Am Enough • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
The Day You Begin • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
Ambitious Girl • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
I Believe I Can • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Ada Twist, Scientist • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Hair Like Mine • MahoganyBooks $17.06 1 $17.06
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut • MahoganyBooks $17.05 1 $17.05
M Is for Melanin A Celebration of the Black Child • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
The Undefeated • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Sulwe • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Hair Love • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Black is a Rainbow Color • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
I Am Every Good Thing • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Bunheads • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Skin Like Mine • MahoganyBooks $16.16 1 $16.16
Your Name is a Song • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You • MahoganyBooks $14.39 1 $14.39
This is Your Time • MahoganyBooks $14.39 1 $14.39
Rebound (The Crossover Series) • MahoganyBooks $8.99 1 $8.99
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Max and the Tag-Along Moon • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
One Crazy Summer • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$456.82

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.57

Sales tax

 $41.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$544.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.01

Total project goal

$640.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $640.05

7 Donors

-$345.02

Donations toward project cost

-$293.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.75

match offer

-$295.02

Match offer toward project cost

-$250.77

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.25

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