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Mrs. Zwirn from Central Point, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse Books and Comfortable Chairs

Help me give my students new diverse and relevant books to read as well as new comfortable and fun chairs to sit in.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Zwirn's classroom raised $587

This project is fully funded

My Students

My junior-senior Criminal Justice and Psychology and Humanities class is unique in that my students regularly experience a blend of their core subject matter with the power of creativity, inquiry, and self-expression. Our small learning community is active and engaged and in need of some help!

While our school is a small arts and sciences academy (about 500 9th through 12th graders), we are a public school who focuses on developing well-rounded young people who are strong in both their core academic studies as well as the arts.

Approximately 71% of our students receive free or reduced rate lunch, and many young people who graduate from our school are the first in their families to go to college. Since we reformed our old public high school and opened our doors 10 years ago, we have acquired tremendous resources. Most of our success is due to our dedicated staff who is always puts positive relationships with students first, followed by integrating core content with creativity and real world problem-solving. Our students are bright, creative, and incredibly grateful for authentic experiences and materials when available.

My Project

These books will continue to enhance the print-rich classroom that I strive to create. My classroom library is a place that my students really enjoy and I want to ensure that there is a book for every student to identify with. Every student book that is placed in my library is treated with love and care, and they are thankful for the opportunities to read. All of these books have been chosen with my students in mind. Students will be able to choose books, which will help them continue to enjoy independent reading time. I am also slowly trying to offer students more comfortable chairs to sit in.

With these new books and chairs, my students will be able to choose from a variety of books that will allow them to see themselves represented in literature as well as have the ability to sit somewhere comfortable to read in.

They will also be able to choose books that interest them. The best way to increase reading ability is to read more, and these books will continue to help my students grow stronger in reading.Of course we need a new book shelf where we will store all these new books. My students already have shown an astonishing interest in independent reading, and this project will only help enrich their experiences with the printed word.

Mrs. Zwirn Crater High School - Bus & Innov Science Grades 9-12

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Office Chair Ergonomic Desk Chair Mesh Computer Chair Lumbar Support Modern Executive Adjustable Stool Rolling Swivel Chair for Back Pain, Black • Amazon Business $49.99 4 $199.96
Concrete Rose • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) • Amazon Business $16.79 1 $16.79
The Crime Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained • Amazon Business $16.67 1 $16.67
We Unleash the Merciless Storm (We Set the Dark on Fire) • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
Educated: A Memoir • Amazon Business $12.92 1 $12.92
The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky (Montague Siblings Novella) • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (Montague Siblings) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
We Set the Dark on Fire • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Wayward Son (Simon Snow Series (2)) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Dazzling Heights (Thousandth Floor) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
This Monstrous Thing • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
When I Was the Greatest • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Long Way Down • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Cover may vary) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
We Are Okay • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
The Sun Is Also a Star • Amazon Business $7.77 1 $7.77
For Every One • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Everything, Everything • Amazon Business $6.92 1 $6.92
Five Feet Apart • Amazon Business $6.90 1 $6.90
Fangirl: A Novel • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48

Materials cost

$457.62

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$498.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.97

Total project goal

$586.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $586.44

3 Donors

-$499.97

Donations toward project cost

-$498.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$86.47

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 $0.00

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