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Ms. Harduvel from Chicago, IL is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Expanding Knowledge and Enhancing Practice

I need to attend the annual national school social work conference to learn from my peers around the country and receive 22 hours of professional development.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Harduvel's classroom raised $979

This project is fully funded

My Students

A neighborhood elementary school in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood, our school provides students a high-quality education that emphasizes 21st-century skills and prepares students to be real-world leaders and innovators. Designated a welcoming school in a community hit particularly hard by the nation's largest school closing six years ago, we are a fixture in the community with families attending the school for generations and regularly volunteering at the school. We are a hub for parent and family resources, hosting many Parent University events, from resume writing to college tours.

Our staff is committed to equity, ensuring that, although nearly all of our students are low income, they have access to as many resources and opportunities as possible.

We have a nationally competitive chess team that recently placed fourth in the nation, a vibrant arts education program, hands-on STEM projects at every grade level, leadership programming such as our student voice committee and bully-blockers program, cultural trips that take students all over the country, and school-wide social-emotional lessons integrated into the curriculum. It is through the extraordinary efforts and fundraising of staff, parents, and the community that these initiatives and our top rating in the district are possible, despite budget constraints.

My Project

I am hoping to attend the School Social Work Association of America's 23rd Annual National School Social Work Conference. Although I have been a member of SSWAA for 2 years now, I have not been able to take advantage of their professional development because the cost is prohibitive. Chicago Public Schools provides a wealth of professional development opportunities but the targeted population is teachers and so there are few chances for me to grow my clinical skills.

Attending this conference would allow me to learn best practices from social workers across the country on salient topics like trauma, restorative justice, data-driven practice, cultural competency, resilience, play therapy, suicide prevention, grief, identity, and so much more.

Not only is this learning required for maintaining my license, but it is also vital to keeping me up-to-date with cutting edge research and practice. School social workers are few and far between, and so the options to collaborate and share knowledge are extremely limited. Attending SSWAA's conference would provide me with the unique but necessary opportunity to learn from a network of other school social workers so that I can keep learning and improving.

Ms. Harduvel Earle Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Component Company Total
Activity School Social Work Association of America $490.00
Food Meals During Conference $150.00
Transportation Baltimore Transportation $150.00

Trip cost

$790.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$831.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$146.80

Total project goal

$978.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $978.65

2 Donors

-$961.00

Donations toward project cost

-$831.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$129.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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