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Ms. Rivera from Houston TX is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Expanding Minds

Help me give my students the ability to achieve academic success by providing them with the basic supplies to support their learning

  • $535 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

My Students

M.I. is a Title I school with high rates of economically disadvantaged and at-risk students. Additionally, our bilingual program students largely come from low-income, single-parent homes where families are financially unable to provide their children with the basic supplies they need to successful in today academic environment. Most of my students are eager to learn but lack the economic resources to buy school supplies which make it difficult for them to transition into a mainstream classroom. Since a family socioeconomic status and education level influence the academic achievement of students providing bilingual students with basic supplies can help level the plain field of academic success.

My Project

When students have the basic tools to learn and succeed in the classroom their behavior, grades , attendance and even their self esteem improve. By supplying students with these basic tools we are investing in our most valuable asset- our children who will be our future employees, leaders and teachers. Something as simple as a glue stick , a notebook or a pencil can impact the lives of these students in a tangible and intangible way. Being able to provide supplies for every child to have tools for every new idea, invention and formula that their minds can think up open the door for learning.

Ms. Rivera
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ110X - Regular At-Your-Seat Storage Sack - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 2 $199.00
BK380X - STEM Stories Hardcover Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $105.00 1 $105.00
FF359 - The Writing Process Student Folder - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 3 $59.97
BD586 - Power Pen!® Reading Comprehension Quiz Cards - Gr. 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.99 2 $31.98
BD530 - Power Pen!® • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 2 $21.98

Materials cost

$417.93

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$454.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.15

Total project goal

$534.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$534.35

1 Donor

-$534.35

Donations toward project cost

-$454.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.15

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$0.00

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