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Ms. Cline from Cleveland, OH is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Final Connection, Chair or Not I want to Play Too

My students need the ramps to make the final connection across the stairs and help them into thier play area with peers.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cline's classroom raised $403

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are 3, 4 and 5-year-olds who are curious and excited to experience and learn new things in a safe, welcoming environment meeting thier most basic needs and finding ways to overcome those that impede our learning. The majority of our building enrolled students are English language learners and near half have some level of services for a disability. My students live in a large city where the sense of a caring community and environmental safety and health can be difficult to find. All of my children are already considered educational disadvantage simply based on their community, school and family finding themselves stuck in the cycle of living near, at or below the poverty level. The labels create a harsh barrier to success but will not defeat us.

Despite the gray cloud hung above...

These small miracles of life are still demonstrating resilience and courage to make thier little light shine through.

Even with the challenges faced, we gather daily at school with a positive expectation that new knowledge we gain here together will be the continuation of our foundation for success and pave our way to opportunities to further all our learning and success.

My Project

Making the final connection for all students with disabilities to have ease of access to join thier peers in play area. Our play area is a courtyard that has four steps which are very deep and that makes it difficult to enter the area independently when faced with mobility differences. This project will make the stair area accessible for all students including my preschoolers and all the way up to eighth graders and all our visitors of family and community members. The requested ramps make the last connection across the odd stairs and will help make the final stretch of providing independence for all.

Ms. Cline Joseph M Gallagher Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Cleveland, OH View local requests

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

20 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TK16782387T 50L x 29-12W Plastic Curb Ramp Yellow • Grainger $140.04 2 $280.08

Materials cost

$280.08

Vendor shipping charges

$28.01

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$342.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.40

Total project goal

$402.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$402.69

3 Donors

-$201.34

Donations toward project cost

-$171.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.20

match offer

-$201.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$171.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.20

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$0.00

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