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Mrs. Prusak from Springfield, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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First Grade News!

Help me give my students Scholastic News Magazines to read throughout the school year.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Prusak's classroom raised $216

This project is fully funded

My Project

We have about 220 students in the school building, and the average class size is about 20 students per teacher. Our district has a high mobility rate, so our time with the students is very precious! They typically enter kindergarten below level which makes the primary grade levels so important. The students are wonderful, and they want to learn!

Having a classroom library complete with on-level Scholastic Magazines for all the students would be amazing!

Our school does not have any private funding or a parent-teacher organization to fundraise. We are only able to stock our rooms with supplies using our own money or resources. I have been a teacher for 16 years in the same district. The students deserve the best, and I want them to desire to be lifelong readers!

Mrs. Prusak McClernand Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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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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

200 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic News, Grade 1 (Print + Digital) • Scholastic Magazines+ $6.25 22 $137.50

Materials cost

$137.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.75

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$183.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.35

Total project goal

$215.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $215.66

1 Donor

-$107.83

Donations toward project cost

-$91.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.17

match offer

-$107.82

Match offer toward project cost

-$91.65

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.17

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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