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Ms. O from Upper Marlboro, MD is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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First Year Teacher Alert!

Help me give my students A foundation for high school success and retention!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. O's classroom raised $181

This project is fully funded

My Project

Hi everyone!

My name is Ms.O and I will be starting my teaching career this upcoming school year teaching 8th grade science!!

These items will tremendously help me with classroom management, flow/ease, organization and building community.

My goals for this project is just to get items that are essential for first year teachers to succeed.

A little about me, teaching at this moment s full circle for me as 8th grade science is where I decided that I was smart and wanted to go to college. I went on and got my Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. I hope to be that same foundation for my students.

My students are special because they are at a pivitol grade to be taught in a manner that will help them as they go on to high school!

Ms. O Kettering Middle School Grades 6-8

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

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.

Upper Marlboro, MD View local requests

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

50 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chart Paper Pad of 30 Sheets • Carolina Biological Supply Company $37.80 1 $37.80
Logitech R400 Presenter w/Laser Pointer Black (910-001354) • Staples $32.23 1 $32.23
Velcro Dots 3/4 Dia. Sticky Back Hook & Loop Fastener Black 200/Pack (91823) • Staples $20.04 1 $20.04
Charles Leonard, Inc. Dry Erase Pockets - Pack of 10 • Nasco $13.95 1 $13.95

Materials cost

$104.02

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.35

Sales tax

 $6.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$153.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.03

Total project goal

$180.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $180.20

2 Donors

-$103.37

Donations toward project cost

-$90.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.26

Matching donations from our partners

-$74.19

Match offers toward project cost

-$63.06

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.64

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 $0.00

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