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Ms. Kaplan from Bridgeport, CT is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Goodbye, Cell Phone Distractions

Help me give my students a safe place to store their cell phones during instructional time. Cell Phone Locker Box keeps phones in sight but without any distractions.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kaplan's classroom raised $417

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

We seek a safe place for students to store their cell phones during instructional time. This case will create an environment for students to focus on their work without worrying about whether their phone is safe.

This will allow for the most valuable use of instructional time, which is free from distraction.

It will also keep them away from students who are tempted to use them and keep the phone safe.

Support in helping me obtain this classroom management tool is greatly appreciated. I hope to start the school year with a classroom free from electronic distractions.

Ms. Kaplan Central High School Grades 9-12

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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.

Bridgeport, CT 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

175 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Clear Cell Phone Locker Box with Keys Acrylic Cell Phones Storage Cabinet Wall Mounted Clear Phone Lock Box Classroom Phone Organizer for Pocket Cellphone Holder School Office (40 Slots Style) • Amazon Business $280.00 1 $280.00
Honeywell 40 Key Box Black (6107) • Staples $39.52 1 $39.52

Materials cost

$319.52

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$354.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.53

Total project goal

$416.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $416.84

1 Donor

-$416.84

Donations toward project cost

-$354.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.53

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 $0.00

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