You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Cummings from Bronx, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Cummings is requesting

Graphing Calulators For My Classroom

My students need 30 graphing calculators.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Cummings's classroom raised $5,641

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.

Inner city students deserve the right and chance to succeed and excel in mathematics. I am a New York City high school math teacher who teaches in a large school where 95% of the students fall below the poverty line. Many of my students enter our school with math skills far below grade level. Within two years they are expected to complete the NYS Math Regents curriculum and pass their state exam; this is a challenge for many of them who enter 9th grade with a 4th grade math level. Over the years, I have discovered that one way to help struggling students pass the state regent’s exam is by giving them a calculator to aide in computations. Additionally the graphing calculator allows students to have visual representations of abstract concepts right in front of them. Passing the Math Regents is one of the requirements students need to graduate high school and go on to post secondary education and training programs. By introducing students to the graphing calculator as soon as they enter high school, we are not only preparing them for the SATs and ACTS, but for college algebra, statistics and calculus. Unfortunately, due to the sheer number of students and lack of resources at my school, it is difficult to obtain a classroom set of calculators. Over the past years, I have had to share sets with colleagues, and often my students are given basic four function calculators; this is simply not adequate to help them achieve. I am requesting my own set so that I can ensure my students always have the materials they need to succeed in class and school. Your donation towards this project will help my students gain confidence in their math abilities, help them advance in class, bring their math levels to grade level and help them pass their state exam and high school graduation requirements. There is nothing more thrilling and rewarding to a teacher than to call a student up after the exams are graded and tell them they passed. I have had students scream, shout, curse with joy, cry and express their gratitude profusely. With your help, I can make a lot more of these phone calls in June. Thank you in advance for your generosity and support.

Mrs. Cummings Herbert H Lehman High School Grades 9-12

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.

Bronx, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

300 students impacted 51donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Cummings is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TI-NSPIRE MATH AND SCIENCE LEARNING HANDHELD CALCULATOR -- Texas Instruments TI-Nspire Math and Science Learning Handheld • Quill $134.99 20 $2,699.80
TI-NSPIRE TEACHER KIT -- Texas Instruments TI-Nspire Teacher Kit • Quill $1,439.99 1 $1,439.99

Materials cost

$4,139.79

Vendor shipping charges

 $413.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$62.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$4,624.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$1,015.22

Total project goal

$5,640.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $5,640.09

44 Donors

-$2,820.04

Donations toward project cost

-$2,312.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$507.61

match offer

-$2,820.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$2,312.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$507.61

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Cummings and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NY","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/graphing-calulators-for-my-classroom/312262/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":300,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Cummings","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"1042888752","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Bronx","teachersOnPage":[112216],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":312262,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":472,"schoolName":"Herbert H Lehman High School","authorIds":{"112216":{"owner":"Mrs. Cummings","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[312262],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":44870,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["ODk0MDk=","NDI5Nzcz","NDMwMTgx","NDI4MzQ5","NDE0Njc4","NDMwODMw","NDMxMTY2","MTEyODI4","NDMwMzM0","NDMwMzQ4","OTU5Mzg=","NDI4NTAw","NDMwMzQ5","NDMwMzUy","NDMxMTUw","MzYzOTc0","NDMwNTE3","NDI4NTEw","NDE3ODMx","NDI2NjE3","NDMxMTQy","NDI5Mzg4","MTEzNTcz","NDI3OTg4","MjcxOTMx","MjYzOTc4","NDA5NTA4","NDMwMzY0","NDMwNDA2","NDI5MjU1","NDEwNjg4","MTAzNDY2","NDIzMTk0","NDMwMzgx","NDI4NzM0","NDAzMjAx","NDIwNzU1","NDA0MDY5","NDMwNTc2","MTIxNjA4","NDI1NTIz","NDIyMzUz","NDI4Mjkw","NDI4NzYw","NDI5MzQz"],"teacherId":112216,"schoolCounty":"Bronx","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NY","name":"New York"}}