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Mrs. Ruzek from Cass Lake, MN is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Graphs for Laughs

Help me give my students whiteboards and Expo markers to help with their mathematics skills!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ruzek's classroom raised $487

This project is fully funded

My Project

Our students deserve the best. They are so adaptive and willing to work with whatever we give them. I am hoping to replace the graph paper that I have laminated with these whiteboards. It gives them hands-on items instead of items I've created, working with what I have. We go through a ton of graph paper otherwise, and it seems like such a waste. The whiteboards are double-sided and would greatly help with graph paper waste and other materials, such as lamination paper. It also gives them something more durable than what they have now. The Expo markers that are on this project are fine-tip to help make things neater than they would with traditional Expo markers. The large graph paper would also be used for my lessons, so I can show them while simultaneously using our smartboard or doc camera. Thank you for any consideration of this project!

Mrs. Ruzek Cass Lake - Bena Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

24 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pacon® 2-Sided Math Whiteboards, 1/2" Grid/Plain, Pack of 10 • Amazon Business $44.04 4 $176.16
Expo Dry Erase Markers, Ultra Fine Tip, Black, 12/Pack (1871131) • Quill.com $21.27 8 $170.16
Lakeshore Giant Magnetic Graph & Array Chart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$376.31

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$413.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.96

Total project goal

$486.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $486.41

3 Donors

-$246.73

Donations toward project cost

-$227.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

match offer

-$218.20

Match offer toward project cost

-$185.47

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.48

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 $0.00

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