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Ms. Hertz from Rock Hill, SC is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing Into Reading

Help me give my students in my reading strategies classroom a flexile seating option to grow their reading skills and help them have a warm and nurturing place to make reading fun.

  • $2,237 goal

This project expired on September 20, 2025.

This project expired on September 20, 2025.

My Project

I love that my students come to school everyday with a will to learn. My students strive to become better each day. I want to give them a safe, comfortable, flexile, fun reading and learning environment to grow their reading and ELA skills. This will help students become more confident in their reading skills in turn close the reading gap of many struggling readers. STMS appreciates you!

My goal is to see my students read more.

Right now I have many reluctant readers as Reading may not come as natural to them as it does for others. I want my students to be able to escape and see that reading can be done for enjoyment and pleasure within school too! I know the more you read the more your literacy skills grow. Giving students an inviting place to read is impotent as we all know when adults read for pleasure we find a place we enjoy at home; on the couch or curdled up in an oversized chair.

These items will make a difference by providing a safe and enjoyable space within their own classroom to read and complete their English work.

Ms. Hertz Saluda Trail 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.

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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.

Rock Hill, SC 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

35 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Flex-Space Modular Curved Couch - Gray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $899.00 1 $899.00
Lakeshore Flex-Space Modular Couch for Three - Gray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $749.00 1 $749.00

Materials cost

$1,648.00

Vendor shipping charges

$82.40

Sales tax

$116.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$24.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,901.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$335.52

Total project goal

$2,236.82

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