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Ms. Kilgallen from Gaston, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Student-led project

Help Us Build a Culturally Responsive Class Library

We need culturally responsive books to build our class library and encourage student literacy.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kilgallen's classroom raised $553

This project is fully funded

About My Students

I am excited that my students took the initiative to problem-solve and find a way for our class to build a library. Jada, Ja'Mya, Enrique, Logan, and Marco all brainstormed and thought that creating a project through Donors Choose would be the best option for our class.

Our class library is small, and has been built by purchases made exclusively by me, and donations of books from community members. Recently my class was discussing the fact that our library has few books and how we could solve this problem--they are interested in reading, but there is nothing for them to read. One of them asked, "Could we raise donations for books?" After some class-wide discussion, my students researched ways to fundraise and quickly came across Donors Choose. They then decided collectively that a student-led project would be the best option to get the books we need.

My students will develop both academic and social-skills through this project. Academically, they will increase their literacy. Once they build their reading level, they will be able to be far more successful academically. The various reading levels of the books which they selected reflects the fact that some of them are reading below grade level. They will develop the skills of teamwork and real-life problem solving as they work together to physically build the library together, create an inventory of our books, and design system for checking them out. They have also taken the initiative to solve a real-life problem they experience at our school. Learning to problem-solve and developing self-advocacy is critical for success in life, college, and in any career field. Their development of these skills will truly be invaluable for their success throughout their lives.

In Their Own Words

We are trying to get books so that our classroom can have a better library. Our class library does not have many books, and the ones we do have are old and not very interesting. We want books that we are excited to read, but our school does not have the money to buy them. This project will allow us to read more often, improving our literacy, which will help us to be more successful in our lives and on tests which emphasize reading, like the ACT. We need new books to accomplish this.

We will work together to build our library once the books arrive, and to develop a system to check out the books. This will require us to work together as a team and to develop our leadership skills as we develop the system. Once we have the books and have created our check-out system, we will have created our very own class library. This is exciting because we will have created it by ourselves, and we will benefit from it directly.

This project is important to our class and to our school community because it will provide us with materials that we need to learn. Our school faces the problem of a lack of funding and a lack of resources. We are willing to work hard to be successful but need the resources to do so. Funding this project will provide us with the materials we need to improve our literacy and to get excited about reading. Developing these skills will help us in college and throughout our lives.

Ms. Kilgallen KIPP Gcp Primary School Grades 6-8 Gaston, NC View local requests

More than a third 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
November Blues (The Jericho Trilogy) • Amazon Business $7.19 2 $14.38
Gutless • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
The DH (The Triple Threat, 3) • Amazon Business $11.32 1 $11.32
Noble Warrior (Caged Warrior) • Amazon Business $11.18 1 $11.18
All American Boys • Amazon Business $10.58 1 $10.58
The Crossover • Amazon Business $10.36 1 $10.36
War Dances • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
When I Was the Greatest • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
A Hologram for the King: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
How It Went Down • Amazon Business $9.96 1 $9.96
Fast Break • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Bang! • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Caged Warrior • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Monster • Amazon Business $8.85 1 $8.85
Bronxwood • Amazon Business $8.81 1 $8.81
47 • Amazon Business $8.74 1 $8.74
Takedown • Amazon Business $8.47 1 $8.47
Hip-Hop High School • Amazon Business $8.11 1 $8.11
Day of Tears • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Sixth Man (The Triple Threat, 2) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez • Amazon Business $7.90 1 $7.90
Broken China • Amazon Business $7.74 1 $7.74
Snitch • Amazon Business $7.41 1 $7.41
Bud, Not Buddy • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
The Battle of Jericho (The Jericho Trilogy) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Romiette and Julio • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Forged by Fire • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Begging for Change (new cover) • Amazon Business $7.13 1 $7.13
The First Part Last • Amazon Business $7.05 1 $7.05
Shadowshaper • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
To Be a Slave • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Just Another Hero (The Jericho Trilogy) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Tears of a Tiger • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Double Dutch (Aladdin Fiction) • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
Behind You • Amazon Business $6.94 1 $6.94
Tyrell • Amazon Business $6.73 1 $6.73
Ball Don't Lie • Amazon Business $6.48 1 $6.48
The Boy in the Black Suit • Amazon Business $6.46 1 $6.46
The Final Four • Amazon Business $6.24 1 $6.24
Foul Trouble • Amazon Business $6.24 1 $6.24
We Were Here • Amazon Business $6.24 1 $6.24
Boy21 • Amazon Business $6.09 1 $6.09
Island of the Blue Dolphins • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Money Hungry (new cover) • Amazon Business $5.73 1 $5.73
Homeboyz • Amazon Business $5.62 1 $5.62
Esperanza Rising • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$398.23

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.99

Sales tax

 $31.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$469.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.81

Total project goal

$552.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $552.06

4 Donors

-$492.06

Donations toward project cost

-$418.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.81

match offer

-$60.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$51.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

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