My students need items to continue to motivate them to keep up their positive academic and social behavior, like an Apple iPad Mini and Pokemon games!
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Reese's classroom raised $436
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
My Students
I am a guidance counselor in a school that is located in a borough of New York City. My students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Throughout a typical school day, I counsel students as young as five, and as old as fourteen. I work in a Pre-K through eighth-grade school. The students I work with come from a variety of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Many of them are new to our country and are just learning the language. Many of them live in single-parent households. Some of them come from families that have one or more parents in the military. In addition to these challenges, many of them have special needs. Despite the many challenges they face, all children deserve to be rewarded for their positive behaviors and effort throughout the school day.
My Project
My school has chosen to implement a positive behavior rewards program. According to their website, "PBIS improves social, emotional and academic outcomes for all students, including students with disabilities and students from under-represented groups." All of our students are learning to be responsible, organized, accepting, and safe while they are in school.
Students follow a school-wide matrix, which helps them identify appropriate behaviors necessary for success, throughout their school day.
When one of our staff members sees a student following our matrix, they are rewarded with a "PBIS" dollar. Students can exchange these dollars for real-life rewards!
Currently, our rewards are mediocre. The materials I am requesting will create motivation for the students to follow our school-wide matrix and therefore earn more “dollars.” Items such as an Apple iPad Mini provides the much-needed encouragement for students to earn “dollars.” An exciting incentive, such as Pokemon Figures or Sidewalk Chalk, will definitely inspire my students to improve their behaviors, both socially and academically. Students eventually exchange their earned dollars for these incentives! We are very excited to implement this program at my school, and want to continue to reward their hard work!
More than half 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
Apple iPad Mini FD528LL/A - MD528LL/A (16GB, Wi-Fi, Black) (Certified Refurbished)
• Amazon Business
$148.79
1
$148.79
Pokemon TCG Card Game XY Evolutions Factory Sealed Booster Box - 36 packs of 10 cards each
• Amazon Business
$94.10
1
$94.10
Pokémon Xl Multi Figure Pack
• Amazon Business
$29.26
2
$58.52
WATINC Random 30 pcs Squishies Cream Scented Slow Rising Kawaii Simulation Lovely Toy Medium Mini Soft Food squishies, Phone Straps (30P Donuts)
• Amazon Business
$16.99
2
$33.98
Materials cost
$335.39
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.03
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$370.42
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$65.37
Total project goal
$435.79
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$435.79
1 Donor
-$435.79
Donations toward project cost
-$370.42
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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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. Reese and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
