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Mr. McDougall from New York, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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In Need of a Better Presentation Option

My students need a functioning presentation board to assist with learning.

  • $376 goal

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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 have sixty of the most interesting fifth graders you will ever meet. They are funny, smart, caring, and sadly, struggling. Their lives are rough. Even so, they never give up and they keep trying. One group is an ICT classroom with many different learning disabilities and the other is a mixture of gen ed and ELLs.

Most students come to my class 2-3 grade levels behind in reading.

My job is to close this gap in their education before they go to middle school. One thing that makes our school unique is that we are a universal poverty school, so all students are entitled to free meals. We have breakfast in the class, lunch, and many students stay for after school so they can have dinner as well. It is a rough neighborhood but the kids are not jaded. They are lovable and very worth the hard work and effort that goes into teaching at this type of school.

My Project

The whiteboard easel that the school gave me is literally FIRST GENERATION. It takes up 1/4 of my room (it's big) and the middle piece that holds the two sides together falls out and the easel has almost hit students twice this year. The side that you would post a paper on has two screw knobs that take like 15 minutes to get right because you have to balance the papers, screw, and hope it all works without falling.

My students are ELL and Special Education learners, and to have such a hard time getting the presentation easel to work isn't good for kids who are easily distracted.

I need an option that will make presenting easy, meaningful, and SAFE! This has a whiteboard surface for writing and a clip at the top for hanging papers. Also, it is much smaller and on wheels so I can move it to any group that needs more attention or help.

This presentation easel is EXACTLY what my special education and ELL students need to help them continue to grow as students.

Mr. McDougall PS 8 Luis Belliard Grades 3-5

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
MasterVision Magnetic Dry-Erase Adj. Mobile Presentation Easel, Aluminum Frame, 69-78Hx30Wx27"D • Quill.com $284.74 1 $284.74

Materials cost

$284.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$319.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.30

Total project goal

$375.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $375.31

3 Donors

-$268.54

Donations toward project cost

-$239.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.03

match offer

-$93.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$79.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.03

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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