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Ms. Kotto from Watsonville, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Kotto's classroom raised $300

Just Dry Erase Markers, Please

Help me give my students a generous amount of dry erase markers so they can do a ton of math problems quickly.

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Ms. Kotto Ceiba College Preparatory Academy
Watsonville, CA Grades 6-8

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Celebrate 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 Project

I teach seventh-grade math at a high-need, at-risk, predominately Spanish-speaking college prep middle/high school. We have students from 6th grade through 12th grade. I have three math classes where I teach 4th and 5th-grade math skills to seventh-grade students while teaching them the seventh-grade standards. My goal is to have them reach grade level by the end of this school year.

Even though this is a college prep school, most of my students are way below grade level and they need all of the extra help and support possible to bridge the gap so that college can be an attainable dream.

Our seventh grade is comprised of 90 amazing students, many of whom come from bilingual households. Their goal is not only to make it to college but to finish college as well.

I call it, "The Competition." Each pair of students gets a white board and a dry erase marker. I put problems on the overhead, they each work it out, write the answer on the white board and then hold it up for me to quickly say, "Correct or try again." They then go on to the next problem as soon as they are finished. They are very competitive and work hard at doing as many problems as possible. It is amazing to see all of my students working and working fast.

My students work so much harder and they get so many more problems done just by using white boards and markers (and we run out of markers quickly).

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

90 students impacted 1 donor
Ms. Kotto Ceiba College Preparatory Academy Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Watsonville, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

90 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers, Fine Tip, Black, 36 Count • Amazon Business $18.42 11 $202.62

Materials cost

$202.62

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$254.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.86

Total project goal

$299.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $299.06

1 Donor

-$299.06

Donations toward project cost

-$254.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.86

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 $0.00

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