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Mrs. Solomon from Atlanta, GA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Lab

My students need pencils, markers, and journals to interact with learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Solomon's classroom raised $791

This project is fully funded

My Students

I am thrilled to return to the classroom after 17 very long years of school administration. I teach at A. P. R. Elementary in Fulton County which is a school that serves more than 60% free and reduced lunch students. There are a lot of students with both reading and math deficits. One of the main reasons why I wanted to go back to the classroom was to close their achievement gaps.

I teach a total of twenty six low achieving students, none of my students passed the third grade high stakes state exam last school year.

I am half way through the year and I have made gains, however, the stakes remain incredibly high. My students started this school year behind grade level in reading and math. I have managed to make gains, five of the twenty six are actually on level. However, I need some resources to continue to make steady gains. My goal is to significantly increase my students' abilities in both reading and writing. I am working relentlessly on accomplishing this goal.

My Project

My project involves me teaching a group of 26 students who were all below grade level when I started working with them in August. I am a highly qualified teacher who does not teach from textbooks. My students work creatively and I plan learning activities that are interactive. In order to instruct in this way, I need markers, journals, privacy partitions, colored pencils, multi-media tools, lots of pencils, color, space, and time. I have depleted my resources, I have spent hundreds of my personal dollars, and I have another semester to go! My school is very poor, so it's all on me.

Mrs. Solomon A Philip Randolph Elementary School Grades 3-5

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 will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Atlanta, GA 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

26 students impacted 8donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PENCIL #2 ASSORTED COLORS PACK OF 144 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $11.42 10 $114.20
JJ689 - Privacy Partition - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 3 $89.97
FG465X - Classic Primary Composition Book - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 3 $83.97
PP369 - Classroom Supply Caddies - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 2 $59.98
PENCIL COLOR PK480 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $58.92 1 $58.92
LA138 - Write & Wipe Broad-Tip Markers - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
GRIP PENCIL MIXED PENCIL GRIP PACKAGE PACK OF 5 • School Specialty $6.81 5 $34.05
MARKER DRY ERASE EXPO LOW ODOR CHISEL ASST SET OF 16 • School Specialty $24.42 1 $24.42
MARKERS DRY ERASE EXPO LOW ODOR ASST SET OF 12 • School Specialty $18.74 1 $18.74
DD848 - Read-Along Pointers - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
GRIP PENCIL MIXED PENCIL GRIP PACKAGE PACK OF 5 • School Specialty $6.81 2 $13.62
PP424 - All-Purpose Teacher's Utility Apron • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
MARKER DRY ERASE LOW ODOR 4-CLR CARRIB. CHSL SET OF 4 • School Specialty $6.74 1 $6.74

Materials cost

$567.58

Vendor shipping charges

 $27.07

Sales tax

 $39.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$672.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$118.64

Total project goal

$790.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $790.96

5 Donors

-$643.91

Donations toward project cost

-$566.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.84

Matching donations from our partners

-$125.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$106.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.05

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