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Mrs. Leal from Chicago IL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Let the Recognition Begin!

Help me give my students bulletin boards to recognize their hard work each and every day!

  • $496 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

How can underprivileged students do well inside the classroom?

Students can do well inside the classroom by having the simple necessary tools to complete their daily work activities.

The majority of our students come from low-income families, and their resources are extremely limited. Therefore, we must provide these special tools to enhance their learning on a daily basis. More than 80% of our students will come to school without fulfilling their whole school supply list. It is important as teachers to make sure that our students have the tools necessary to reach their dreams. Financial needs should not get in their way of academic excellence.

My Project

Every student deserves to get recognized. This year I have over 80 students who came into my math class with low self-esteem. After the course of several weeks, they have learned how to be more responsible for their learning and they have taken off! The students have seen that hard work pays off and their scores are increasing daily!

Each student deserves to be recognized for their outstanding efforts inside the classroom!

We have been in our new building going on 2 years, and we only have 2 very small boards to hang up student work and display important class/graduation info for my 8th graders. When a student sees his or her work proudly on display, this pushes them to get their work on the board time and time again. I love their increase in confidence and I am excited to see what is in store for them!

Mrs. Leal
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Best-Rite Valu-Tak Natural Cork Bulletin Board Aluminum Trim, 4 x 8 Feet (301AH) • Quill.com $144.49 2 $288.98
Quartet Cork Bulletin Board, Black Frame, 3' x 2' • Quill.com $48.10 2 $96.20

Materials cost

$385.18

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$420.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.29

Total project goal

$495.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$495.25

5 Donors

-$369.00

Donations toward project cost

-$313.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.35

match offer

-$126.25

Match offer toward project cost

-$107.31

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.94

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$0.00

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