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Mrs. Tassinari from East Windsor, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Local Connecticut Author Books for Summer Learning

Help me give my students copies of Carrie Firestone's books for our district's local author visit to kick off Summer Learning!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Tassinari's classroom raised $453

This project is fully funded

My Project

I am the school librarian of 260 students in a small suburban/rural high school. My school is part of the Connecticut Alliance District program which supports the 33 lowest-performing districts in the state as they establish reforms to increase student performance and close achievement gaps. My students are passionate, resilient, kind, and thoughtful young people. Our incredibly caring staff works endlessly to challenge our students academically, support them emotionally, and celebrate their successes inside and outside the classroom. It is a great privilege to be their school librarian! After the tremendous gains that students have made in their learning over the school year, it is especially important that students do not become vulnerable to learning loss over the summer break. For our school's third Author Visit and Summer Reading Kickoff, we have invited a local Connecticut author, Carrie Firestone, for an author visit and writing workshop.

In order to encourage students to read over the summer and help students' brains stay strong, I would like to offer students a variety of incentives, including a raffle to win an autographed book by our visiting author.

Mrs. Tassinari East Windsor High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Unlikelies • Amazon Business $10.99 11 $120.89
The Loose Ends List • Amazon Business $9.99 11 $109.89
The First Rule of Climate Club • FirstBook Marketplace $6.75 11 $74.25
Dress Coded • FirstBook Marketplace $4.05 11 $44.55

Materials cost

$349.58

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$384.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.91

Total project goal

$452.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $452.73

1 Donor

-$384.82

Donations toward project cost

-$384.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$67.91

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 $0.00

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