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Ms. Ryan from Waite Park MN is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Making the Music Room Efficient!

Help me give my students flexible seating, accessible organization, and a pencil sharpener so they can quickly get to work!

  • $183 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I teach music to all the Kindergarten through 5th grade students at my school. We have a diverse range of students, and many of my students are English Learners and/or new to country.

In music class we build community, nurture creativity, and explore new skills that students will carry with them throughout their school years and beyond.

Although I see students for a short amount of time each week, their progress throughout the year is amazing. They are constantly surprising me!

My Project

Each week, I see students for 50-100 minutes, depending on the week. With such a small amount of time and so much content to cover, we need all the help we can get to be efficient learners. This project contains three items that will help us in this goal.

Each item in this project will help students be more independent and responsible learners.

The drawer cart will allow students to access different materials that they can use as they need them, without having to ask me for direction. The pencil sharpener will allow students to get to their work much more quickly (as compared to our current broken hand crank sharpener). Finally, the flexible seating stools will help eliminate some behavior problems and will help us get to our activities.

Ms. Ryan
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Norwood Commercial Furniture NOR-1101AC-SO Plastic Stack Stools, 17.75" Height, 11.75" Width, 11.75" Length, Assorted Colors (Pack of 5) • Amazon Business $59.74 1 $59.74
Seville Classics 10-Drawer Organizer Cart, Pearlescent Multi-Color • Amazon Business $38.53 1 $38.53
X-ACTO School Pro Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener, Blue, 1 Count (1670) • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95

Materials cost

$123.22

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$155.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.37

Total project goal

$182.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $182.44

3 Donors

-$157.58

Donations toward project cost

-$138.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.51

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.86

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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