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Mrs. Russell from Waterbury, CT is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Monitors to Make a Better Band!

Help me give my students monitor speakers to help hear each other better

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Russell's classroom raised $394

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 Project

This is the second year my 4th and 5th graders have been able to fully explore modern band concepts in class and in a small pull out group setting. While we were successful getting this off the ground it was very hard for the students to hear each other well enough to always stay together. They had to rely on me to direct them.

Monitors will allow the drummers and singers better hear each other and in return help the students sound like one group rather then multiple performers.

In particular I want our modern band ensemble, self named the Firehawks, to be a truly student led ensemble that doesn't need me to stand in front of them.

Mrs. Russell Bucks Hill Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Waterbury, CT 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

600 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kustom PA KPC4P Powered Monitor Speaker • Music & Arts $149.99 2 $299.98

Materials cost

$299.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$334.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.03

Total project goal

$393.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$393.51

1 Donor

-$245.67

Donations toward project cost

-$208.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.85

Matching donations from our partners

-$147.84

Match offers toward project cost

-$125.66

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.18

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$0.00

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