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Ms. Bourgeois from Baton Rouge, LA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Own Classroom Library

Help me give my students the classroom library that they need to be successful.

  • $538 goal

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My Project

Wow! A brand new school, new students, a new teaching/ leadership assignment for me. My classroom needs a library to support the elementary students I teach. Our school has expanded from a 6-8 grade middle to a K-8 grade school, but only contains middle school books. Younger kids don't have access to much reading material.

Help us make this classroom library part of the change for better scores on state tests - now we have a chance to grow our students from Kindergarten to 8th, and books will make our minds expand!

Ms. Bourgeois Kenilworth Science & Technology 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.

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.

More about Ms. Bourgeois

Baton Rouge, LA View local requests

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

35 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ninth Ward (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title) • Amazon Business $8.87 10 $88.70
An Elephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story • Amazon Business $8.94 5 $44.70
Pressman Chess Board Game Pack of 3 (PRE112412-3) • Staples $22.56 1 $22.56
Every Word Tells a Story: An extraordinary A to Z of etymological exploration • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
The Girl Who Drank the Moon • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
I Am Alfonso Jones • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83
A Is For Amazing ABC Alphabet For Positive Words: Alphabet Affirmation and Humanity Book for Young African American Children - Colored Edition • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Story of Ruby Bridges • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Black Men in Science: A Black History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Lion Witch And The Wardrobe • Teachers' School Supply $9.99 1 $9.99
Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Black Women in Science: A Black History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
The Girl Who Looked Beyond The Stars (Sheena Meyer) • Amazon Business $9.24 1 $9.24
Beyond the Bright Sea • Amazon Business $8.98 1 $8.98
The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Anne of Green Gables • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Secret Garden (Collins Classics) • Amazon Business $3.99 2 $7.98
Treasure Island • Amazon Business $7.75 1 $7.75
Where the Red Fern Grows • Amazon Business $7.75 1 $7.75
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader's Edition • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Coraline 10th Anniversary Edition • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Black Stallion • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Who Was the Greatest?: Muhammad Ali • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Who Was the Girl Warrior of France?: Joan of Arc • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Who Was the Voice of the People?: Cesar Chavez • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Who Is the Man in the Air?: Michael Jordan • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $5.34 1 $5.34
Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Flat Stanley • Teachers' School Supply $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$381.02

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.65

Sales tax

 $33.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$456.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.60

Total project goal

$537.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $537.33

9 Donors

-$504.98

Donations toward project cost

-$435.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.50

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.35

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 $0.00

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