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Mrs. Deshpande from San Jose, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Painter Students Want Starfall!

Help me give my students and our whole school a membership to Starfall!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Deshpande's classroom raised $498

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students love to do Starfall! Starfall is a website where students can learn letters, words, colors and so much more. Science, Math, and Reading are all included in the Starfall Membership. There are special holiday books in addition to a talking library. I just cannot tell you how wonderful the program is and how much my students love it!

With the funding of this proposal, all of the students at my school (about 300) would have access to this wonderful program.

It is for students from PreKinder (my kiddos) to fifth grade! The students can work on it both at home and at school!

We currently have a subscription but it expires on September 25, and then we will no longer be able to access it. Our school purchased it for us last year, but this year, they are unable to. Will you please help all of the students at my school work on Starfall? We would all be so grateful! Thank you!

Mrs. Deshpande Ben Painter Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

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

20 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Price Quote • Starfall $355.00 1 $355.00

Materials cost

$355.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $32.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$422.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.61

Total project goal

$497.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $497.41

1 Donor

-$497.41

Donations toward project cost

-$422.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.61

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