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Ms. Barbee from N. Charleston, SC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Paper Shredder to Learn Job Skills

My students need a paper shredder to complete a school based enterprise to shred important documents for other staff members.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Barbee's classroom raised $266

This project is fully funded

My Students

Each day in our class, we spend time working on career readiness skills. Some of our students have the ability to go off campus and work, others are still in the beginning stages of learning these skills and stay on campus with staff to gain the skills they need to begin employment outside of school

I am a Special Education teacher in a classroom for students with autism.

We are in a low-income school where most students receive free or reduced lunch. Many of my students families do not have cars at home. It is not likely that their parents would arrange transportation for them to get to and from jobs. That is why we work on this at the school. We are able to teach them the fundamental skills of employment in a hands-on way, that they would not get else where.

My Project

Many of our students are going off-campus and doing work for local businesses. In some of the offices that our students work for they are asked to do many tasks, such as shredding important documents. There are boxes and boxes of papers that need to be shredded at our school, so I had an idea. What better way to prepare our on-campus workers than to have them shred at school under close supervision? With the donation of this shredder, our students will have the opportunity to learn this skill in the classroom before heading off-campus.

Having the opportunity for students to learn different job skills under staff supervision is crucial to their future success.

It is comforting to know that when leaving high school our students will have skills they need to be employable individuals. Our students having jobs, no matter how small, is important in making their lives meaningful. It gives them a sense of pride and accountability that could not be taught otherwise.

Ms. Barbee North Charleston High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

N. Charleston, SC 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Staples Strip-Cut Shredder, 30-Sheet Capacity • Staples Advantage $179.99 1 $179.99

Materials cost

$179.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.69

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$225.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.77

Total project goal

$265.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $265.15

4 Donors

-$132.57

Donations toward project cost

-$112.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.88

match offer

-$132.58

Match offer toward project cost

-$112.69

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.89

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 $0.00

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