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Ms. Mizzi from Chicago, IL is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pronouns, Pins, and Paint!

Help me give my students art supplies for SEL breaks and materials to create pronoun pins for an inclusive school community.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mizzi's classroom raised $430

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are inspirations: highly-motivated, creative, and hilarious. As a social studies teacher, my goal is to promote a culture of curiosity and civic engagement, where my students can approach social and historical contexts as problem-solvers and agents of inquiry and change. Ambitious as these goals may seem, they have developed over time because my students have either implicitly or explicitly commanded such high expectations.

As my wonderful colleagues do everything within their power to help our students be prepared for the competitive global market place, we are all working with limited resources.

In a state where almost 70% of public education funding is generated from local taxes, my students fundamentally are denied the equity and access that many credentialed and respected organizations espouse. Considering what they have accomplished given these uphill battles, think about what they can do on a level playing field.

My Project

With acrylic paints for a classroom mural and button makers for pronoun pins, the supplies for this project are all intended to create a student-centered space.

Students need a classroom environment where they can be creative, curious, and brave.

By providing my students with paints to complete a mural full of images of characters that unite the them through their common interests you can help create a warm and inviting environment. The button makers and paper will allow us to continue making pronoun pins so we can create an inclusive and respectful community.

Ms. Mizzi Kenwood Academy Grades 9-12

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.

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More than half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TOAUTO Button Badge Maker 37mm 1.5 Inch Button Badge Kit Pins Punch Press Machine Aluminum Slide 100pcs Free Button Parts and Circle Cutter (37mm 1.5inch) • Amazon Business $139.00 1 $139.00
00717-0489 - Liquitex Basics Acrylic Set - Set of 48, .75 oz Tubes • Blick Art Materials $55.99 1 $55.99
00618-2009 - Liquitex Acrylic Gesso - Clear, Gallon • Blick Art Materials $50.94 1 $50.94
EPSON T802 DURABrite Ultra Ink Standard Capacity Black Cartridge (T802120-S) for select Epson WorkForce Pro Printers • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
Hammermill Printer Paper, Premium Multipurpose Paper 24 lb, 8.5 x 11 - 5 Ream (2,500 Sheets) - 97 Bright, Made in the USA, 105810C • Amazon Business $26.96 1 $26.96
00717-1102 - Liquitex Basics - Titanium White, 8.5 oz Tube • Blick Art Materials $9.74 1 $9.74
Westcott 5’’ Blunt Scissors For Kids With Anti-Microbial Protection, Assorted, Pack of 12 (14871) • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59

Materials cost

$330.21

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$365.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.44

Total project goal

$429.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$429.60

1 Donor

-$429.60

Donations toward project cost

-$365.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.44

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$0.00

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