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Mrs. McGuire from Bridgeport, CT is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Room Dividers for Special Needs Students

Help me give my students the ability to have learning stations in our classroom. These room dividers will help minimize distractions, so that my special needs students can focus on one center at a time.

  • $276 goal

This project expired on January 19, 2025.

This project expired on January 19, 2025.

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My Project

My special needs students need support in many areas, but primarily with focus/attention. They struggle with the ability to stay in a center, or focus on a project or task. Visual stimuli around our classroom can be very distracting for them, especially when centers are happening.

My goal is to provide distraction-free centers in my classroom, so that students can focus on and attend to projects within the designated centers.

The visual room dividers will block the visual stimuli that exists in other sections of the room, and enable students to enjoy and attend to the items/toys/projects in front of them.

My students are special because they all struggle with transitioning, attending to tasks and communicating. It's very difficult for them to maintain their focus or attention on a task, especially with visual distractions in the classroom (other students, service providers, toys on the shelves, supplies around the room, etc.) It's my hope that these room dividers with help create organized centers, with clear visual boundaries and very little distractions.

Mrs. McGuire Barnum 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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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

20 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
STEEL-AID Triple-Panel Privacy Room Divider – Folding Partition Privacy Screen for Office, Classroom, Dorm Room, Kids Room, Studio, Conference - 216" x 72" - Easy to Assemble, Freestanding & Foldable • Amazon Business $99.96 1 $99.96
SteelAid Room Divider (Double Panel) – Folding Partition Privacy Screen for Office, Classroom, Dorm Room, Kids Room, Studio, Conference - 142" x 72" - Easy to Assemble, Freestanding & Foldable • Amazon Business $62.96 1 $62.96
Steel-AID Single-Panel Privacy Room Divider – Folding Partition Privacy Screen for Office, Classroom, Dorm Room, Kids Room, Studio, Conference - 71" x 72" - Easy to Assemble, Freestanding & Foldable • Amazon Business $38.66 1 $38.66

Materials cost

$201.58

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

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$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$234.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.40

Total project goal

$276.00

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