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Mrs. Richardson from Richmond VA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Schoolwide Cafeteria Behavior Management: the Golden Spoon Award

Help me give my students, all 925 in our school, the plastic spoons and other materials to support our cafe behavior management system.

  • $709 goal

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How can 4000 spoons help improve behavior? These materials you are sponsoring will be used by the 925 students at our Title I school, as part of the behavior management program for our cafeteria. After receiving direct instruction on expected behavior, the Golden Spoon Award will be introduced the second week of school. Plastic cups stacked on each of the 48 lunch tables will provide a visual indicator of the students' current behavior. Green cups show their behavior is on track, yellow cups show a warning to correct a specific issue, and white cups represents the need to have a more in-depth conversation with their teacher and start fresh the next day-a blank slate. Tables will earn a green spoon each day they have a green cup at the end of their lunch period. The classroom from each lunch section with the most green spoons at the end of the month will hang a two-foot, golden paper mâché spoon outside their room, be acknowledged on the announcements, have their picture posted on school social media, and participate in a class chosen reward like Lunch and a Show.

At our school, the priority is the personal awareness and increase of social, emotional, and mental health growth for our staff and students.

The Golden Spoon Award is only one aspect of our positive behavior plan that we recreated following Covid and began implementing in earnest last year to achieve that goal. Our data showed significant improvements in the reduction of referrals for behavior overall. Unfortunately, lunch is one area where this remained a challenge. The Golden Spoon was piloted last year by one grade level to great success. By sponsoring these materials, you will allow us to roll out this plan to all of our students.

Mrs. Richardson
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Transitions2earth Compostable Spoons - Made from Corn - Box of 200 - Green - Large - Heavyweight - Plant a Tree with Each Item Purchased! • Amazon Business $18.99 20 $379.80
White Stadium Cups, Pack of 25, Blank 16 oz Plastic Cups • Amazon Business $22.99 2 $45.98
Yellow Plastic Party Cups, Pack of 25, Blank 16 oz Stadium Cups • Amazon Business $22.99 2 $45.98
Stadium Cups, Pack of 25, Blank 16 oz Plastic Cups (Green) • Amazon Business $21.99 2 $43.98
Starplast Rolling 3 Drawer Diamond Storage Cart, Soft Silver - Mobile Storage Solution for Office & Home • Amazon Business $28.98 1 $28.98
Clear Printable Vinyl Sticker Paper for Inkjet Printer,50 Sheets Transparent Decay Paper Clear Labels, Dries Quickly Vivid Colors,Tear & Scratch Resistant • Amazon Business $18.69 1 $18.69

Materials cost

$563.41

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$601.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.21

Total project goal

$708.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $708.07

11 Donors

-$611.31

Donations toward project cost

-$521.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.20

match offer

-$95.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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 $0.00

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