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Ms. Schuster from San Francisco, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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SFIH Uses Computers!

My students need a Lenovo ThinkPad computer!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Schuster's classroom raised $1,116

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach history at SFIHS - a public school for recent immigrants. We want our students to be computer literate. However, our school currently only has 25 outdated laptops and 25 equally outdated desktops to serve our 390 students.

SFIHS has 390 students speaking more than a dozen languages.

Of our student population, most are very recent arrivals to the U.S. Of our student population, 98% are eligible for free and reduced lunch. Approximately 35% come to us with interrupted formal education having been in refugee camps, detention centers, or coming from countries that were not able to offer regular schooling.

My Project

Our school is dedicated to the integration of technology into project-based learning. However, with so many students and so few computers (our ratio is 1 computer to 8 students), the use of computers in one classroom for a 2-3 week project becomes a serious challenge. I am requesting a Lenovo ThinkPad computer for my students.

We are dedicated to providing the best education possible for our students, to closing the achievement gap, and to helping each student to reach their full potential.

Our students are amazing. They have endured many challenges and overcome many hardships. We appreciate that you have taken the time to read this and we hope that we can work in solidarity to attain our goal. We invite you to become part of our community at SFIHS and to work together to create change.

Ms. Schuster San Francisco International High School Grades 9-12

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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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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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lenovo ThinkPad T430 2342 14 Core i5 3320M Windows 8 Pro 64 bit Wi • CDW-G $829.51 1 $829.51

Materials cost

$829.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $75.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$947.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$167.27

Total project goal

$1,115.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,115.12

11 Donors

-$894.41

Donations toward project cost

-$760.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$133.56

match offer

-$220.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$187.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.71

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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