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Dr. Burkett from Oklahoma City, OK is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sharpened Pencils Are Essential in the Classroom!

Help me give my students a great pencil sharpener we can rely on!

  • $178 goal

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My Project

My 2nd graders love to get their pencils out, ready to do their work! The problem we have is that we do not have an electric pencil sharpener. As a result, we use have to use the little plastic, inexpensive ones.. Using these is the best thing I know to do, but it leads to disaster with a cranky teacher and frustrated learners! I get cranky because of the time it takes to sharpen pencils with these and because students often leave shavings in their desks or on the floor. Students get frustrated because the sharpeners don't work! The little plastic hand sharpeners chew up a pencil right before our eyes. It typically eats half of a new pencil to get it sharpened for one use. Often, one use doesn't even happen because when the student tries to use the pencil, it breaks immediately! When this happens multiple times throughout the day for multiple students, learning gets lost because of the time it takes to get a working pencil, and work doesn't get done because all of our pencils are broken.

Having a good, reliable electric pencil sharpener would alleviate these problems.

Harmony would be restored to our classroom, our schedule would no longer be interrupted, and students would be ready to get to work on time with perfectly sharpened pencils!

Dr. Burkett Monroe Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Oklahoma City, OK 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

25 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bostitch SuperPro 6 Commercial Electric Steel Pencil Sharpener, Black/Gray - Stability - Durability • School Specialty $101.24 1 $101.24

Materials cost

$101.24

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.12

Sales tax

 $8.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$151.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.67

Total project goal

$177.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $177.80

3 Donors

-$124.44

Donations toward project cost

-$111.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.75

match offer

-$46.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$39.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.96

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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