This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
How can we close the achievement gap when students do not have the necessary materials to succeed? A review of student grades and school-wide data indicates that students with disabilities are the lowest-performing sub-group at our inner-city, low-income elementary school.
My classroom serves students with a range of disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit disorder, specific learning disabilities, and emotional disturbance.
They come to my classroom excited and ready to learn, but often they have trauma, anxiety, and tension in their lives that makes coming to school difficult. The typical student in my class reads at a first-grade level, and many struggle with basic phonics and number sense. One hundred percent of our students are African American or Latino and benefit from free lunch. The opportunity gap and achievement gap are apparent among our student population and the student populations of more affluent areas of our school district.
My Project
My students are now back in the classroom after 18 months of Distance Learning. One of their areas of need is writing, which is something we work on during every session in my RSP classroom.
Sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest difference.
For my classroom, it's the pencil sharpener. Ours is on our last leg and has become very temperamental. A new sharpener would allow the students and myself more time to learn and less time trying to get our pencils to work. We are also in need of colored markers and black sharpies to practice our sight words and phonemic instruction, and publish during our Writer's Workshop.
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
Dual Tip Brush Pens Set 0.4mm Fine Tip Marker & Brush Highlighter Pen 100 Color Art Drawing Pens for Kids Adult Artist Coloring Books Drawing Lettering Calligraphy(100 Colors)
• Amazon Business
$20.29
3
$60.87
Sharpie King Size Permanent Markers | Chisel Tip Markers for Work & Industrial Use, 12 Count
• Amazon Business
$15.79
2
$31.58
X-ACTO(R) SchoolPro(R) Electric Pencil Sharpener, 001670
• Amazon Business
$28.00
1
$28.00
Sharpie Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Black, 36 Count
• Amazon Business
$22.99
1
$22.99
Materials cost
$143.44
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$13.12
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.15
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$188.71
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$33.30
Total project goal
$222.01
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$222.01
2 Donors
-$222.01
Donations toward project cost
-$188.71
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Kline-Mayeda and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
