Help me give my students a replacement Macbook Pro in order to continue having their educational needs met through technology.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Ramos's classroom raised $2,379
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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
Now midway through my fifth year as a teacher for students with special needs, it's absolutely imperative that my students continue to understand the importance of technology as part of 21st century skills. My students are resilient 9th and 10th graders in special day classes with mild to moderate learning disabilities. Due to my background from a low income household, my students resonate with me because they too know what it's like to have the odds stacked against you when trying to obtain higher education. Our school is located in a low income community in South Los Angeles; henceforth, why it's also a Title I school with very limited funding. Graduation rates are unfortunately low, but the students remain diligent young scholars. It's an honor to help them take the proper measures to graduate as this is their final step before entering college! They are resilient, fun, caring, and deserving of everything that we can creatively muster to provide for them.
My Project
We are slowly building from the ground up, literally. Not only did half our school burn down a few years ago, but we finally implemented full Special Day Classes just last year to meet the needs of our students with special needs. As a result, our small school understandably does not have the necessary technology available to help students meet their IEP (Individualized Education Program) goal requirements. To make matters worse, my personal Macbook, which I bought out of pocket for the purpose of teaching, is no longer functioning due to age. The circumstances result in my high school students not having the proper access to higher learning they deserve. This new Macbook pro will not only replace the defective educational tool I've used since the beginning of my teaching career, but also allow students to access Google classroom, iReady math, Typing Club, and other virtual tools necessary for better IEPs. It will also allow me to continue taking attendance, write IEPs, log entries, lesson plan, and use proper visuals to meet the needs of my students. Moreover, it would allow me to continue monitoring pertinent data that will be relayed to parents to help them strive to reach their IEP goals.
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
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