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Ms. Bruder from Brooklyn, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Special needs students need two laminators

Help me give my students a hand crank laminator, a heat laminator and a roll of laminate

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Bruder's classroom raised $312

This project is fully funded

My Students

All of the students I teach are special needs children. Their age places them in a middle school setting; however, they all function on a much lower grade level. Almost all of my students live a guarded life at home and at school. Some of my students are classified as intellectually delayed and function well behind their age/grade level; some have emotional disturbances and need extra support in the classroom.

My students need to learn how to have fun just like everyone else does and not be fearful of who is watching them.

This is the first school year that we were able to teach to the students' and not to the state's needs. The students' abilities are more important than providing data to the state. This school year we taught in a less conventional way, to get life skills across to them. We have pet-assisted learning animals in the classroom, a site therapy dog, hygiene skills, and hands-on learning and community-based projects along a program to combat childhood obesity. All skills our students need to learn how to do for themselves.

My Project

This is the last part of our office machine tools for instruction to teach our special needs students how to work in an office. These machines are simple to look at and figure out if you have the skills to do it, with my students they need hands-on instructions, they need practice, they need the ability to see and feel how the machine works. I would love to be able to give my students the ability to see what an office looks like, how it runs and the skills you need to work inside of one

My students have shown progress in many areas, however, we have overlooked what type of job offerings will be available to them once they leave the school setting and think this year we want to dive into what needs to be done if this was their job.

We feel that a work-based environment will give hands-on practice and allow for real-life experience while still at school allowing them to fine-tune office needed skills.

Ms. Bruder PS231 at PS238 Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

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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More than three‑quarters 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

70 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scotch Laminating Dispenser with Cartridge LS950 Includes Free DL955 (50 Foot Thick Film Cartridge) • Amazon Business $127.91 1 $127.91
JZBRAIN Laminator Machine, Laminating Machine A3 A4 B6 A6 with Trimmer and Corner Rounder for Home/Office/Teachers, Jam-Release ABS Button (Gray, 20 Pouches Included) • Amazon Business $59.98 1 $59.98
C-Line Heavyweight Cleer-Adheer Laminating Film Sheets, Clear, 24 x 600 Inches, Roll (65050) • Amazon Business $43.34 1 $43.34

Materials cost

$231.23

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$264.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.71

Total project goal

$311.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $311.41

1 Donor

-$125.00

Donations toward project cost

-$106.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$186.41

Match offers toward project cost

-$158.45

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.96

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 $0.00

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