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Mr. Lira from Houston, TX is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stand if You Cannot Sit in Class!

Help me give my students a standing desk that can truly help them to move their computers while working on information in class!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Lira's classroom raised $643

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate 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

My students come from a very socio-economically disadvantaged area of Houston and the pandemic has not made things easier. Our district has provided both face-to-face and remote learning opportunities for our students.

Those students who come to school must follow strict social distancing guidelines and have lost the ability to be the energetic teenagers they are!

Due to the pandemic, we must limit student movement around the classroom to maintain contact tracing.

My students are some of the happiest and most determined children I have ever met. As a history teacher, my alternative seating options are limited but my students never complain about the uncomfortable chairs they must endure for 90 minutes each time they come to class.

My Project

Pre-pandemic my lessons were full of movement and activities to keep the kids engaged and active because sitting in one place for 90 minutes is uncomfortable! With the pandemic and social distancing in effect, I am required to keep students spread out as far as possible, minimize contact and keep them in assigned seats during the whole class.

My current history tables and chairs are not the most comfortable furniture to sit at for long periods of time.

Many of the students would prefer to stand while learning to get the best functionality of their computer, their bodies which are still growing, and their brains which sometimes need a standing position in order to really give it their all when learning!

Mr. Lira Woodland Acres Middle School 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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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

180 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Techni Mobili Rolling Adjustable Laptop Cart, Graphite • Amazon Business $50.82 10 $508.20

Materials cost

$508.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$545.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.32

Total project goal

$642.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $642.14

12 Donors

-$617.14

Donations toward project cost

-$524.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.57

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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 $0.00

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