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Mr. Joseph M. Valentino from Bridgeport, CT is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Super Students Need A Break: Part 2

My students need 2 room dividers for our sensory break spot.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Joseph M. Valentino's classroom raised $344

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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 are in desperate need of a cozy break spot in our room! We are on our way with a new carpet and bean bag chairs and with a little help from you, 2 room dividers will define this area and my students will have a spot to take a sensory break.

I am a first year special education teacher working in an inner city school district.

My school is a Title I school with approximately 1,100 students in PK-8th grade. I teach eight students with Autism in a self-contained classroom, grades 4-7. My students have a wide range of abilities academically, socially, and in communication. I have three students who are nonverbal, communicating with pictures and/or speech generating devices.

My Project

All of my students have sensory impairments. They get over stimulated by noise and lights and get easily frustrated throughout the day. It is important for them to have a safe sensory spot in our room where they can take a sensory break. We currently have a spot where they can go and sit on a beanbag and use a sensory tool such as a pressure vest or weighted blanket and receive some much needed sensory input. Although we have the physical space, a new carpet and beanbag chairs, our spot is not clearly defined or private. Two room dividers will complete our break area. The spot will be clearly defined and it will also be a spot where the students can have a few private moments to take a break and become regulated and ready to return to classroom lessons.

Everyone benefits from a break at some point during their day.

My students need these breaks more frequently than the average student. Won't you please help complete our break area with 2 classroom dividers and give my students a spot to take a much needed break?

Mr. Joseph M. Valentino Cesar A Batalla School Grades 3-5

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DS164BU - Easy-Clean Room Divider - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 2 $258.00

Materials cost

$258.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$291.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.51

Total project goal

$343.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $343.38

6 Donors

-$342.14

Donations toward project cost

-$291.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.27

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.24

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