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

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Supports Positive Behavior Intervention

Help me give my students assistance with providing my students with the opportunity to acquire a Play Station 5 console and headphones.

  • $776 goal

This project expired on August 9, 2025.

This project expired on August 9, 2025.

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

Our school honors the potential within each student, fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment that champions academic achievement and positive behavior. As a part of this commitment, we have adopted the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework.

Through this program, we aim to encourage good behavior, foster a sense of community and ultimately, equip our students with the social and emotional skills necessary for success both in and out of the classroom.

In order to enhance this initiative, we are seeking funding to provide compelling incentives aimed at motivating our students to excel in their behavior and academics. We anticipate that these incentives would not only promote a positive school culture, but also ignite enthusiasm and motivation among our students, leading to improve behavior, attendance, and academic performance.

We are a Title One school. Many of our students qualify for free meals and others grapple with the cloud of fear of being deported.

It is our hope that investing in our students' goals and achievements, we are nurturing their futures and helping to break the cycle of poverty that entraps many in our community. We are asking that you consider a donation to support our PBIS incentive program. Any contribution, whether large or small, will directly impact our efforts in creating a more positive and productive environment for all of our students!

Ms. Cartagena PS - IS 224 Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Bronx, NY View local requests

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

Never Before Funded 180 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sony - PlayStation 5 Slim Console - White • Best Buy Education $499.99 1 $499.99
Astro Gaming - A20 Gen 2 Wireless Gaming Headset for Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Windows Mac OS - White/Blue • Best Buy Education $119.99 1 $119.99

Materials cost

$619.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$659.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$116.34

Total project goal

$775.62

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