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Mrs. Beegun from Gurnee, IL is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Teacher Needs Bookshelf Help!

I need a new bookcase to organize my anchor texts and teacher materials!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Beegun's classroom raised $275

This project is fully funded

My Project

I teach special education to some pretty amazing 4th and 5th grade students in a Title I district. My students have learning disabilities in the areas of reading, writing and math.

This project will help me to organize my teaching materials to be a more effective teacher.

The requested bookshelf will help me to keep all my teacher materials and teacher manuals organized. I try to be organized but at the end of the day, I still find myself forgetting a worksheet or lesson I was supposed to teach during one of my intervention blocks.

With all the craziness of unexpected events that happen in the classroom while students who are struggling to understand the concept; I have so much on my mind that I forget about a certain worksheet or lesson that can be used to support my teaching and delivery of a lesson.

The bookshelf will help me organize my teacher manuals, weekly activities, and the worksheets I will give to students to do after teaching a lesson. Providing an organized classroom will allow me to quickly obtain learning materials and optimize instructional time.

Mrs. Beegun Woodland Intermediate School Grades 3-5

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.

Gurnee, IL View local requests

More than a third 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

12 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids Classic Bookcase, 36in, Adjustable Bookshelf, 36in, Natural • Amazon Business $199.99 1 $199.99

Materials cost

$199.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$232.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.12

Total project goal

$274.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$274.11

11 Donors

-$135.38

Donations toward project cost

-$117.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.46

match offer

-$135.38

Match offer toward project cost

-$115.07

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.31

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.35

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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