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Mrs. Sandoval from Los Angeles, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Teaching Financial Literacy to Teenagers

My students need a projector and 25 copies of the supplemental text on money management for their financial literacy, introduction to business, and economics courses.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Sandoval's classroom raised $1,126

This project is fully funded

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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

Everyday we strive to make our curriculum relevant for our students. In our financial literacy and economics curriculum, we do this by creating a curriculum focused on real life concepts such as creating a small business, writing a business plan, and making smart money management decisions.

Our students range in age from 16 to 21 years old who have left the traditional high school because of their lack of academic progress.

The school is located in the center of Los Angeles and the majority of our students are identified as "high poverty" students. All of our students are "at-risk" because of their credit deficiencies as many of our students arrive at our school at least 1 grade level behind. Within a semester, students who were previously viewed as failures and "written off" are not only passing their 5 core classes, but also earning additional credits. This year we had 47 students graduate who probably would not have graduated otherwise. This is because of the real world applications based curriculum we offer students. Making the curriculum relevant encourages students to participate and progress and as they succeed, they rebuild their self-confidence to realize that they are creative, innovative, and part of today's solution to tomorrow's problems.

My Project

Our curriculum focuses heavily on real world applications. With the transition to the Common Core, this is incredibly important for our students. As part of our electives and economics programs, we offer courses in financial literacy and business in order to teach students about important skills they will need for the rest of their lives. Our students tend to be the students who did not fit the mold of the traditional high school student. Many have interest in being entrepreneurs but have no idea as to how to begin. In teaching about money management, investing, and economics, we also offer an introduction to business courses where they learn about the process of creating a business and conclude with creating their own hypothetical business. As they go through the courses, students work on their literacy and presentation skills. Students are required to write business plans, create advertising campaigns, and make presentations throughout the process to a variety of audiences.

The materials will be the core materials our students will need daily.

Because they are required to make regular presentations, a projector is essential to doing so. The books will be used as the core text for our financial literacy program and supplement part of our economics and life skills programs. Having these materials will allow our students to learn about avenues they can pursue after graduation, as well as develop necessary skills such as public speaking, team work, and dedication.

Mrs. Sandoval Harris Newmark Continuation High School Grades 9-12

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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
Epson EX5220 Wireless XGA 3LCD Projector, 3000 color lumens, 3000 while lumens (V11H551020) • Amazon $499.99 1 $499.99
Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School?: 99 Personal Money Management Principles to Live By • Amazon $13.49 25 $337.25

Materials cost

$837.24

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $76.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$956.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$168.78

Total project goal

$1,125.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,125.19

5 Donors

-$409.00

Donations toward project cost

-$409.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$644.01

Match offers toward project cost

-$547.41

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$96.60

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$72.18

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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