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Mrs. Keplar from Saint Louis, MO is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Power Of Portfolios

My students need 125 legal sized hanging file folders and 5 legal sized file boxes.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Keplar's classroom raised $342

This project is fully funded

Student portfolios are a necessary classroom tool to get students looking at the progression of their work and the skills they acquire throughout the school year. I teach 125 7th grade students in the area of Language Arts. Our school is located in an extremely high-need community. 95% of the students attending our school receive free lunch.

As a language arts teacher, I recognize that student portfolios are powerful. They provide documentation for communication with parents, administrators and other teachers. Portfolios teach students to reflect and revise their work and become more aware of their learning process. The hanging file folders and storage boxes to organize them are an expense I cannot afford to supply personally and I am looking for assistance to bring the power of portfolios to my classroom.

In order for my students to create portfolios, we need a legal sized hanging file folder for each student and the containers to hold the folders. Research in the education field shows that the process of creating portfolios and monitoring what goes into those portfolios is a meaningful process for students. Portfolios are a best practice for classrooms at the middle school level and are good for both students and teachers to reflect on the learning process throughout the year.

Your help will ensure that my students experience the process of building meaningful portfolios that showcase their talents.

Mrs. Keplar Langston Middle School Grades 6-8

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

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LETTER/LEGAL FILE TOTE - SIMPLIFILE -- Eldon File Tote • Quill $22.04 5 $110.20
READY-TAB HANGING FILE FOLDER, LEGAL SIZE -- Pendaflex Ready Tab Hanging File Folders; Legal, 1/5-Cut, Assorted Colors • Quill $24.74 5 $123.70

Materials cost

$233.90

Vendor shipping charges

$23.39

Sales tax

$9.89

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$279.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.40

Total project goal

$341.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$341.09

4 Donors

-$170.55

Donations toward project cost

-$139.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.70

match offer

-$170.54

Match offer toward project cost

-$139.84

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.70

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$0.00

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