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Ms. Connett from Glendale, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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TOON Books + Kids Makes Reading Fun!!

Help me give my students TOON Books Collection and a Guide to Comics for first grade.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Connett's classroom raised $563

This project is fully funded

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My Students

I am a first grade teacher in a Title I school where most of the students are on the free and reduced meal program. It is unfortunate that Arizona does not recognize education as something that is worth investing in. In fact, Arizona remains the 49th in the nation for teacher pay. That equates to about $13,000 less in salary than the other states. In addition, Arizona eduatioon is at the bottom, receiving a D+ for school funding.

As many teachers do, we spend much of our money on school supplies, teaching materials, books, and even snacks for students that are less fortunate.

We have a Christmas angels on our tree every year and the number one request are books. With their new -found love for reading, it's not surprising that these kids get excited when they get new books.

Having books at home and an adult or sibling to read to them is not possible for many of the students. We have a library so kids can take books home, but without support at home, their reading skills do not usually improve as they should.

My Project

I am a first-grade teacher in a Title I school where most of the students on on the free and reduced meal program. It is unfortunate that Arizona does not recognize education as something that is worth investing in. In fact, Arizona remains 49th in the nation for teacher pay. That equates to about $13,000 less than the other states. In addition, Arizona education is at the bottom for school funding, receiving a D+.

As many of the teachers do here, we spend much of our money on school supplies, teaching materials, books and even snacks for the kids that are less fortunate.

A common item asked for every Christmas, on our angel tree, is books. With their new-found love for reading, it's not surprising that these kids get excited when we get new books.

Having books at home and an adult or sibling to read to them is not possible for many of the students. We have a library so kids can take a book home, but without help, their reading usually does not improve as it should.

Ms. Connett Heritage Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Prize-Winning TOON Books Collection for Grades K-2 plus Guide to Comics for Every Student! • AKJ Education $412.09 1 $412.09

Materials cost

$412.09

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$477.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.31

Total project goal

$562.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $562.04

6 Donors

-$276.60

Donations toward project cost

-$242.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.99

match offer

-$276.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$235.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.49

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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