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.
I am currently an eighth grade middle school dean in a high needs area. The majority of the students are English Language Learners and they would benefit from these educational supplies. Many of them are lacking proper social skills and I have found an inspiring way to reinforce positive behavior within the 8th grade. They are fully engaged and motivated throughout their class session because they are trying to acquire points to win T-shirts of my design.
My students work hard and often support their mothers and fathers by running household errands and watching younger siblings. Unfortunately, another thing that my students have in common is that their families are struggling financially. Within my school the majority of the students qualify for the state's free or reduced meal program. Due to the budget cuts schools are facing, teachers in my school are no longer able to personally give each student the resources they desire.
As part of an incentive for our grade, I along with my guidance counselor have created a way to reward good behavior. Students are supplied with a daily conduct sheet that is to be filled out by each of their teachers throughout the day. On the conduct sheet includes information on whether the student arrived to class on time, acted properly during the class session and if they have complete their homework assignments. Each category earns the student a certain amount of points. When they reach the desire number of points they choose a T-shirt of their liking.
Due to the economic hardships that so many schools are facing, I am requesting that the t-shirts needed to create these rewards be funded. I have been personally funding it myself, but since this competition has been such an overwhelming success the demand for more prizes is increasing weekly. I will continue to donate my personal time toward the creation process, but with your help in supplying these materials my students will be empowered to keep up the good work and achieve socially and academically.
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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