{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Trenton Ninth Grade Academy","outOfStateSupporters":69.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9790107,"projectId":10121388,"letterContent":"Thank you! Your support of our track team, our classroom, and our year-long learning initiatives are so appreciated. My students are so grateful to Donorschoose and the Donorschoose community for your continued support of our school. The impacts of these kind of important projects, especially for kids with high needs, are tremendous in our community! I am go grateful for your support as we are now underway into the fall semester and are already planning for winter and spring sports.\r\n\r\nWe are really looking forward to continuing this school year in the most positive way possible. Our students and staff experienced a difficult school year last year due to teacher shortages and learning loss from the pandemic. Creating a classroom environment that is positive, supportive, respectful, and engaging is tantamount to a successful fall. We couldn't do it without the support of the Donorschoose community.\r\n\r\nPlease consider our class for the future. Right now we are requesting a few very important things for our classroom. The most important project we are posting is for additional hygiene items for our track students to use during and after our meets. Our other important projects are for some basic needs for our new year. Our future project requests include items for track, to support our school events (especially our upcoming school carnival), and more!","fullyFundedDate":1772688469654,"projectUrl":"project/shin-splints-for-track-stars/10121388/","projectTitle":"Shin Splints for Track Stars","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Fox","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9790107_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740610575006","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9790107"},{"teacherId":9790107,"projectId":10109416,"letterContent":"Thank you! Your support of our track team, our classroom, and our year-long learning initiatives are so appreciated. My students are so grateful to Donorschoose and the Donorschoose community for your continued support of our school. The impacts of these kind of important projects, especially for kids with high needs, are tremendous in our community! I am go grateful for your support as we are now underway into the fall semester and are already planning for winter and spring sports.\r\n\r\nWe are really looking forward to continuing this school year in the most positive way possible. Our students and staff experienced a difficult school year last year due to teacher shortages and learning loss from the pandemic. Creating a classroom environment that is positive, supportive, respectful, and engaging is tantamount to a successful fall. We couldn't do it without the support of the Donorschoose community.\r\n\r\nPlease consider our class for the future. Right now we are requesting a few very important things for our classroom. The most important project we are posting is for additional hygiene items for our track students to use during and after our meets. Our other important projects are for some basic needs for our new year. Our future project requests include items for track, to support our school events (especially our upcoming school carnival), and more!","fullyFundedDate":1772137549219,"projectUrl":"project/throwing-shade/10109416/","projectTitle":"Throwing Shade","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Fox","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9790107_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740610575006","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9790107"},{"teacherId":9817901,"projectId":10021425,"letterContent":"Thank you so so very much for helping me with this project. This year, we are dedicated to creating a safe community space where our students and their families can come when in need of basic needs like clothes, food, or hygiene items. We are planning tons of events for our students and the community to create a supportive and uplifting environment that captures the community. We anticipate that all of our events will be an extreme success. We have nearly 1,000 students, the majority of whom are in need of our support. We are only able to put on these events thanks to you!\r\n\r\nWe are really looking forward to continuing this school year in the most positive way possible. Our students and staff experienced a difficult school year last year due to teacher shortages and learning loss from the pandemic. Creating a climate and culture environment that is positive, supportive, respectful, and engaging is tantamount to a successful year. We couldn't do it without the support of the Donorschoose community.\r\n\r\nPlease consider us for the future. We are working hard to obtain items for our clothes drive, Brotherhood Boys Group, our upcoming annual Carnival event, and our school store and coffee cart at this time. Any support toward our upcoming school year would be greatly appreciated. We are currently working on the uniform drive and many teachers and staff are requesting items for this clothing drive. Also, at the moment, our biggest need is hygiene items for the Brotherhood to distribute to kids in need. Right now we are setting up requests for more health and hygiene products, such as toothbrushes and sanitizers, plus warmth, care, and hunger products like clothing. Our future project requests include items to meet the basic needs of the children in our school. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1768611754093,"projectUrl":"project/dressed-up-for-dinner-with-dudes/10021425/","projectTitle":"Dressed Up for Dinner with Dudes","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. C. Pollard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9817901_orig.png?crop=986,986,x983,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1730130328583","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9817901"},{"teacherId":2724157,"projectId":9943602,"letterContent":"We thank you for supporting our class project. We appreciate your support! The students have been using tumbler composters and now will learn another way to compost. \r\n\r\nThe students were very excited to receive the materials and get started! I was nicely surprised that they held the worms and like the way they coiled in their hands! I did think they would be more hesitant.\r\n\r\nWe compost scraps from our homes and invite the staff to bring in vegetable scraps as well. We also utilize vegetable scraps from our cafeteria which teaches the whole school how and why to compost. Many of the general ed students now talk with our class about the composting, which is nice for our autistic class to be asked questions.\r\n\r\nThank you for contributing to our class success!","fullyFundedDate":1772551620760,"projectUrl":"project/composting-with-critters/9943602/","projectTitle":"Composting with Critters","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pekata","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2724157"},{"teacherId":2724157,"projectId":10134459,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project! The students in our school enjoy looking at the wider variety of birds who come to our bird feeders on campus. We get many more types than we ever did before and some teachers take pictures!\r\n\r\nOur students are seen filling the bird feeders and in the hallways, some general ed students have thanked our class for maintaining the feeders. My students have been asked about the suet and it is gratifying to hear them talk confidently to students who do not usually interact with the special education classes.\r\n\r\nBeing a good steward is an important life skill. My class enjoys maintaining our corner of this busy world! Thank you again for contributing to this success!","fullyFundedDate":1773163377372,"projectUrl":"project/bird-seed-for-biodiversity/10134459/","projectTitle":"Bird Seed for Biodiversity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pekata","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2724157"},{"teacherId":7842757,"projectId":10082956,"letterContent":"Thank you! Your support of our students and our events is so appreciated. My students are so grateful to be able to give back during this event using the materials that were provided in this project. The impacts of these kinds of projects, especially for kids with high needs, are tremendous in our community! I am go grateful for your support as we are now underway into the spring semester and are already planning for programming for our outdoor classroom, indoor garden, and Life Skills students throughout the year.\r\n\r\nWe are really looking forward to continuing this school year in the most positive way possible. Our students and staff experienced a difficult school year last year due to teacher shortages and learning loss from the pandemic. Creating a classroom environment that is positive, supportive, respectful, and engaging is tantamount to a successful fall. We couldn't do it without the support of the Donorschoose community.\r\n\r\nPlease consider our class for the future. Right now we are requesting a few very important things for our classroom. The most important project posted is for an additional indoor classroom hydroponic garden - now that we have partnered with our autistic Life Skills students, these projects support their daily routines. We are also seeking materials for PBL projects that we have upcoming and for our outdoor classroom. Our future project requests include items like printers and technology for our Social Media and Broadcasting club, larger hydroponic gardens, mindfulness items, books, and basic needs. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1771710727584,"projectUrl":"project/students-lead-spring-events-3/10082956/","projectTitle":"Students Lead Spring Events - 3","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Flora","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7842757_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y181&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1620137338606","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-flora"},{"teacherId":7842757,"projectId":10082943,"letterContent":"Thank you! Your support of our students and our building events is so appreciated. My students are so grateful to be able to give back during these events using the materials that were provided in this project. The impacts of these kinds of projects, especially for kids with high needs, are tremendous in our community! I am go grateful for your support as we are now underway into the spring semester and are already planning for programming for our outdoor classroom, indoor garden, and Life Skills students throughout the year.\r\n\r\nWe are really looking forward to continuing this school year in the most positive way possible. Our students and staff experienced a difficult school year last year due to teacher shortages and learning loss from the pandemic. Creating a classroom environment that is positive, supportive, respectful, and engaging is tantamount to a successful fall. We couldn't do it without the support of the Donorschoose community.\r\n\r\nPlease consider our class for the future. Right now we are requesting a few very important things for our classroom. The most important project posted is for an additional indoor classroom hydroponic garden - now that we have partnered with our autistic Life Skills students, these projects support their daily routines. We are also seeking materials for PBL projects that we have upcoming and for our outdoor classroom. Our future project requests include items like printers and technology for our Social Media and Broadcasting club, larger hydroponic gardens, mindfulness items, books, and basic needs. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1771204630313,"projectUrl":"project/students-lead-spring-events-2/10082943/","projectTitle":"Students Lead Spring Events - 2","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Flora","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7842757_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y181&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1620137338606","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-flora"},{"teacherId":7842757,"projectId":10082679,"letterContent":"Thank you! Your support of our students and our Valentine's day event is so appreciated. My students are so grateful to be able to give back during this event using the materials that were provided in this project. The impacts of these kinds of projects, especially for kids with high needs, are tremendous in our community! I am go grateful for your support as we are now underway into the spring semester and are already planning for programming for our outdoor classroom, indoor garden, and Life Skills students throughout the year.\r\n\r\nWe are really looking forward to continuing this school year in the most positive way possible. Our students and staff experienced a difficult school year last year due to teacher shortages and learning loss from the pandemic. Creating a classroom environment that is positive, supportive, respectful, and engaging is tantamount to a successful fall. We couldn't do it without the support of the Donorschoose community.\r\n\r\nPlease consider our class for the future. Right now we are requesting a few very important things for our classroom. The most important project posted is for an additional indoor classroom hydroponic garden - now that we have partnered with our autistic Life Skills students, these projects support their daily routines. We are also seeking materials for PBL projects that we have upcoming and for our outdoor classroom. Our future project requests include items like printers and technology for our Social Media and Broadcasting club, larger hydroponic gardens, mindfulness items, books, and basic needs. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1770837007034,"projectUrl":"project/decorating-the-valentines-day-sweethear/10082679/","projectTitle":"Decorating the Valentine's Day Sweetheart Soiree","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Flora","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7842757_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y181&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1620137338606","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-flora"},{"teacherId":10355326,"projectId":9907250,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting the bilingual students in our World History class. Your support of these students makes a huge difference, especially in our current climate. My students are so grateful to be able to participate in exciting projects, events, and activities. The items in this project made a huge difference for my kids. The impacts of these kinds of projects, especially for kids with high needs, are tremendous in our community! I am go grateful for your support as we are enjoying this school year and planning many activities.\r\n\r\nWe are really looking forward to continuing this school year in the most positive way possible. Our students and staff experienced a difficult school year last year due to teacher shortages and learning loss from the pandemic. Creating a classroom environment that is positive, supportive, respectful, and engaging is tantamount to a successful fall. We couldn't do it without the support of the Donorschoose community.\r\n\r\nPlease consider our class for the future. Right now we are requesting a few very important things for our classroom. The most important project posted is for a set of Latin American representation flags to hang around our community room. We are also seeking materials to help us make the community room and comfortable learning space. Our future project requests include items like printers and technology, hygiene supplies, mindfulness items, books, and basic needs. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1772389334927,"projectUrl":"project/charged-up-for-learning/9907250/","projectTitle":"Charged Up for Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Finan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10355326"},{"teacherId":10355326,"projectId":10068587,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting the bilingual students in our World History class. Your support of these students makes a huge difference, especially in our current climate. My students are so grateful to be able to participate in exciting projects, events, and activities. The items in this project made a huge difference for my kids. The impacts of these kinds of projects, especially for kids with high needs, are tremendous in our community! I am go grateful for your support as we are enjoying this school year and planning many activities.\r\n\r\nWe are really looking forward to continuing this school year in the most positive way possible. Our students and staff experienced a difficult school year last year due to teacher shortages and learning loss from the pandemic. Creating a classroom environment that is positive, supportive, respectful, and engaging is tantamount to a successful fall. We couldn't do it without the support of the Donorschoose community.\r\n\r\nPlease consider our class for the future. Right now we are requesting a few very important things for our classroom. The most important project posted is for a set of Latin American representation flags to hang around our community room. We are also seeking materials to help us make the community room and comfortable learning space. Our future project requests include items like printers and technology, hygiene supplies, mindfulness items, books, and basic needs. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1769971120166,"projectUrl":"project/coat-drive-for-students-in-need/10068587/","projectTitle":"Coat Drive for Students in Need","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Finan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10355326"},{"teacherId":10397653,"projectId":10068050,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our project, \"From Our Classroom to Community: Snack Bags Supporting Families.\" Your generosity is helping our students do more than simply recognize their own needs—it is helping them learn the importance of kindness, empathy, and understanding the needs of others.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, our students are able to participate in a meaningful experience that connects learning with real-world compassion. By helping prepare snack bags for families in our community, they are discovering the power of giving and the difference that small acts of care can make in someone's day.\r\n\r\nThis project is not only providing helpful resources for families, but it is also shaping our students into thoughtful and caring members of the community. Your contribution is a powerful reminder to them that people they may never meet still believe in their ability to make a positive impact.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of our entire classroom, thank you for helping us turn a lesson in kindness into real support for families in need.","fullyFundedDate":1770826971476,"projectUrl":"project/from-our-classroom-to-community-snack-b/10068050/","projectTitle":"From Our Classroom to Community: Snack Bags Supporting Families","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. M. Barr","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10397653_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767820877678","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10397653"},{"teacherId":7721222,"projectId":10031849,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of our classroom. Because of your kindness, my students now have access to cups of noodles, tuna kits, chicken salad kits, Rice-A-Roni cups, and mac and cheese cups. These simple items make a much bigger difference than you might imagine.\r\n\r\nMany of my students come to school hungry or without consistent access to food during the day. Thanks to you, they now have quick and easy options they can prepare and eat when they need them. Having these items available helps ensure that students can focus on learning rather than worrying about being hungry.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and support.","fullyFundedDate":1768921874459,"projectUrl":"project/fighting-hunger-food-support-for-studen/10031849/","projectTitle":"Fighting Hunger: Food Support for Student Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Savage","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7721222_orig.jpg?crop=2130,2130,x320,y890&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750422575600","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7721222"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_109566","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":837,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":55,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":32,"percentWhite":1,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":65,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 9","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":30.6,"schoolId":109566,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Trenton Ninth Grade Academy on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Trenton Ninth Grade Academy","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-jersey/trenton-public-schools/9th-grade-academy/109566"}