{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"A.L. Stanback Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":21.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":371767,"projectId":9744035,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom project! Your support made it possible for us to add tactile and sensory rewards—such as stress balls, slime, and squishy fidgets—to our positive behavior reinforcement program.\r\n\r\nThese items are already making a difference. Students are more engaged, motivated, and excited to earn rewards that help them stay focused and calm. The sensory tools have become a wonderful way to celebrate positive choices while also supporting self-regulation and emotional growth.\r\n\r\nYour kindness and investment in our students show them that their efforts matter and that people believe in their success. We are truly grateful for your contribution and the positive impact it's having in our classroom community.\r\n\r\nWe are very appreciative of your support.","fullyFundedDate":1758887894560,"projectUrl":"project/positive-behavior-incentive-program-se/9744035/","projectTitle":"Positive Behavior Incentive Program - Sensory Rewards","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mabry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp371767_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1544466847874","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kristiemabry"},{"teacherId":9899802,"projectId":9196582,"letterContent":"I want to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for your generous support of the Social Navigator project. Because of your kindness and belief in our mission, the kids involved have received essential items that have made a meaningful difference in their daily lives. Thanks to your contributions. These resources have not only helped them navigate their social and educational environments more confidently but have also brought joy and hope to their school day. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for investing in our vision and making a real impact on these children's futures. We look forward to continuing this journey with your support and sharing more stories of hope and success.","fullyFundedDate":1752862923696,"projectUrl":"project/the-social-navigator/9196582/","projectTitle":"The Social Navigator","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Goras","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9899802"},{"teacherId":371767,"projectId":9416912,"letterContent":"We are writing to express our heartfelt gratitude for your wonderful contribution \r\ntoward purchasing student planners for our school. Your generosity has made a \r\nmeaningful difference in the lives of our students, and we wanted you to know \r\nthe impact of your kindness.\r\n\r\nStudent planners are far more than simple organizational tools at our school—\r\nthey are foundational instruments in developing the life skills our students \r\nneed to succeed. Through your donation, you have helped us provide every student at \r\nour school with their own planner, which they use daily to record homework assignments, \r\ntrack important deadlines, and manage their academic responsibilities.\r\n\r\nThe organizational skills our students develop through consistent planner use \r\nextend well beyond the classroom walls. By learning to manage their time, prioritize tasks,\r\nand track their progress, students build habits that will serve them throughout high school, \r\ncollege, and their future careers. These essential skills often make the difference between \r\nacademic struggle and academic success, particularly as students transition to more \r\ndemanding coursework.\r\n\r\nYour investment in our students' organizational development is truly invaluable. \r\nEvery time a student opens their planner to check an assignment or plan their week, \r\nthey are practicing skills that will help them become more independent, responsible, \r\nand successful learners. You have given them tools not just for today's homework, \r\nbut for a lifetime of achievement.\r\n\r\nWe are deeply grateful for your belief in our students and your support of their \r\neducational journey. \r\nPartners like you make it possible for us to provide the resources and support our \r\nstudents need to reach their full potential.","fullyFundedDate":1750781597264,"projectUrl":"project/the-power-of-planning-funding-planners/9416912/","projectTitle":"The Power of Planning: Funding Planners for Focused Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mabry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp371767_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1544466847874","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kristiemabry"},{"teacherId":371767,"projectId":9406782,"letterContent":"We are writing to express our heartfelt gratitude for your wonderful contribution \r\ntoward purchasing student planners for our school. Your generosity has made a \r\nmeaningful difference in the lives of our students, and we wanted you to know \r\nthe impact of your kindness.\r\n\r\nStudent planners are far more than simple organizational tools at our school—\r\nthey are foundational instruments in developing the life skills our students \r\nneed to succeed. Through your donation, you have helped us provide every student at \r\nour school with their own planner, which they use daily to record homework assignments, \r\ntrack important deadlines, and manage their academic responsibilities.\r\n\r\nThe organizational skills our students develop through consistent planner use \r\nextend well beyond the classroom walls. By learning to manage their time, prioritize tasks,\r\nand track their progress, students build habits that will serve them throughout high school, \r\ncollege, and their future careers. These essential skills often make the difference between \r\nacademic struggle and academic success, particularly as students transition to more \r\ndemanding coursework.\r\n\r\nYour investment in our students' organizational development is truly invaluable. \r\nEvery time a student opens their planner to check an assignment or plan their week, \r\nthey are practicing skills that will help them become more independent, responsible, \r\nand successful learners. You have given them tools not just for today's homework, \r\nbut for a lifetime of achievement.\r\n\r\nWe are deeply grateful for your belief in our students and your support of their \r\neducational journey. \r\nPartners like you make it possible for us to provide the resources and support our \r\nstudents need to reach their full potential.","fullyFundedDate":1750085802714,"projectUrl":"project/the-power-of-planning-building-academic/9406782/","projectTitle":"The Power of Planning: Building Academic Habits for Life","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mabry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp371767_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1544466847874","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kristiemabry"},{"teacherId":9813010,"projectId":8897655,"letterContent":"We had a fantastic time in our classroom and during a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) night. Students, visitors and parents got to experience and learn about physics. \r\nEveryone looked confused at first when they saw old film canisters, Alka-Seltzer tablets and construction paper. When I explained the idea, everyone was hands on and started creating and designing their own rockets.\r\nI decided to put a twist on the activity and we made a friendly competition for air time. We had personnel from our district visiting us and they had fun engaging in the activity. The timers were super helpful to conduct this activity.\r\nWhen we got back to the classroom we followed up with questions, observations and even scenarios of how to make the rocket fly longer and higher. For example: less mass, more water, break up the Alka-Seltzer tablet, wings, etc.\r\nOne student mimicked seeds from maple trees on her design and the rocket was spinning around when as it came down.\r\nOverall, students, staff and the general public benefited from this project!","fullyFundedDate":1733267265364,"projectUrl":"project/blast-off/8897655/","projectTitle":"Blast Off!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Hidalgo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9813010"},{"teacherId":371767,"projectId":9126829,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your purchase of a class set of the Lego BricQ Motion and forces kits. My students had the best time exploring with them. The kits build numerous things, so each group was able to build what interested them most. Some groups built a snow ski slope, some built a monkey bar man and one group built a car with a sail. The students worked very well in teams, collaborated without any arguing and had high time-on-task. They were so excited when the final build actually worked and moved. This kits will be used in class and for our summer enrichment STEM camp. We look forward to all the fun and engagement ahead and are so grateful for your generous donations. These kits will brings smiles for many years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1740419267161,"projectUrl":"project/visualizing-motion-forces-with-lego-br/9126829/","projectTitle":"Visualizing Motion & Forces with Lego BricQ's Kits (PART 2)","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mabry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp371767_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1544466847874","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kristiemabry"},{"teacherId":371767,"projectId":9116712,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your purchase of a class set of the Lego BricQ Motion and forces kits. My students had the best time exploring with them. The kits build numerous things, so each group was able to build what interested them most. Some groups built a snow ski slope, some built a monkey bar man and one group built a car with a sail. The students worked very well in teams, collaborated without any arguing and had high time-on-task. They were so excited when the final build actually worked and moved. This kits will be used in class and for our summer enrichment STEM camp. We look forward to all the fun and engagement ahead and are so grateful for your generous donations. These kits will brings smiles for many years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1740239834107,"projectUrl":"project/visualizing-motion-forces-with-lego-br/9116712/","projectTitle":"Visualizing Motion & Forces with Lego BricQ's Hands-On Kits","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mabry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp371767_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1544466847874","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kristiemabry"},{"teacherId":9899802,"projectId":9066458,"letterContent":"Thank You so much for the great new things added to our classroom. We incorporate sensory bins into our work stations to make learning more fun and engaging. For example, we use bins to reinforce matching, sorting, identifying colors, shapes, numbers, and letters. We also use it for fine Motor Skill Development Activities like digging, sorting, and manipulating objects in the bins help students develop their fine motor skills. The sensory mats my kids will go in the corner and feel the sensory mats when they need a break or a time out from what happening in the classroom. My kids were filled with excitement and curiosity. They wanted to open everything at once and dig right in. Moving forward with a classroom lesson or project in a sensory environment, I am considering incorporating sensory breaks, providing quiet spaces for self-regulation, and using visual aids to support understanding, while also adjusting the physical environment to minimize distractions and maximize comfort for my students to best organize their sensory inputs!","fullyFundedDate":1740580542841,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-sensory-friendly-learning-env/9066458/","projectTitle":"Creating a Sensory-Friendly Learning Environment for Enhanced Engagement","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Goras","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9899802"},{"teacherId":9346209,"projectId":9001381,"letterContent":"I want to thank you all for your generous and thoughtful donations to our classroom this school year.\r\nThe rug that we recieved in our classroom has been great for giving our student a center that is comfortable for \"floortime\". We have also established centers for reading and for puzzles, etc. \r\nThe various bins have been nice for seperating turned in work for the various grade levels and my female students are particularly impressed with the colors.\r\nFinally, the heavy weighted stuffed animals have been good for several students. We have a lot of sensory needs and I am working on helping my students learn some appropriate and safe boundaries with bodies by redirecting them to these when they are needing hugs, etc.\r\nWe are a group in middle school, so this becomes important at this age.\r\nWhen my students first saw some of the things we got for the new space, they expressed curiousity as I am new to the class, so all of what I am putting in place is a little different.","fullyFundedDate":1735959224126,"projectUrl":"project/organizing-to-meet-goals/9001381/","projectTitle":"Organizing to Meet Goals","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Scarboro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9346209_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1734648152913","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9346209"},{"teacherId":9803262,"projectId":8876034,"letterContent":"Students need to know that art can alter theirs and others world. Especially in our contemporary environment, art can be an avenue to facilitate change. Print mediums still have the ability to reflect personalities and opinions, at times on very large scales. \r\nThis specific medium allows the students to \"play\" or experiment freely while still applying a knowledge of fundamental art concepts such as the Elements of Art, medium control and idea development. It is very versatile and allows many different students to also reflect their own cultures and personalities.\r\nSimply put, by accessing these art materials, the students in question can be empowered to understand how personal reflection/representation can turn their enviromwnts into spaces where they can be not only heard but also respected.","fullyFundedDate":1733187981678,"projectUrl":"project/gelli-printing-for-expression-and-cross/8876034/","projectTitle":"Gelli Printing for Expression and Cross Curricular Connection","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Barnhouse","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9803262_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x492,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1728862319148","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9803262"},{"teacherId":5002360,"projectId":8889507,"letterContent":"On behalf of our school community, I am writing to express our heartfelt gratitude for your generous support of our \"Take What You Need\" cart for the school library. Your contributions have made an incredible difference in the lives of our middle school students, and we are so thankful for your kindness and commitment to their well-being.\r\n\r\nThe \"Take What You Need\" cart is stocked with a variety of essential hygiene items, such as deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, sanitary products, soap, and other personal care necessities. Thanks to your donations, these items are readily available to students who might otherwise face challenges accessing them. The cart has quickly become a trusted and vital resource, ensuring that every child can feel confident, cared for, and ready to succeed. Your generosity has not only met a practical need but has also fostered a sense of dignity and belonging for our students. By providing these resources, you are helping to create a school environment where every child feels valued and empowered to focus on their education and personal growth.\r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you for making this project possible. Your willingness to invest in our students' well-being is inspiring, and we are so fortunate to have your support. Together, we are making a tangible difference in their lives, one item at a time.","fullyFundedDate":1729531578643,"projectUrl":"project/als-library-hygiene-station/8889507/","projectTitle":"ALS Library Hygiene Station","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5002360_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634736952388","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5002360"},{"teacherId":371767,"projectId":8840830,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating towards my project. We have enjoyed using ALL of the resources you provided. \r\n\r\nStudents were super excited to interact with the plush organs and models as we introduced our human body systems unit. I was able to order an interactive heart and skull that featured related organs and tissues. This really helped them to visualize how the human body organs are interdependent.\r\n\r\nWe used the microscope slides to wrap up our cell unit and it was full of excitement. The slides were very detailed and interesting and opened the door to many more exciting questions and observations. Students really loved using the microscopes and we are grateful for your providing new and interesting ways for them to interact with science and microscopy.\r\n\r\nSome of the items were out of stock so I was able to order wikki stix that we used for numerous STEAM and review activities. This was a great addition to my classroom instruction and the students really enjoyed using them for the first time. My STEAM enrichment group made paper dolls, interactive characters and engaged in 3-D model challenges. My science class used them for vocabulary review and to construct a 3-D cell model. We are appreciative and grateful for the opportunity to make science more engaging and interactive.","fullyFundedDate":1729254000646,"projectUrl":"project/visualizing-cells-tissues-organs-and-o/8840830/","projectTitle":"Visualizing cells, tissues, organs and organ systems!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mabry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp371767_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1544466847874","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kristiemabry"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_3176","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":648,"numTeachers":49,"percentFrplEligible":58,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":9,"percentWhite":39,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":42,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"13.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":78.9,"schoolId":3176,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about A.L. 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