{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Jesus Jesse Vela Junior Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":34.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9007947,"projectId":9322763,"letterContent":"On behalf of the 8th grade team and students at Jesus \"Jesse\" Vela Middle School, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation of a colored printer and laminating sheets. Your contribution played an essential role in helping our students successfully complete their Free Enterprise Project.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, our students were able to design, print, and laminate high-quality materials that brought their business ideas to life. The ability to produce professional-looking advertisements, product labels, and marketing displays truly enriched their learning experience and motivated them to take pride in their work.\r\n\r\nYour generosity not only provided much-needed resources, but also demonstrated to our students the value of community support and the importance of investing in education. For many, this project was their first opportunity to see their ideas transformed into tangible, real-world products—and that would not have been possible without you.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for your kindness and for supporting the success of our students. We deeply appreciate your commitment to their education and growth.\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\n\r\nSan Juana Portales \r\n8th grade SS Teacher \r\nJesus \"Jesse\" Vela Middle School\r\nPSJA ISD","fullyFundedDate":1755521864471,"projectUrl":"project/building-future-entrepreneurs-with-a-pri/9322763/","projectTitle":"Building Future Entrepreneurs with a Print Rich Environment","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Portales","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9007947"},{"teacherId":9360725,"projectId":9087409,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations and support, my art class looks ten times better due to the light and clock that you all helped donate. My students love the new ambience in the room! We have used all of the materials you all have kindly donated, and are putting them to good use. The pencils you all have helped donate have all been used already, students now a days do not bring a pencil to class and having a lot of pencils was a big relief for me and my art students. The printer is a huge huge help! I use it daily for everything from worksheets to printing pictures of my athletes for decoration. Thank you so much for your helps and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your help and support!","fullyFundedDate":1746786189912,"projectUrl":"project/art-room-ambience-and-materials/9087409/","projectTitle":"Art Room Ambience and Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sanchez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9360725_orig.jpg?crop=716,716,x277,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1705510259139","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9360725"},{"teacherId":9696371,"projectId":9520214,"letterContent":"On behalf of our students and our program, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks for your generous contributions. Your gifts of pencils, pencil dispensers, markers, pens, and the tool box have already made a meaningful difference in our daily work.\r\n\r\nThe writing tools you provided ensure that our students are fully equipped during rehearsals—able to mark music, take notes, and stay organized without hesitation. These simple items truly help create a more focused and effective learning environment.\r\n\r\nWe are equally grateful for the tools you donated for maintaining and improving our band hall. Your support helps us keep our space safe, functional, and welcoming for every student who walks through our doors.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our program and for believing in the importance of music education. Your generosity strengthens our community and helps our students grow both as musicians and as people.","fullyFundedDate":1760693748065,"projectUrl":"project/writing-utensils-and-tools-for-2025-2026/9520214/","projectTitle":"Writing Utensils and Tools for 2025-2026 School Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Villanueva","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9696371_orig.jpg?crop=954,954,x0,y28&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1733285140087","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9696371"},{"teacherId":10031442,"projectId":9342925,"letterContent":"My heart is grateful and mind is thankful toward your funding Vela MS Choir's rhythm project. \r\n\r\nThis project has increased our students' awareness of rhythm in ways that affect their gross and fine motor skills, apply directly to their music literacy, and their timing larger ensembles. \r\n\r\nThe Boomwhackers are exciting to use because they are a colorful and highly kinesthetic method of recreating music using a diatonic scale. In particular, these tools have been extremely successful with special education students, who learn their skills best with varied modalities like movement-based activities. \r\n\r\nYour choice to assist us with this need has been a true blessing and I am in your debt.","fullyFundedDate":1747147245953,"projectUrl":"project/impact-with-a-boom-whacker/9342925/","projectTitle":"Impact with a Boom Whacker","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tijerina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10031442"},{"teacherId":9696371,"projectId":9385801,"letterContent":"The donations we received, the whiteboards, markers, erasers, plastic trumpet, and plastic trombone, have been extremely useful in the classroom. The whiteboards and markers have made it much easier to teach music theory in a simple and clear way. Students are able to see concepts written out in real time, and they also get involved by coming up to write notes, rhythms, or musical symbols themselves. Being able to quickly erase and make changes keeps the learning process flexible and interactive.\r\n\r\nThe plastic trumpet and trombone have been a fun and effective way to introduce students to brass instruments. They allow students to get hands-on experience without the worry of damaging real instruments. This makes them perfect for beginners and helps build confidence. They've also been a great visual aid when explaining how brass instruments work, especially when teaching things like airflow, pitch, and embouchure.\r\n\r\nOverall, these items have made a big difference. They've helped create a more engaging, hands-on learning environment and offered students a new, accessible way to understand and enjoy music.","fullyFundedDate":1752586534608,"projectUrl":"project/better-learning-environment-for-our-stud/9385801/","projectTitle":"Better Learning Environment for Our Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Villanueva","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9696371_orig.jpg?crop=954,954,x0,y28&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1733285140087","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9696371"},{"teacherId":6480260,"projectId":8916261,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity! Your support has allowed my students to approach algebra in a whole new way.\r\n\r\nThe resources from Teachers Pay Teachers have been incredibly valuable. They provide diverse learning methods that make algebra more engaging and easier to understand. The hands-on materials also let students interact with the content in a fun and meaningful way.\r\n\r\nThe Kagan Algebra Book Activities have been a huge success! These activities encourage students to work together, making algebra feel more like a team effort than a challenge.\r\n\r\nThanks to your support, students who once struggled are now doing much better. We've even doubled the number of students who mastered benchmark 1 when we assessed benchmark 2, showing just how much their confidence and engagement have grown.\r\n\r\nI'm truly grateful for your support. It's making a significant impact on my students' education and their love for learning!","fullyFundedDate":1731551728971,"projectUrl":"project/algebra-adventures-engaging-minds-throu/8916261/","projectTitle":"Algebra Adventures: Engaging Minds Through Hands-On Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lopez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6480260_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1730660566760","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lopezmath"},{"teacherId":9360725,"projectId":8145497,"letterContent":"You helped me so much with materials that I needed for the classroom. My students struggle everyday to bring pencils to class. With the big box of pencils that was donated we used all of them with in months of getting them. My students are very into technology and with the multi outlet was you donated, we do not struggle anymore with finding plug ports for laptop chargers or ipads. We recently also installed a smartboard in my room, but we struggle with the sound output from the speakers, with your kind donation of speakers we are happily hearing clearly all of the educational art videos that the world has to offer. All of my classes were very pleased with the donations, and we want to thank you so much for your donation to my art classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1712084742369,"projectUrl":"project/art-projects/8145497/","projectTitle":"Art Projects","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sanchez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9360725_orig.jpg?crop=716,716,x277,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1705510259139","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9360725"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_9369","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":678,"numTeachers":52,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":99,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"13.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":65.6,"schoolId":9369,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Jesus Jesse Vela Junior Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Jesus Jesse Vela Junior Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/texas/pharr-san-juan-alamo-independent-school-district/alamo-middle-school/9369"}