{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Barry Goldwater High School","outOfStateSupporters":33.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9966777,"projectId":9208997,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through this project. Your generosity has made a difference for my students and me.\r\n\r\nThe flexible seating options quickly became a meaningful addition to our classroom. Before receiving the stadium floor seats, students would often choose to sit on the hard classroom floor if they wanted to work together because they knew we were not going to ask another student to move out of their seat. Instead, students would compromise and make it work however they could. Now, students have comfortable stadium seats that allow them to collaborate more naturally throughout class. It has become such a fun and welcoming addition to our classroom environment.\r\n\r\nThe children's books in the math classroom have also been incredibly special. Ninth graders are still children after all, and they genuinely love being read to. Students are so engaged in reading and discussing stories about mathematicians and STEM leaders who remind them of themselves. One day, we even sat in one large circle as a class discussing one of the books together and connecting it to our own experiences and future goals. The conversations were thoughtful, honest, and full of excitement. It honestly felt just like an elementary classroom in the best possible way.\r\n\r\nThe classroom environment has also transformed because of your generosity. It is always such a great compliment when new or returning students walk into the classroom and are immediately in awe of the physical space. In order to create a space for learning, we must first create a place where students feel welcomed, safe, comfortable, and valued.\r\n\r\nAll of these resources may seem like \"just items,\" but in a ninth-grade classroom, they help build a classroom environment that students genuinely look forward to being part of every day. Sometimes, time flies so quickly that students exclaim, \"Wow, it is already time to go?\" as I announce it is time to pack up before the bell rings. No matter how many times students say it, it always pulls at my heartstrings because it means students are genuinely engaged and enjoying learning.\r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting my students and believing in our classroom community. Your kindness and generosity truly mean so much to us.","fullyFundedDate":1746785921423,"projectUrl":"project/stem-classroom-for-freshmen/9208997/","projectTitle":"STEM Classroom for Freshmen","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Reyes- Hernandez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9966777_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742867612385","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/reyes-hernandez"},{"teacherId":2661127,"projectId":10046910,"letterContent":"Your gift of whiteboards to 3 classrooms at our school for Elevate and writing, makes our schoolwork more engaging. Students use multiple modes of learning. We teachers embed cooperative learning structures into our teaching while teaching remedial reading classes. Our Elevate program helps students decode words and our Reciprocal Teaching structures help students to comprehend a text by rereading, reading on, chunking word parts, making predictions, clarifying questions, and summarizing the main idea of a text. By having resources in our classrooms that make learning relaxing, it lowers the affective filter and helps students benefit more from their instruction. Your generosity is appreciated. Teachers are always spending their own money on resources for their classrooms. Your support shows that you value public education and that you are supportive of students who are in a Title One school. Students feel accepted and appreciated when they have tools that help them learn at the correct difficulty level. West Coast Plumbing is continually donating resources to our campus and we are sharing out our gratitude to you in our Blackboard communication newsletters to our parents. Without your assistant, these resources would not be possible. We will always remember West Coast Plumbing!","fullyFundedDate":1774589232112,"projectUrl":"project/write-on-tools-for-young-authors/10046910/","projectTitle":"Write On! Tools for Young Authors","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nguyen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2661127_orig.png?crop=654,654,x0,y26&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1747245442795","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2661127"},{"teacherId":9966777,"projectId":9210465,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my project, \"Engaging Students in Math with Inspiration & Innovation.\" Your donation has helped provide classroom resources that are making Algebra more engaging, collaborative, and accessible for my students. These materials are helping me create a learning environment where students can think deeply, show their work, and feel supported as they build confidence in math.\r\n\r\nThe whiteboards have been especially meaningful because they allow students to make their thinking visible. Students can work through problems, discuss strategies with classmates, and revise their thinking in real time. This has helped create more opportunities for collaboration and mathematical conversation in our classroom.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has helped strengthen the routines and environment of our classroom. These resources will continue to support students beyond a single lesson or unit because they are part of how we learn, practice, discuss, and grow as mathematicians. Thank you for investing in my students and for helping provide tools that make our classroom a more engaging place to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1743449634345,"projectUrl":"project/engaging-students-in-math-with-inspirati/9210465/","projectTitle":"Engaging Students in Math with Inspiration & Innovation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Reyes- Hernandez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9966777_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742867612385","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/reyes-hernandez"},{"teacherId":8362148,"projectId":9939870,"letterContent":"My day was made when during lunch, while it was cold and rainy outside, 3 groups of students were playing games. Two students were playing Guess Who and two other groups were playing Uno (I even helped shuffle). I was so happy to see the students occupied and not staring at their phone screens but bonding with each other!\r\n\r\nUsually rainy days bring a lot of stress as students are cold and packed in the library. Having a larger selection of games encouraged students to participate differently in the library this time. I was so glad to see them entertained and not getting themselves in trouble! I think there will be more days like this to come, even when it isnt raining!","fullyFundedDate":1767123914533,"projectUrl":"project/a-library-fit-for-vips-our-students/9939870/","projectTitle":"A Library Fit For VIPs (Our Students)!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. MacK","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8362148_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767126021473","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/bghs-mack"},{"teacherId":2661127,"projectId":9905761,"letterContent":"On behalf of our students and staff, thank you for your generous donation of dictionaries to our Title I campus. Your support has made a meaningful difference in our classrooms by ensuring that students have access to essential learning tools that strengthen literacy, vocabulary development, and overall academic confidence. Because of you, our students are better equipped to engage with grade-level content and take ownership of their learning.\r\n\r\nAccess to resources like dictionaries plays an important role in promoting educational equity. Many of our students rely on school-provided materials, and your generosity helps close opportunity gaps by giving them the tools they need to succeed. These dictionaries will be used daily to support reading, writing, and language development across content areas, empowering students to become more independent and confident learners.\r\n\r\nWe are deeply grateful for your commitment to education and for investing in our students' futures. Your kindness and belief in our campus reinforces the message that our students are valued and capable of great things. Thank you for partnering with us to support learning, growth, and opportunity for all.","fullyFundedDate":1767913880184,"projectUrl":"project/the-dictionary-project-tools-for-global/9905761/","projectTitle":"The Dictionary Project: Tools for Global Fluency","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nguyen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2661127_orig.png?crop=654,654,x0,y26&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1747245442795","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2661127"},{"teacherId":2661127,"projectId":9218978,"letterContent":"I can't thank you enough for your donation of a classroom set of the graphic novel, The Odyssey, by Garreth Hinds. In our English learners classroom, we implement Guided Language Acquisition Design strategies. We use a Narrative Input Chart to provide background information on the characters, setting, and plot, prior to reading the novel. During the reading of the novel, we use Expert Forms (graphic organizers) to summarize the story by chunking information as we read and annotating the text. Students read with partners and check for understanding with the teacher during the week. On Fridays, we pull small groups to reteach any confusing academic vocabulary words and we do Gallery Walks, matching, and sorting of key ideas that we read about during the week.\r\n I am introducing Hexagonal Thinking into class by using hexagons with key concepts on them and having students match similar ideas and have conversations with their cooperative learning partners. We have Socratic Seminars that defend our opinions about the characters' motives. At the end of the teacher-facilitated discussion, students summarize their own thoughts on the discussion. Most of my students are males and they appreciate reading about Odysseus, who has adventures and who is brave and athletic. I have many football players in my class who enjoy athletic protagonists. Having graphic novels makes the plot more enjoyable! Thank you very much for provided engaging text to our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1746832874791,"projectUrl":"project/captivating-graphic-novels-needed-for-en/9218978/","projectTitle":"Captivating Graphic Novels Needed for English Leaners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nguyen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2661127_orig.png?crop=654,654,x0,y26&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1747245442795","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2661127"},{"teacherId":9652138,"projectId":8640696,"letterContent":"The students loved this interactive lab. Some of my students had said they have seen an owl pellet before but 80% of my students were pleasantly surprised by how intricate and tiny the bones were inside. \r\n\r\nThe owl pellets were the perfect size and I had enough to share with my department so that the students could pair up and dissect one. The intro, dissection an analysis took the whole 50 minutes. We had been learning about diets, habitats, niches, and food chains so allowing them to see it hands on was so fun and rewarding to see how much they valued the activity and not another website and worksheet. \r\n\r\nThank you from all the 9th graders at Barry Goldwater and thank you for supporting their education :)","fullyFundedDate":1723931540023,"projectUrl":"project/science-in-real-life/8640696/","projectTitle":"Science In Real Life!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bailey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9652138_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723511922180","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9652138"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_53170","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1595,"numTeachers":81,"percentFrplEligible":42,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":7,"percentWhite":37,"percentIndigenous":3,"percentLatinx":44,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":4,"gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"19.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":66.8,"schoolId":53170,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Barry Goldwater High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Barry Goldwater High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/arizona/deer-valley-unified-school-district/barry-goldwater-high-school/53170"}