{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"James Blair Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":28.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10588694,"projectId":10470206,"letterContent":"The impact of donation for my \"Confident and Active: Supporting Student Success Through Essentials & Play!\" Project has been truly meaningful for my students and our Health and PE classroom. Thanks to your generosity, my students now have access to essential supplies that help them feel more comfortable, confident, and prepared to learn, along with resources that encourage movement, teamwork, and active participation. When my students first saw the new materials, they were excited and eager to put them to use! Having access to classroom essentials and equipment for physical activities helps create a welcoming learning environment where students can focus on learning, building healthy habits, and enjoying physical activity. Seeing their enthusiasm and willingness to participate reminds me how important it is to provide students with the tools they need to succeed both inside and outside the gym.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, my students will continue using these resources during lessons focused on personal hygiene, healthy choices, teamwork, and physical fitness. We will incorporate our supplies into discussions about the importance of taking care of our bodies while using play-based activities to strengthen cooperation, communication, and confidence. Students will also have opportunities to participate in engaging group activities that encourage them to support one another, practice sportsmanship, and develop lifelong healthy habits. Because of your generosity, our classroom is better equipped to support the whole child by addressing essential needs while making learning fun and engaging. Thank you for investing in my students and helping create an environment where they can feel confident, stay active, and thrive. Your kindness is making a difference, one student and one healthy choice at a time!","fullyFundedDate":1787147257132,"projectUrl":"project/confident-and-active-supporting-student/10470206/","projectTitle":"Confident and Active: Supporting Student Success Through Essentials & Play!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kendrick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10588694"},{"teacherId":4974105,"projectId":9920592,"letterContent":"On behalf of our\r\n 8th grade Inclusion English Language Arts and Reading Support classes, thank you for the generous donation of the classroom set of headphones through DonorsChoose. Your support is already transforming how our students access literacy, participate in lessons, and build independence.\r\n\r\nBecause of your gift:\r\n\r\nStudents can engage simultaneously with audiobooks, text-to-speech tools, and teacher-recorded passages, strengthening comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency.\r\n\r\nInclusion supports and accommodations are easier to implement during whole-class and small-group instruction, helping students with diverse learning needs access grade-level content.\r\n\r\nIndependent and targeted interventions run smoothly: students in Reading Support can practice decoding and fluency with adaptive programs while ELA groups work on discussion-based tasks without distraction.\r\n\r\nClassroom transitions are quieter and technology rotations are more efficient, allowing instruction time to be maximized.\r\n\r\nEmerging bilingual students and students with significant reading deficiencies have benefited noticeably. They often struggled to keep pace with dense grade-level texts and became overwhelmed during long reading passages. Using headphones with text-to-speech and audiobooks, students follow along in the text, annotate key ideas, and engage more confidently with the lessons. Through the use of the headphones, comprehension checks have improved because of students' ability to access grade level material more easily.\r\n\r\nYour gift is more than equipment; it's an essential accessibility tool that promotes equity, independence, and academic growth for adolescents who learn in different ways. We use the headphones daily across ELA and Reading Support lessons, and we'll continue to share progress updates and student successes so you can see the impact of your kindness.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students' literacy and confidence.","fullyFundedDate":1764701648333,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-to-support-literacy-listeni/9920592/","projectTitle":"Headphones to Support Literacy & Listening","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4974105_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1533487469413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/andrea-j-jones"},{"teacherId":10280664,"projectId":9943550,"letterContent":"The scanner obtained through DonorsChoose has had a significant positive impact on the efficiency and organization of the school clinic. By digitizing student health records, we are now able to securely store, retrieve, and review important medical information much more quickly. This has improved daily workflow, reduced time spent searching for paper documents, and allowed for more accurate tracking of immunizations, health plans, medication authorizations, and other critical records. The ability to maintain organized digital files has also helped ensure that documentation is current, complete, and readily accessible when communicating with families, staff, and healthcare providers.\r\n\r\nThis project has also enhanced the overall safety and responsiveness of the school. With health information more easily accessible, I am able to make faster, more informed decisions when students visit the clinic, particularly in urgent situations. Digitized records support continuity of care, improve collaboration with school staff, and help ensure compliance with state and district health documentation requirements. Ultimately, this donation has strengthened our ability to provide safe, efficient, and student-centered care while allowing more time to focus on direct support for students and staff.","fullyFundedDate":1767236875265,"projectUrl":"project/streamlining-school-health-records/9943550/","projectTitle":"Streamlining School Health Records","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lemen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10280664"},{"teacherId":10280664,"projectId":9760505,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our school now has a fully functioning otoscope in the health office—and it is already making a meaningful difference in the lives of our students each day.\r\n\r\nEar discomfort is one of the most common reasons children visit the nurse, and with this new tool, I am now able to quickly and accurately assess what's going on. Whether it's an early ear infection, wax buildup, or simply a mild irritation, being able to look inside a child's ear gives me the information I need to make safe, appropriate decisions. This means students who are well enough to stay in school can return to class quickly, while those who need medical attention can get prompt care from a provider. Your support is helping reduce unnecessary absences and keep more children learning.\r\n\r\nThe otoscope is also helping strengthen communication with families. Instead of simply describing symptoms, I can now share clear, specific findings with parents and give them better guidance on next steps. This has already improved follow-up care and provided reassurance to families who want to feel confident about their child's health.\r\n\r\nBeyond its diagnostic value, the otoscope has become a helpful teaching tool. Students are naturally curious, and it has given me opportunities to talk with them about ear hygiene, the importance of reporting symptoms early, and how to care for their bodies. These small but important lessons help foster lifelong habits that support their well-being.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our school health office is safer, more efficient, and better equipped to support every child who walks through the door. 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