{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Calero High School","outOfStateSupporters":25.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9445247,"projectId":9640091,"letterContent":"My students were super excited when they helped me carry the boxes from the front office. We discussed what might be inside and their answers ranged from a car to candy. \r\nWe received the next best things!!! Educational games disguised as toys. The create a burger sequencing game and the Montessori beads are quite engaging for all levels. The students practice shopping for burger items and the beads fulfill student sensory needs. \r\n\r\nThe shelves and power cords will be set up in a student station so they independently care for their tablets and phones. \r\n\r\nI cannot thank you enough for giving to my students desperately needed supplies. \r\n\r\nGod Bless.","fullyFundedDate":1763152372545,"projectUrl":"project/fostering-engineers-in-the-classroom/9640091/","projectTitle":"Fostering Engineers in the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Parrilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9445247_orig.jpg?crop=670,670,x618,y169&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723668278883","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/marcelaparrilla"},{"teacherId":9445247,"projectId":9598448,"letterContent":"Wow!! We are super impressed by your generosity. The critical hour seems to at 11 when attention spans wane. As a Title 1 school where over half of our students are low income and or unhoused and foster youth it is the least that I can do and offer a free snack. Your snacks will help make the transition between brunch and lunchtime much easier for them and help them focus. \r\n\r\nThanks to people like you, I have been able to rely on your contributions for snacks which are not in my budget. \r\n \r\nThanks for everthing!","fullyFundedDate":1757683131968,"projectUrl":"project/my-students-are-running-on-empty/9598448/","projectTitle":"My Students Are Running On Empty!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Parrilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9445247_orig.jpg?crop=670,670,x618,y169&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723668278883","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/marcelaparrilla"},{"teacherId":106872,"projectId":9547089,"letterContent":"Your incredible kindness has made a profound difference in the lives of our students who face daily challenges with food insecurity, housing instability, and economic hardship. Thanks to your donations, we have been able to provide snacks that go far beyond simple hunger relief.\r\n\r\nThe Impact of Your Generosity Includes \r\n- Increased participation in class \r\n- Better concentration during online credit recovery period\r\n- Reduced anxiety \r\n- Increased confidence and self-esteem\r\n- Stronger peer relationships as students can focus on social connections\r\n\r\nEvery snack you provide represents hope, care, and investment in our students' futures. You have shown students that their community believes in their potential and wants to see them succeed.\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of our hearts, thank you for choosing to support our students. Your kindness creates ripple effects that will last far beyond these school days, helping to build stronger, more resilient young people who will go on to strengthen our entire community.","fullyFundedDate":1755711905248,"projectUrl":"project/nourishing-minds-fueling-learning/9547089/","projectTitle":"Nourishing Minds, Fueling Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sagun-Persicone","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sagun"},{"teacherId":8895514,"projectId":9308357,"letterContent":"Staff and students got together and created many different posters for the promotion ceremony. Young adults who received their certificate of completion got to take pictures in front of them with their families and friends. Unfortunately, the students did not have the time to decorate the gift bags, so we will wait until next school year to start that project. \r\nBoth students and staff were excited to use the different size paint brushes and were able to play around with them to see what each size paint brush would come out like. They enjoyed the vibrant bright colors of the posca markers and cannot wait to use them for other art projects. \r\nNext steps will be to create more personalized and do it yourself art work and hopefully be able to print them items students can use as gifts for birthdays, mothers and fathers day, christmas, valentines etc. \r\nThank you again for your generous donations and keeping the arts alive","fullyFundedDate":1746473481776,"projectUrl":"project/a-picture-paints-a-thousand-words/9308357/","projectTitle":"A Picture Paints a Thousand Words","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stephanie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8895514_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723606215363","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/atpstephanieng"},{"teacherId":9445247,"projectId":9288064,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting my students and their needs. The fill it up jar is a favorite of Tom and Wen. The colors satisfy their visual needs and the texture meets their sensory needs. The plush sloth sooths Kirks when he needs to regulate back to baseline. \r\n\r\nThe wire binder holder helps students with fine motor challenges keep their binders in place and upright. Additionally, the lego set which consists of a bouquet of roses is enjoyed by all and with staff support has been assembled and disassembled many, many times. \r\n\r\nWe look forward to the continued usage of the materials donated by your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1751772878235,"projectUrl":"project/fine-motor-work-equals-fine-minds/9288064/","projectTitle":"Fine Motor Work Equals Fine Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Parrilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9445247_orig.jpg?crop=670,670,x618,y169&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723668278883","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/marcelaparrilla"},{"teacherId":9445247,"projectId":9159791,"letterContent":"Donors,\r\nGod bless you. Our program is about increasing independence so they might do things on their own or at least with less prompts. Mobility training so they pay attention to landmarks on public transportation and are ablt to get to work sites on their own. Life skills are taught including shopping, budgeting, and cooking and cleaning. \r\n\r\nBecause of you and the rain ponchos my students will be able to continue to go out into the community despite the elements in rainy weather. \r\n\r\nThank you.","fullyFundedDate":1743096203694,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-stay-dry/9159791/","projectTitle":"Help us Stay Dry!!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Parrilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9445247_orig.jpg?crop=670,670,x618,y169&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723668278883","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/marcelaparrilla"},{"teacherId":8895514,"projectId":8901926,"letterContent":"Thank you again for funding out health and safety project. The refrigerator is currently located in a classroom where it is accessible to students who need to store their drinks and food items. It is also equipped with ice, water and snacks for our students, when they need them. Students were very excited to know that they can now store their items in the refrigerator. Both students and staff are taking advantage of using the refrigerator and they now also are bringing their own snacks and lunches to store. Our next step will be to teach them about healthier lunch options that they can prepare at home to bring to class to store, as well as, teaching them about basic first aid","fullyFundedDate":1733286565179,"projectUrl":"project/health-and-safety-first/8901926/","projectTitle":"Health and Safety First","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stephanie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8895514_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723606215363","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/atpstephanieng"},{"teacherId":106872,"projectId":9031678,"letterContent":"I wanted to take a moment to share the incredible impact your donation has made in our classroom! Your kindness and generosity have touched the lives of my students in meaningful ways. Students learned to appreciate the multi-cultural society that we lived in and became aware of cultural practices different from their own. \r\n\r\nWhen the materials came in, the students were very excited. They were impressed that generous donors were willing to support them in their educational endeavors. We laid out the different snacks that were ordered and compared them to snacks typically consumed during Lunar New Year season. Students bonded over this experience, which fosters a warm and caring classroom environment.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1736890637508,"projectUrl":"project/lunar-new-year-cultural-experience-snac/9031678/","projectTitle":"Lunar New Year Cultural Experience: Snacks and Traditions","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sagun-Persicone","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sagun"},{"teacherId":9445247,"projectId":9016948,"letterContent":"Thank you for the organizational cubby with slots for paperwork. It has helped students with tucking away their school work and finding the next worksheet. Organization is a challenge for my students with special needs. The 27 slots have been a godsend and have helped bring more order to our already busy and at times chaotic lives. \r\n\r\nThe fluffy, rug soothes the students' quiet corner for when they need time to collect their thoughts or self-regulate. I cannot thank you enough for your selfless donations to the extras that are needed in the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1734903463675,"projectUrl":"project/organized-classroom-supports-organized-m/9016948/","projectTitle":"Organized Classroom Supports Organized Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Parrilla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9445247_orig.jpg?crop=670,670,x618,y169&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723668278883","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/marcelaparrilla"},{"teacherId":9839357,"projectId":8946919,"letterContent":"Thank you all for your generous donations. The espresso machine is being used to host monthly social cafés as well as an ongoing campus café.\r\nStudents are learning valuable job skills as well as social skills during these activities. When the new machine arrived, the students that help run the café or excited to have state of the art equipment to train on. The impact has been directly attributing to improved quality in the product the students are creating.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to continue to build up job training skills and expand the footprint of our café. We would like to be able to include a larger number of students that we serve on a weekly basis. Thank you all again for your support and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1734105306978,"projectUrl":"project/job-skills-and-socialization-cafe-for-ad/8946919/","projectTitle":"Job Skills and Socialization Cafe for Adults with Developmental Disabilities","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Guven","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9839357"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_106443","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":164,"numTeachers":23,"percentFrplEligible":59,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":3,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":88,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"10 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"7.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":75.0,"schoolId":106443,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Calero High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Calero High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/east-side-union-high-school-district/calero-high-school/106443"}
Join the 328 supporters who believe in this school.
About this school
Calero High School is
an urban public school
in San Jose, California that is part of East Side Union High School District.
It serves 164 students
in grades 10 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 7.1:1.
Its teachers have had 224 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Boost support for this school! Share this page with friends, family, alumni, and fellow supporters. Every connection helps teachers get the supplies they need and shows how much your community cares about its students.
DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for public school teachers.
Every donation funds real needs — pencils, books, lab equipment, art supplies, and more — helping students learn and thrive. We ship supplies directly to the school, and you'll see exactly where each dollar goes.
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
Calero High School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Jan 14, 2026
DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students
in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.
Calero High School
$133,317
raised using DonorsChoose
224
projects
funded
47
teachers
funded
328
donors
36
projects
for
basic supplies
28
projects for
technology
6
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
Calero High School has received support from
246 individuals from California and
82 individuals out-of-state.