{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Carroll M Johnston Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":49.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1043832,"projectId":10246555,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, our math block has transformed into an active, highly engaging learning lab! With the new cardstock and colorful paper, we've built a library of durable, hands-on math games and created vibrant interactive notebooks that help students visualize complex concepts. Instead of passively working through worksheets, my students are now actively collaborating, tracking their progress, and taking ownership of their learning. The sturdy materials mean these interactive tools will last all year, giving students constant, tactile references to build their math confidence day after day.\r\n\r\nThe addition of the 3D printer filament has taken their motivation to a whole new level. Students earn custom, vibrant 3D-printed prizes as they complete, meet, and exceed their personalized math targets, creating an incredible buzz of friendly competition in the room. Knowing that a freshly printed reward is waiting for them at the next milestone has pushed students to stay focused, tackle challenging problems, and actively push past their goals. You haven't just provided supplies—you've built a dynamic system that celebrates hard work and shows my students that mastering math is something to be proud of!","fullyFundedDate":1777979159186,"projectUrl":"project/prints-pins-and-school-spirit-3d-prin/10246555/","projectTitle":"Prints, Pins, and School Spirit: 3D Printing Our Identity!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. DeMarco","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1043832_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1454911538196","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ginademarco"},{"teacherId":1043832,"projectId":10131539,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, our classroom is buzzing with mathematical excitement! With our new 3D printer filament and mini 3D erasers, we've transformed daily math goals into a hands-on, high-stakes adventure. Students earn mini erasers when they reach their individual practice benchmarks, while custom 3D-printed prizes—hot off the press in vibrant filament colors—are reserved for those who meet and exceed their mastery targets. The tangible rewards have turned abstract goals like double-digit division and multi-step word problems into challenges our kids can't wait to conquer.\r\n\r\nThe impact on student engagement and growth has been immediate and profound. Knowing a custom-printed prize or collectable mini eraser is waiting at the finish line has shifted the entire culture of our math block; students are staying focused longer, encouraging one another, and actively seeking out extra practice to push past their goals. You haven't just funded classroom supplies—you've given my students a tangible reason to take pride in their hard work and a fun, memorable reminder that persistence in math truly pays off!","fullyFundedDate":1777978983669,"projectUrl":"project/extruding-excellence-building-math-skil/10131539/","projectTitle":"Extruding Excellence: Building Math Skills Layer by Layer","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. DeMarco","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1043832_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1454911538196","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ginademarco"},{"teacherId":9933674,"projectId":9993546,"letterContent":"Because of your generous support, our students now have headphones that make reading and listening to text-to-speech more accessible and focused. For many learners, these headphones provide the quiet space they need to concentrate, follow along with scientific texts, and better understand challenging concepts.\r\n\r\nInstead of being distracted by classroom sounds, students can listen to text being read aloud while reading along at their own pace. This simple tool helps build confidence, supports different learning needs, and allows students to stay engaged in science.\r\n\r\nYour donation is making a meaningful difference. You are helping create a classroom where every learner has the opportunity to focus, participate, and succeed. 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Having headphones allows students to listen independently without distractions, helping them stay engaged while classmates are working on different tasks.\r\n\r\nThe headphones have been especially helpful for students who benefit from hearing information read aloud. They provide another way for students to access science content, follow directions, and build understanding without feeling limited by the amount of text they can independently read. Students are more confident when they can use audio support at their own pace.\r\n\r\nBecause of this donation, I am able to provide a more inclusive learning environment where students can access the same science content in different ways. 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Having a dedicated presentation space gave students a sense of pride and ownership as they shared their work with classmates, teachers, families, and visitors.\r\n\r\nThe impact will continue beyond our Science Expo. We will be able to reuse these trifold boards for future STEM challenges, science investigations, engineering design projects, and other hands-on activities throughout the school year. This gives more students the opportunity to practice communicating their ideas like real scientists and engineers. Instead of being used for just one event, the donated boards will support multiple projects and help create a classroom culture where student learning, creativity, and innovation are proudly showcased.","fullyFundedDate":1785508074574,"projectUrl":"project/showcasing-student-innovation-trifold-b/10216652/","projectTitle":"Showcasing Student Innovation: Trifold Boards for Our Science Expo","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rose Ann Pineda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9933674_orig.jpg?crop=2062,2062,x0,y151&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740778526849","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9933674"},{"teacherId":9933674,"projectId":10211559,"letterContent":"The laminator is helping my students learn by allowing us to preserve, display, and revisit their STEM work throughout the school year. We began the year with an individual design challenge where students created personalized \"Future Scientist\" lab coats representing their interests, creativity, and career goals. Laminating these designs allows us to protect their work and showcase it during our Open House, giving students an opportunity to explain their ideas and learning to their families and community.\r\n\r\nWhat excites my students most is seeing their own work become something worth displaying. They are proud when their designs are protected and placed on our classroom walls because it shows that their creativity and effort are valued.\r\n\r\nStudents who enjoy designing, drawing, building, and hands-on STEM challenges have especially connected with this resource. It gives them a way to see their ideas beyond a worksheet or assignment. As we continue our STEM projects, the laminator will help us create a growing collection of student work that celebrates creativity, problem-solving, and innovation.","fullyFundedDate":1778068705033,"projectUrl":"project/preserving-student-innovation-laminatin/10211559/","projectTitle":"Preserving Student Innovation: Laminating STEM Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rose Ann Pineda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9933674_orig.jpg?crop=2062,2062,x0,y151&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740778526849","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9933674"},{"teacherId":9367437,"projectId":10332257,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping transform our PLTW Design and Modeling classroom into a cleaner, healthier, and more welcoming space for our students!\r\n\r\nYour generosity provided our classroom with a vacuum, Lysol wipes, Lysol spray, hand sanitizer, and LED light bulbs. These materials may seem simple, but they have made a huge difference in our everyday classroom environment. With a carpeted classroom and students constantly moving, designing, building, and collaborating, the vacuum and cleaning supplies help us keep our space clean and ready for learning each day. The hand sanitizer helps students keep their hands clean while sharing materials, and the LED lighting has helped create a brighter and more inviting space for students to work and create.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, these materials have helped us build a classroom that students can feel comfortable and proud to learn in. When students walk into a space that is clean, bright, and cared for, they can focus their energy on what matters most designing, creating, collaborating, and becoming the problem-solvers of tomorrow.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing not only in our classroom, but in the students who learn and create inside of it every day!","fullyFundedDate":1781221233379,"projectUrl":"project/keeping-our-stem-lab-ready-for-innovatio/10332257/","projectTitle":"Keeping Our STEM Lab Ready for Innovation","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Hill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9367437_orig.jpg?crop=3196,3196,x0,y181&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768586569490","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9367437"},{"teacherId":4409065,"projectId":10324142,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Engineering the Future project! Your generosity has provided our students with valuable resources and opportunities to learn through hands-on STEM experiences.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, students will have more opportunities to design, build, test, problem-solve, and think like engineers. These experiences help students develop creativity, collaboration, perseverance, and critical-thinking skills while discovering how engineering connects to the world around them.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your donation shows our students that others believe in their education and their potential. We are incredibly grateful for your investment in our classroom and for helping us inspire the next generation of engineers, innovators, creators, and problem-solvers.","fullyFundedDate":1780927019717,"projectUrl":"project/engineering-the-future/10324142/","projectTitle":"Engineering the Future","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. White","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4409065"},{"teacherId":4409065,"projectId":10324196,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our STEMspiration Through Books project! Because of your generosity, our students now have access to books that bring STEM to life through fascinating ideas, real-world challenges, inspiring people, and exciting discoveries.\r\n\r\nThe students have been excited to explore the new books, and it has been wonderful to see them reading, sharing interesting facts with one another, and making connections between what they read and what we learn in class. These books help students see that STEM isn't just something they study at school, but it is all around them and offers endless opportunities to design, build, create, explore, and solve problems.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, these books are helping our students imagine what their own futures might look like. A single book can introduce a student to an idea, career, or possibility they may never have considered before.\r\n\r\nThank you for bringing a little more STEMspiration into our classroom and for investing in the curiosity, creativity, and futures of our students!","fullyFundedDate":1781631495004,"projectUrl":"project/stemspiration-through-books/10324196/","projectTitle":"STEMspiration Through Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. White","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4409065"},{"teacherId":4409065,"projectId":10201578,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Growing STEM Leaders with Books project! Your generosity helped put engaging STEM books directly into the hands of our students.\r\n\r\nOur students were genuinely inspired by these books. They enjoyed discovering stories about engineers, scientists, inventors, designers, and problem-solvers and seeing the many different ways STEM connects to the world around them. The books sparked curiosity, led to great classroom conversations, and encouraged students to think about themselves as future STEM leaders.\r\n\r\nFor many of our students, seeing people solve problems, create new ideas, and overcome challenges helped make STEM feel more exciting and achievable. These books will continue to be a valuable part of our classroom for years to come.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students, encouraging their curiosity, and helping us grow the next generation of STEM leaders!","fullyFundedDate":1779884176974,"projectUrl":"project/growing-readers-and-leaders-a-student-l/10201578/","projectTitle":"Growing Readers and Leaders: A Student-Led STEM Literacy Partnership","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. White","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4409065"},{"teacherId":4409065,"projectId":10344280,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of STEM storybooks to our classroom! Your support is helping inspire curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning in my students.\r\n\r\nThese books introduce students to the exciting worlds of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through engaging stories and diverse role models. As students read about inventors, engineers, scientists, and problem solvers, they begin to see how STEM can make a difference in the world, and how they can be part of that future.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, my students are building literacy skills while exploring real-world STEM concepts and careers. Thank you for helping foster a classroom where imagination, innovation, and learning go hand in hand.","fullyFundedDate":1785257980248,"projectUrl":"project/stem-stories-that-inspire-future-innovat/10344280/","projectTitle":"STEM Stories That Inspire Future Innovators","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. White","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4409065"},{"teacherId":4409065,"projectId":10347266,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of educational games for our classroom! 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