{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Columbia Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":18.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7993126,"projectId":10231745,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us create a more organized, calm, and functional learning environment for our students! The rolling storage cart has given us an easy way to organize frequently used student materials and supports so they are accessible throughout the day. The labels, colorful cardstock, clipboards, lanyards, and timers have also been put to work creating visual supports, organizing materials, collecting student data, and helping students better understand expectations and transitions.\r\n\r\nThe timers and portable materials have been especially useful when supporting students outside of a traditional classroom setting. The clipboards, belt bags, and lanyards allow staff to keep important visuals, reinforcement materials, and data collection tools readily available as we move with students throughout the school day. The calming blue bulletin board paper has also helped us create a more welcoming and visually calming space for students.\r\n\r\nThese resources will continue to help us build predictable routines and provide students with the individualized supports they need to be successful. As we move through the school year, we will use the cardstock and organizational materials to create additional visual schedules, choice boards, reinforcement systems, and other student-specific supports. Thank you for providing us with tools that allow us to spend less time searching for supplies and more time focused on helping our students learn, build independence, and succeed!","fullyFundedDate":1787180077597,"projectUrl":"project/label-it-learn-it-love-it/10231745/","projectTitle":"Label It, Learn It, Love It!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. P","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7993126"},{"teacherId":7993126,"projectId":10224023,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us create a cleaner, healthier, and more welcoming environment for our students! The vacuum, broom, cleaning cloths, soaps, tissues, sanitizer supplies, and other cleaning materials have quickly become part of our everyday routine. With so many students moving through our spaces and sharing materials throughout the day, having these supplies readily available makes it much easier to keep frequently used areas and items clean and ready for students.\r\n\r\nThe students especially enjoyed the individual hand sanitizer bottles and holders! Having supplies like tissues, hand soap, and sanitizer easily accessible also gives students opportunities to practice independence and take responsibility for keeping themselves and their shared spaces clean. The vacuum and broom have been incredibly helpful for quickly taking care of everyday messes, while the screen wipes and microfiber cloths allow us to keep frequently used technology and other materials clean.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, we will continue using these resources to maintain a comfortable, organized space where students can focus on learning rather than distractions from messes or missing supplies. These may seem like simple everyday items, but having them available makes a meaningful difference in creating a classroom environment where students feel comfortable, cared for, and ready to learn. Thank you for investing in our students and helping us keep their learning spaces clean and welcoming!","fullyFundedDate":1787172622853,"projectUrl":"project/stay-healthy-stay-learning/10224023/","projectTitle":"Stay Healthy, Stay Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. P","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7993126"},{"teacherId":7993126,"projectId":10221985,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my project and helping me create a more organized and functional space for my students! The new whiteboard calendar, colorful pens, Post-it notes, flags, notebook, and organizational supplies have already made a difference in how I plan, organize, and provide support throughout the school day. The large monthly calendar has been especially helpful for keeping important dates, schedules, and activities visible, while the hanging organizer gives our materials a designated place where they are easy to access when we need them.\r\n\r\nMy students were excited to see all of the colorful new supplies! The pens, Post-it notes, and flags have been great tools for making visuals, preparing student materials, organizing behavior and learning supports, and keeping track of the many moving pieces that happen throughout a school day. Having these resources readily available allows me to spend less time searching for or organizing materials and more time focused on supporting students.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, these supplies will continue to help us build routines, stay organized, and create visual supports that make expectations and schedules easier for students to understand. I am incredibly grateful for your generosity and for choosing to support our students. Your donation provided much more than office supplies—it gave us tools that help create a more organized, predictable, and supportive learning environment. Thank you for being a part of our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1779986117059,"projectUrl":"project/erase-rewrite-succeed/10221985/","projectTitle":"Erase, Rewrite, Succeed","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. P","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7993126"},{"teacherId":7993126,"projectId":10152652,"letterContent":"This project will have a meaningful impact on my students by helping create a more inclusive, empathetic classroom community. The books I selected are intentionally centered around kindness, acceptance, and neurodiversity, topics that are essential for students to understand both themselves and others.\r\n\r\nThrough these stories, students will be exposed to characters who think, learn, and experience the world in different ways. This representation is powerful. It helps students who identify as neurodivergent feel seen, valued, and understood, while also teaching their peers the importance of compassion, patience, and respect.\r\n\r\nThese books will serve as a foundation for classroom discussions, social-emotional learning, and perspective-taking activities. Students will not only build literacy skills, but also develop critical life skills such as empathy, self-awareness, and inclusivity.\r\n\r\nUltimately, this project will foster a classroom culture where differences are celebrated, kindness is practiced daily, and every student feels a true sense of belonging.","fullyFundedDate":1773851013018,"projectUrl":"project/stories-that-teach-kindness-and-neurodiv/10152652/","projectTitle":"Stories That Teach Kindness and Neurodiversity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. P","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7993126"},{"teacherId":7993126,"projectId":9856019,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Fidgets and Prizes for the Win!\" Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in our classroom, and we are incredibly grateful for your investment in our students.\r\n\r\nBecause of your donation, our students now have access to a variety of fidgets and incentive-based prizes that support both their focus and motivation throughout the school day. Many of our students benefit from hands-on tools that help them regulate their energy, manage stress, and stay engaged in learning. The addition of these fidgets has allowed students to remain more attentive during lessons, participate more consistently, and feel more in control of their bodies and emotions.\r\n\r\nThe prizes have also played a key role in reinforcing positive behaviors. By providing students with clear goals and meaningful rewards, we have seen an increase in task completion, positive peer interactions, and overall classroom engagement. Students are excited to earn incentives and are taking pride in making positive choices.\r\n\r\nBeyond academics, these materials are helping us create a classroom environment rooted in encouragement, structure, and success. Students are building confidence, strengthening self-regulation skills, and experiencing what it feels like to be successful in a supportive setting.\r\n\r\nYour support is helping us meet students where they are and provide them with the tools they need to thrive. We are so thankful for your generosity and for believing in the potential of every student in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1771009770451,"projectUrl":"project/fidgets-and-prizes-for-the-win/9856019/","projectTitle":"Fidgets and Prizes for the Win!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. P","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7993126"},{"teacherId":7993126,"projectId":9727359,"letterContent":"Dear Donors,\r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting our Organization Station project. Because of your generosity, our classroom now has a dedicated, structured space where students can access, organize, and take ownership of their learning materials. The new bookshelf serves as a central hub for student binders, while the view binders and file labels allow us to clearly organize individual work, behavior supports, and classroom resources in a way that is both accessible and visually clear for students.\r\n\r\nWhen students first saw the new materials, they were excited to have a space that felt \"official\" and just for them. Several students immediately asked where their binder would go and were eager to help label and organize their folders. For many of my students, especially those who benefit from visual structure and predictability, having clearly labeled binders and a consistent place for materials has already reduced anxiety and increased independence.\r\n\r\nWe are currently using the Organization Station to support ongoing classroom routines such as tracking assignments, organizing completed work, and storing individualized supports. Our next steps include teaching students how to independently manage their binders as part of our executive functioning and responsibility goals. Thanks to you, our students are building skills that go far beyond academics, skills that will support them throughout their school day and beyond.\r\n\r\nThank you for making this meaningful impact on our classroom and our students' success.","fullyFundedDate":1760719260374,"projectUrl":"project/organization-station/9727359/","projectTitle":"Organization Station","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. P","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7993126"},{"teacherId":405972,"projectId":9706136,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to help support student discourse in our math class. With the materials I was able to print table mats for each group. This allows equity of voice for the students and also reinforces accountability. The sentence strips and sentence starter posters were helpful to students who would have trouble coming up with what to say. It allowed the students to keep the conversation going and learn from each other. It gave them a sentence frame to agree and add on to their partners thinking or also disagree politely and give their view.\r\n\r\nMy students especially liked the spinners on the board! I have used it for group accountability, by writing group numbers on the board to see which group will share out their ideas, then give it a spin. I also write letters on the board, that match their individual letter, to determine which student will be the speaker for the group. \r\n\r\nI really have seen an improvement my student's math focused conversations and have seen more students gain confidence in speaking with their classmates. Thank you so much again for giving to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1758218728333,"projectUrl":"project/get-my-students-talking-about-math/9706136/","projectTitle":"Get My Students Talking... About Math!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. LG","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp405972_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537310177145","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/405972"},{"teacherId":7993126,"projectId":9491447,"letterContent":"I want to extend my deepest gratitude for your generosity in funding my project, \"Fuel for Focus: Snacks for Hungry Middle School Minds.\" Your support means more than you know, not just to me, but to the students who will directly benefit every single day.\r\n\r\nMiddle school can be a challenging time for many students, especially when hunger becomes a barrier to learning, focus, and emotional regulation. Thanks to your kindness, our classroom now has quick, personal-sized snacks like granola bars, chips, and bottled water available for any student who needs them. These small items make an enormous difference, helping curb hunger, lift energy, and give students the boost they need to stay engaged until brunch or lunch.\r\n\r\nThese snacks will also serve as positive reinforcement during academic tasks and behavior support. For some students, especially those working on regulation and motivation, a simple snack can be the difference between shutting down and pushing through a challenging moment. Because of you, I can meet them where they are and provide immediate support that truly matters.\r\n\r\nYour contribution brings comfort, dignity, and motivation to our students each day. Thank you for believing in them and for investing in their success. We are so grateful for you.","fullyFundedDate":1762267520920,"projectUrl":"project/fuel-for-focus-snacks-for-hungry-middle/9491447/","projectTitle":"Fuel for Focus: Snacks for Hungry Middle School Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. P","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7993126"},{"teacherId":7993126,"projectId":9491476,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your generous support of our DonorsChoose project! Thanks to your kindness, our classroom now has a beautiful new bookshelf, sturdy storage bins, a cozy rug, and organized binder storage. These additions have already made a huge difference, our learning space feels more welcoming, functional, and calm for students.\r\n\r\nThe bookshelf and bins are helping us keep materials easily accessible and neatly organized, allowing students to take more ownership of their supplies. The new rug has created a comfortable gathering area where students can participate in small-group lessons and social skill activities, and the binder storage helps us maintain a more structured and efficient learning environment.\r\n\r\nYour generosity truly helps us create a space where students feel safe, supported, and excited to learn each day. Thank you for investing in our classroom community and making a lasting impact on our students' success!","fullyFundedDate":1758849744823,"projectUrl":"project/organized-and-ready-storage-for-student/9491476/","projectTitle":"Organized and Ready: Storage for Student Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. P","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7993126"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_4991","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":691,"numTeachers":35,"percentFrplEligible":30,"percentAsian":17,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":15,"percentIndigenous":2,"percentLatinx":53,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":2,"percentMultiracialImputed":7,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"19.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":81.4,"schoolId":4991,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Columbia Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Columbia Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/sunnyvale-school-district/columbia-middle-school/4991"}