{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":31.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10066402,"projectId":9438298,"letterContent":"Thank you so, so much for your generous donation to our Cool Cats classroom! The difference these supplies have made are evident across our entire day. We start our day with breakfast, and the kids happily exclaim \"I got a wiggle!\" as they sit to begin the day. The ability to wiggle without disrupting others or interfere with the daily routine has been huge. \r\n\r\nWhen we move to the carpet, the kids are excited to select their spot on our new bright, happy carpet. The ability to choose a clearly marked spot has made such a difference in the ease in which we transition. The adaptive seating options, including our laundry basket boats, give the students agency and control over how they sit. \r\nCenter time has gotten cozier with our fabulous new couch! The kids could not believe their eyes when they saw the sofa, and immediately began to lounge across the couch. It remains a popular option as students gravitate to the couch to curl up with a good book.","fullyFundedDate":1755731496604,"projectUrl":"project/you-getget-adaptive-seating/9438298/","projectTitle":"You GetGet Adaptive Seating!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Megan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10066402_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y177&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751153584371","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10066402"},{"teacherId":1969283,"projectId":9188432,"letterContent":"The start of school has been extremely busy and amazing. Thank you for the generous donations. We have already used everyone of the items to engage our students during library time! The Pre-K received their Buddy Tote Bag to bring the books home and then to return them. They love the bags with their name and day of library on them. The Kindergarten also received larger tote bags with their name and library day on them to keep their books safe to and from school. The children in grades PreK-2 have received their special school library card using the bright colored index cards. Each grade is color coded to help us keep organized. The Neon Paper has been used to make a book \"Series\" center where the book lists are printed on the colored paper. I also have used the paper to brighten up a beginning of school bulletin board. Both the large scissors and the small scissors have been put to work. The children exclaimed \"we have new scissors\". We used the glue to make apple puppets with our Kinders and to finish a sequencing activity for a Johnny Appleseed assignment.\r\nThe Binder and the bindings have been put to use with my students who use an AAC board and will be used for other writing assignments. The bins have books in them. The gift card has purchased resources. \r\nWhat a month and thank you all for assisting with making the library engaging and exciting.","fullyFundedDate":1746479403837,"projectUrl":"project/materials-that-engage-students-in-access/9188432/","projectTitle":"Materials that Engage Students in Accessing Books and Activities","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Black","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1969283_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758918675010","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1969283"},{"teacherId":7761268,"projectId":9426348,"letterContent":"Thank you for the donation of the marking spray paint. Unfortunately, the applicator wand wasn't in stock, so I'll have to wait to apply the paint to our playground until the one I purchased arrives. I don't think the lines would be very straight if I try it hunched over. \r\n\r\nOnce the mini soccer field is spray painted onto the 2nd floor playground it will make a world of difference. Currently, the students are playing with invisible boundary lines. Great for their imagination, but it is tough for them all to agree when the ball is out, let alone when there is a goal.\r\n\r\nPlease let your friends and family know about how contributions to DonorsChoose helps public school.","fullyFundedDate":1750773635649,"projectUrl":"project/spray-paint-for-title-1-school-soccer-fi/9426348/","projectTitle":"Spray Paint for Title 1 School Soccer Field and Playground","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Steele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7761268"},{"teacherId":7761268,"projectId":9428859,"letterContent":"We always seem to have a few tree seedlings and saplings popping up without permission in our school's gardens and outdoor learning spaces. They can be tough to remove. Additionally, we make use of t-posts, which are designed specifically to be hard to pull out once your drive them into the ground. \r\n\r\nThanks to your contribution, our school's garden committee is the proud owner of a farmer's jack. This will allow our volunteers to not only wrangle those pesky trees sneaking into our turf, we'll be able to pull up a t-post in a matter of minutes. Currently, it is still relaxing in it's delivery box, but once our garden committee has their first meeting in October, look out!\r\n\r\nPlease let your family and friends know about the impact DonorsChoose makes to public schools.","fullyFundedDate":1752671586631,"projectUrl":"project/farmers-jack-to-pull-out-invasive-trees/9428859/","projectTitle":"Farmer's Jack to Pull Out Invasive Trees From Our Gardens.","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Steele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7761268"},{"teacherId":7761268,"projectId":9426276,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to this project. I use the large white board timer multiple times a day. \r\n\r\nThe big ticket item in the project was the supply of chart paper. It is useful in so many ways to a classroom teacher. Not having enough means that I would have to be stingy with it. But now I'll be able to have tables use it during group work, such as creating a bar graph or showing different ways to solve 3 x 4. \r\n\r\nPlease let your friends and family know about how donating to DonorsChoose projects make an impact on public schools.\r\n\r\nBTW, I used the small group white board to say thank you in the picture. :)","fullyFundedDate":1751297265973,"projectUrl":"project/have-you-seen-the-price-of-chart-paper/9426276/","projectTitle":"Have You Seen the Price of Chart Paper?","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Steele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7761268"},{"teacherId":7761268,"projectId":9427208,"letterContent":"Our school did the impossible - we planted a fruit orchard of 30 fruit trees and berry bushes. But it was more than a bit worrisome to discover that our newly planted fruit trees came with leaf rust and a rogues gallery of pests. Then our area was hit with the driest August in the last 150ish years. It put a lot of pressure on our young orchard. With the help of students and volunteers, our fruit orchard made it through. \r\n\r\nYour donation of neem oil, copper fungicide, and two large sprayers, will allow our team of garden volunteers to tackle the leaf rust and pests as soon as the trees go dormant this Winter. We might even have enough for another round of treatment next Winter. \r\n\r\nThis project will help ensure that our students will be able to taste the fruits of their labor. Excuse the pun. \r\n\r\nPlease let your friends and family know about how DonorsChoose can impact public schools.","fullyFundedDate":1755715672416,"projectUrl":"project/protect-our-school-fruit-orchard-from-pe/9427208/","projectTitle":"Protect Our School Fruit Orchard From Pests & Fungus","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Steele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7761268"},{"teacherId":7761268,"projectId":8436651,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the headphones. Before I had a box of worn out headphones - mostly all black. \r\n\r\nNow I've distributed the brightly colored headphones, labeled with student numbers. It is much easier for students to grab them when they need them, without getting them confused with someone else's headphones. \r\n\r\nThe quality and comfort of the headphones are top-notch. The kids are bit rough on them, and they aren't as nice a new, but they still work and that is what is important. \r\n\r\nThank you so very much.","fullyFundedDate":1723334571873,"projectUrl":"project/dj-classroom-set-of-headphones-is-in-the/8436651/","projectTitle":"Dj Classroom Set of Headphones Is in the House!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Steele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7761268"},{"teacherId":7761268,"projectId":8360069,"letterContent":"It is hard to get students excited to collect materials to add to the compost pile if they know that it might take over a year for it to be ready to add to the gardens. Before your donation, we would use chicken wire bins and one lonely, old compost tumbler.\r\n\r\nNow we have three brand new compost tumblers, ready for action. Once our orchard planting days are through (you heard that right, we are going to be planting eighteen fruit trees and ten berry bushes) I can start having students begin to collect materials to add to them. \r\n\r\nNot only will these compost tumblers help our students learn about decomposition and soil components, but it will save our school money on compost next spring.","fullyFundedDate":1716559380096,"projectUrl":"project/rolling-rolling-rolling-keep-that-com/8360069/","projectTitle":"Rolling, Rolling, Rolling. Keep that Compost Rolling.","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Steele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7761268"},{"teacherId":7761268,"projectId":8224115,"letterContent":"The garden tools are no longer left outside, nor stacked inside teacher closets. Thanks to you, our newest and biggest tool shed is storing the majority of the garden tools. \r\n\r\nI was able to assemble it over the summer, with the assistance of my mom and dad, who were visiting from Arizona. My two nieces that live in D.C. were also able to help. It was fun showing them our gardens and they were impressed that so many people donated the shed. \r\n\r\nThe shed is massive and lives in our school's PreK playground. Recently, I installed a child-lock, as some PreK students had figured out how to open the slide locks. Now everything is safely out of reach for our little ones.","fullyFundedDate":1711022696612,"projectUrl":"project/what-happens-to-garden-equipment-left-ou/8224115/","projectTitle":"What Happens to Garden Equipment Left Out in the Rain?","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Steele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7761268"},{"teacherId":445968,"projectId":8690464,"letterContent":"I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous donation of iPad cases. These cases have significantly enhanced the accessibility of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices for our students, especially those who face challenges in relying on their voices. By providing our students' communication partners with more durable and portable iPads, instructional assistants are now able to seamlessly support their communication needs, offering valuable language input and encouraging language production. The cases have also improved the overall durability and security of the devices, allowing them to be used more effectively throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nThe positive impact on our students has been profound. For those who are unable to communicate verbally, the iPads equipped with AAC technology provide a crucial means of expression and engagement. With the support of our instructional assistants, students are now able to interact more fully in the classroom, building essential language skills and participating more meaningfully in their education. Your thoughtful contribution has truly made a difference in fostering an inclusive learning environment, where all students, regardless of their communication challenges, have the opportunity to thrive. We are deeply grateful for your continued support.","fullyFundedDate":1724792604589,"projectUrl":"project/giving-non-speaking-students-a-voice/8690464/","projectTitle":"Giving Non-Speaking Students a Voice","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. D.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp445968_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1713803055568","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/445968"},{"teacherId":1969283,"projectId":8830628,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support. The students love the new materials. I have used the Little Old Lady puppet for several different books, the last being the Little Old Lady who swallowed a Turkey. They are engaged and love retelling the story by placing the puppets into her mouth.\r\nI am planning on using the Jacket I Wear in the Snow during January with my PreK and Kindergarten students. They also love retelling the story with these puppets. The TPT gift card for materials has already been used a couple of times for materials that work with the AAC Communication boards. My students love using these materials to share their voices. A Day with No Words which is about a boy who uses an AAC communication device. This is a wonderful tie in to assist all of my students to understand how the board is used.\r\nThe Adjust a View has been used daily by my students to find which book is next in the series. I used the lists that I had purchased through Teacher's Pay Teacher's Gift Card previously and now have the lists loaded. They love it! \r\nThank you for being a part of our library program. You have helped me make the library fun, accessible, and loved.","fullyFundedDate":1729781508043,"projectUrl":"project/reading-resources-in-the-library/8830628/","projectTitle":"Reading Resources in the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Black","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1969283_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758918675010","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1969283"},{"teacherId":6258010,"projectId":8796053,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for completing my project! My students have been loving all their new resources and materials in the therapy room. The Duplo sets have been the biggest hit, with my students enjoying using the picture scenes to learn functional vocabulary about their daily routines and emotions. \r\n\r\nMy students have also worked a lot on their turn-taking skills, learning to wait and work cooperatively to play with the things they want to play with. They also have been working hard to complete the Duplo sets together, instead of separately.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, my students are working to use their new words and skills to generalize to other activities. Without your support, we wouldn't be at this stage at this time of the year. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1726685943986,"projectUrl":"project/building-blocks-for-social-emotional-lea/8796053/","projectTitle":"Building Blocks for Social Emotional Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. C","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6258010"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_33498","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":417,"numTeachers":52,"percentFrplEligible":70,"percentAsian":5,"percentBlack":32,"percentWhite":17,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":40,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"8.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":68.4,"schoolId":33498,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Dr. Charles R. 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