{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Edison Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":36.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":175423,"projectId":9637881,"letterContent":"We wanted to send a huge thank you for the wonderful rug you donated to our classroom! It has become the heart of our classroom. \r\n\r\nThis gift has made an immediate, positive impact. Our old gathering space was looking tired, and the new rug instantly brightened the room and created a cozy area for the students. It's now the perfect spot for our morning meetings and read-alouds, and the students are so excited to use it.\r\n\r\nYour support helps us make our classroom a warm and inspiring place to learn. We truly appreciate your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1764176132492,"projectUrl":"project/a-cozy-round-rug-for-flexible-learning/9637881/","projectTitle":"A Cozy Round Rug for Flexible Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Olson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp175423_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y40&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574452652221","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/175423"},{"teacherId":175423,"projectId":9349595,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation. The games purchased with your donation have been incredible to start the school year. I've been able to pull small groups of students and teach them the games. The games require students to think about words and letters. Some of the students don't read much during the summer, so the games are working to get their brains going again.\r\n\r\nI appreciate that you have given materials that generate student excitement while working with readers. We know that we don't tend to enjoy doing things we aren't good at. These games are giving them needed practice in a way that students do enjoy.\r\n\r\nWe have also begun to use the lamination sheets. All the kindergarten students went home with a laminated name with instructions on how to correctly write each letter in their name. Students are always excited to see their name and the kindergartners were thrilled as they began to write their names. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1750098214746,"projectUrl":"project/help-games-to-extend-our-learning/9349595/","projectTitle":"Help! Games to Extend Our Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Olson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp175423_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y40&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574452652221","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/175423"},{"teacherId":175423,"projectId":9250290,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation. The students were so excited to see the books. I work with many of the same students from year to year. Many of these students had previously read the books I had available to them. Starting the new school year with new titles thrilled the students and me. I don't often see the struggling readers excited to be reading.\r\n\r\nThe books purchased with your donations are already in the hands of my students. We know that to improve our skills we need to practice. The books purchased allow the students to practice in a way they are excited about. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1746887893149,"projectUrl":"project/help-easier-chapter-books-needed/9250290/","projectTitle":"Help! Easier Chapter Books Needed!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Olson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp175423_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y40&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574452652221","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/175423"},{"teacherId":175423,"projectId":9151709,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity. The students were excited to receive the new books! \r\n\r\nThe students that I work with struggle to read. Yet they also want to not stand out from their peers. They want to read books that look similar to what their peers are reading. The books purchased with this project allow these students the opportunity to have more books that they want to read and are able to read.\r\n\r\nWe know that we don't want to do things we aren't good at. We also know that in order to get better at something we have to practice. Thanks to you we were able to get more books that the students are willing and able to use to practice their reading.\r\n\r\nThank you again for helping me to expand the available books for these students.","fullyFundedDate":1744246765038,"projectUrl":"project/books-low-readers-can-and-want-to-read/9151709/","projectTitle":"Books Low Readers Can and Want to Read","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Olson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp175423_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y40&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574452652221","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/175423"},{"teacherId":175423,"projectId":9043362,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity. The students were excited to receive the new books! \r\n\r\nThe students that I work with struggle to read. Yet they also want to not stand out from their peers. They want to read books that look similar to what their peers are reading. The books purchased with this project allow these students the opportunity to have more books that they want to read and are able to read.\r\n\r\nWe know that we don't want to do things we aren't good at. We also know that in order to get better at something we have to practice. Thanks to you we were able to get more books that the students are willing and able to use to practice their reading.\r\n\r\nThank you again for helping me to expand the available books for these students.","fullyFundedDate":1744226970836,"projectUrl":"project/more-easy-chapter-books-needed-for-strug/9043362/","projectTitle":"More Easy Chapter Books Needed for Struggling Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Olson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp175423_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y40&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574452652221","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/175423"},{"teacherId":175423,"projectId":9019155,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation. The students were so excited to see all the new Desmond Cole books. I had purchased many of the titles at the beginning of the last school year. The series has since grown and some of the books I had purchased have been lost. The students had read and enjoyed all the titles that were left. Now they are able to reading the new and missing books. \r\n\r\nMy students are not good readers. Most of the students do not like to read. They want to read books that look similar to books their peers are reading, instead of what they call baby books, the books that are at their reading level. The Desmond Cole books are written at an easier level, but they do not look as if they are. The students enjoy reading them and they do not feel embarrassed about reading them. They are practicing their reading and they are talking about what they are reading. It is exciting to me to watch students that don't want to read, who don't like to read, become readers, watching as they catch the reading spark. Thank you so much for giving that spark to my students.","fullyFundedDate":1744232337605,"projectUrl":"project/my-reluctant-readers-are-loving-this-ser/9019155/","projectTitle":"My Reluctant Readers Are Loving This Series","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Olson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp175423_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y40&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574452652221","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/175423"},{"teacherId":175423,"projectId":9151820,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity. The students are so excited to have gotten so many new books. Many of them have started the Eerie Elementary series, now they have a chance to continue reading the series. The Mister Shivers books were a super big hit, upper elementary students always seem to be excited about books that look like they might be scary. \r\n\r\nIt makes me feel good watching students that don't want to read be this excited about books. The feeling continues as these students start to recommend the books to their friends and when they eagerly tell me or others about the book. When they feel the spark for reading, it makes it easier for them to practice reading. They need to practice to be better readers. Thank you again, for helping to create the love of reading in these students.","fullyFundedDate":1744221795609,"projectUrl":"project/help-easier-chapter-books-needed/9151820/","projectTitle":"Help! Easier Chapter Books Needed!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Olson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp175423_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y40&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574452652221","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/175423"},{"teacherId":652325,"projectId":8685305,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to our school library! Our Spy School fans are thrilled to have more books to enjoy, and it's been amazing to see their excitement grow. These books not only spark a love for reading but also help students build comprehension and critical thinking skills through engaging plots and clever twists.\r\n\r\nYour support makes a real difference in fostering a lifelong love of reading. We truly appreciate your kindness and generosity in enriching our library! The students look forward to comiong to library every week.","fullyFundedDate":1733281705263,"projectUrl":"project/reading-rocks-books-rewards-and-ampli/8685305/","projectTitle":"Reading Rocks: Books, Rewards, and Amplified Storytime","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Panek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp652325_orig.jpg?crop=1543,1543,x249,y1125&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1573662029443","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/652325"},{"teacherId":175423,"projectId":8885754,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and Merry, Belated, Christmas. The students are so excited to have new books that they are able to read, that don't appear to be \"baby books.\"\r\n\r\nThe students that I work with struggle to read. Yet they also want to not stand out from their peers. They want to read books that look similar to what their peers are reading. The books purchased with this project allow these students the opportunity to have more books that they want to read and are able to read.\r\n\r\nWe know that we don't want to do things we aren't good at. We also know that in order to get better at something we have to practice. Thanks to you we were able to get more books that the students are willing to practice with.\r\n\r\nThank you again for helping me to expand the available books for these students. What a wonderful gift for your step-father and my students.","fullyFundedDate":1735149030958,"projectUrl":"project/more-easy-chapter-books-needed-for-strug/8885754/","projectTitle":"More Easy Chapter Books Needed for Struggling Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Olson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp175423_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y40&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574452652221","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/175423"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_26307","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":287,"numTeachers":25,"percentFrplEligible":77,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":7,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":88,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":63.1,"schoolId":26307,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Edison Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Edison Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/lyons-elementary-school-district-103/edison-elementary-school/26307"}