{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Edna Brewer Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":27.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10001754,"projectId":9737690,"letterContent":"We can't thank you enough for contributing to our campaign for new books, but we are going to try! Here are some quotes directly from the students in our Library Club: \r\n\r\n\"...I really love going to the library and I'm so glad we have new books!\"\r\n\r\n\"Thank you so much for the donations. I'm excited to read more books like Love & Gelato.\"\r\n\r\n\"Thank you for giving us the new books. I'm going to try to read all of them!\"\r\n\r\n\"Thank you for the books about the Norse Gods. I believe that I have Norse heritage and I like the Norse Gods in general.\"\r\n\r\n\"Thank you for the books! We appreciate them because we have more book options to read, more stories to relate to, and less boredom!\"\r\n\r\n\"Thank you so much for donating money for books at the school. As someone from a low income household who loves to read, the donation gives people like me more resources to learn and have fun! Books are places that many kids go to when they're curious or bored and needing an escape.\"\r\n\r\nAs you can see, we have some avid readers here. The main goal of our library is to foster a love of reading and from these responses it seems it's working with help from people like you!","fullyFundedDate":1761273675968,"projectUrl":"project/new-books-for-the-brewer-library/9737690/","projectTitle":"New Books for the Brewer Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kathy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10001754"},{"teacherId":7432576,"projectId":9543697,"letterContent":"As we reach the midway point of this school year, I want to extend my deepest thanks for your contributions to my Snacks = Success project! The snacks purchased with this project have been fueling my students, allowing them to stay focused and put in the work needed to boost their reading and language skills. And it's paid off! In a recent midyear reading diagnostic, the students who have been benefiting from these snacks boosted their class reading score average by 6% which slightly exceeds the expected growth rate.\r\n\r\nThis project has helped me combat the mid-day slump when students are typically tuckering out. Instead, they come in eager to grab a snack and get started. They couldn't be doing this without your help. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!","fullyFundedDate":1759776169729,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-success/9543697/","projectTitle":"Snacks = Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Low","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7432576_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1745179131033","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mslowoakland"},{"teacherId":7432576,"projectId":9344428,"letterContent":"Once we got this new school year underway I was finally able to assemble the new set of tables in order to make a beautiful completed set for all my students to use. These kids are so used to outdated furniture they could immediately feel the difference! The new tables help them feel ready to learn the second they walk in the room.\r\n\r\nThank you SO much for your contributions that made this happen. I'm so proud of our learning space now, and know the kids benefit from it every day. You have my love and appreciation for your immense generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1752860894900,"projectUrl":"project/complete-a-classroom-set-of-tables-for-m/9344428/","projectTitle":"Complete a Classroom Set of Tables for My Brilliant Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Low","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7432576_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1745179131033","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mslowoakland"},{"teacherId":7594870,"projectId":9301437,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support to the Edna Brewer Orchestra program. With your support, I was able to buy higher quality Pernambuco wood violin bows and higher quality strings for all instruments. With the final leftover amount, I also bought a label maker which will certainly keep these items and our sheet music more organized. \r\n\r\nPrior to this purchase, my advanced 8th graders were playing with warped bows and with bow hair either stretched too far or barely there. Using a new bow has helped them with a big and concentrated sound. I appreciate your help with this Donors Choose Project.","fullyFundedDate":1746544472447,"projectUrl":"project/it-takes-more-than-an-instrument-to-buil/9301437/","projectTitle":"It Takes More Than an Instrument to Build an Orchestra!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ivry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7594870_orig.jpg?crop=416,416,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1602108072480","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7594870"},{"teacherId":9474705,"projectId":9260082,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your help! We were able to outfit the entire team, resulting in more participation and a championship year!\r\n\r\nThe additional singlets ensured that no student felt left out, and all were able to show off thier school pride as they took the mat. Thanks to your assistance, Edna Brewer has built a fully equipped wrestling program in only two years. With these singlets, headgear, kneepads, and accessories, EBMS now has everything it need to feild a wrestling team for the next 15 years. \r\n\r\nAlthough I've joined the staff at new middle school in Oakland for the 2025-26 school year, I leave feeling secure the student athletes at Endna Brewer have everything they need to continue growing with thier new coach. THank you again for you generous help.","fullyFundedDate":1745262988560,"projectUrl":"project/additional-uniforms-for-my-wrestlers/9260082/","projectTitle":"Additional Uniforms for my Wrestlers!","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Hemphill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9474705_orig.jpg?crop=3500,3500,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1708539932161","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ebwrestling"},{"teacherId":5480338,"projectId":9288118,"letterContent":"We are so incredibly grateful for your support in getting music instruments and materials in our hands at the beginning of the school year. Percussionist have been STOKED with their new mallets and fancy mallet/stick bags! Trombonists and trumpeters have been JUICED with the new valve oil and slide grease! We are off and running and making beautiful music already! Next steps are gearing up for our fall time concerts and community jams. \r\n\r\nThese items may seem small and mundane but really they are essential to the function of being a musician! We are grateful for your help in getting back to the process! \r\n\r\nKeep in touch so we can make more music together!","fullyFundedDate":1746412963389,"projectUrl":"project/music-supplies-for-middle-school-band-pr/9288118/","projectTitle":"Music Supplies for Middle School Band Program","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Pitt-Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5480338"},{"teacherId":10001754,"projectId":9260757,"letterContent":"We cannot thank you enough for your generous donations!! Now that the students are back in school they were very excited to return to a library with brand new books. Our library is very small for the size of our school and we do not have a book budget so they are a real luxury. Our 7th and 8th graders have read many of the books in our library already so they were especially appreciative of the new titles.\r\n\r\n We highlighted the books on various shelves and tables throughout the library and on the first day of checkouts most of them were gone. The graphic novels were very popular, of course, but the chapter books were also a big hit. I saw friends reading the book covers together and making plans about who would read what first. One exclaimed, \"Oh! I've been wanting to read this book all summer!\" \r\n\r\n Rest assured that your generosity is helping a new generation of kids develop a passion for reading. Thanks again!!","fullyFundedDate":1745139317543,"projectUrl":"project/we-need-new-books-for-the-panther-librar/9260757/","projectTitle":"We Need New Books for the Panther Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kathy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10001754"},{"teacherId":7432576,"projectId":9260766,"letterContent":"I was completely floored by your generosity in funding my first DonorsChoose project in less than 24 hrs this past spring! The new tables were quickly delivered to my school and my students were delighted to help assemble them so that they could enjoy the tables for their last couple months of 8th grade. It was a great way to wrap up the school year!\r\n\r\nAs I get ready to head back in for my 7th year of teaching at Edna Brewer Middle School, I am excited that my next crew of students will be walking into a classroom that is set up for their collective success thanks to you. I am determined to keep at this hard work for years to come with our Brewer PRIDE values (Positivity, Respect, Independence, Determination, and Empathy) and with humble appreciation for your love and support.","fullyFundedDate":1745166471886,"projectUrl":"project/activity-tables-for-collaborative-learni/9260766/","projectTitle":"Activity Tables for Collaborative Learning of Brilliant Minds!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Low","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7432576_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1745179131033","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mslowoakland"},{"teacherId":9085591,"projectId":8772801,"letterContent":"Thank you for choosing to stand with my students.\r\n\r\nThe snacks you helped provide have resisted the idea that students can \"push through\" exhaustion, hunger, and burnout and still learn. My students already navigate systems not built for their success. Thank you for making sure they have what they need to show up fully and with power. \r\n\r\nNow, during Academic Enrichment, they can be present—physically, mentally, and emotionally. They are deeply engaged in learning, building community, and reclaiming time where they put their humanity into their school day. The snacks are not a luxury---they're a tool. Food and full bellies are human rights. True engagement isn't about \"trying harder\"—it's about being supported.\r\n\r\nSo thank you. For investing in what students really need. For helping us reject the guise of scarcity in our public school system in a country that has so much. For believing in the futures of my students, not in spite of the systems they face, but in defiance of them.","fullyFundedDate":1735501891220,"projectUrl":"project/energize-and-engage-snacks-to-power-up/8772801/","projectTitle":"Energize and Engage: Snacks to Power Up 8th Grade Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Richardson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9085591_orig.jpg?crop=749,749,x24,y18&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1687981819910","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9085591"},{"teacherId":8304010,"projectId":8773394,"letterContent":"Thank you for the headphones for my classroom. The students are SO appreciative of being able to listen along with what they are reading. Students learn deeper and faster when they can read and listen at the same time. \r\n\r\nOur English Language Learners are benefiting the most as they can hear the written work which helps them make connections to translating. We are looking forward to seeing how having the access to audio increases our students English Language Assessments in the next few months. \r\n\r\nFrom myself and all the Edna Brewer 8th graders we thank you for helping us learn.","fullyFundedDate":1735504140924,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-learning/8773394/","projectTitle":"Headphones for Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Trujillo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8304010_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753056706215","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/trujillo-science"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_3972","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":791,"numTeachers":39,"percentFrplEligible":57,"percentAsian":20,"percentBlack":17,"percentWhite":19,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":27,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"20.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":72.6,"schoolId":3972,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Edna Brewer Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Edna Brewer Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/oakland-unified-school-district/edna-brewer-middle-school/3972"}