{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Highland Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":12.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8930058,"projectId":9433539,"letterContent":"Because of the generous support from the DonorsChoose community, I was able to transform our classroom into a space that truly celebrates learning, creativity, and growth. The materials provided helped create an environment where students feel valued, motivated, and excited to engage every single day.\r\n\r\nThe arts and craft supplies opened up new opportunities for students to express themselves creatively while reinforcing the academic skills we're building. Our bulletin boards have become more than just displays—they are now vibrant galleries of student effort and achievement, reminding each child that their hard work matters. 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Your generosity has created lasting impacts that go far beyond the materials themselves—it has built confidence, strengthened our community, and made learning something my students truly look forward to every day.","fullyFundedDate":1758816941923,"projectUrl":"project/from-pencils-to-play-building-bright-be/9433539/","projectTitle":"From Pencils to Play: Building Bright Beginnings","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zahidi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8930058_orig.jpg?crop=1931,1931,x0,y109&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742002233248","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8930058"},{"teacherId":8262867,"projectId":9510116,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution toward my second grade classroom! It is so exciting to see everything come together. Whether that is ink for a duck and its outfit changes, or anchor charts for groups to collaborate together and then present it largely for all to see, etc. It all helps me create an environment that is student centered and supports the creativity and uniqueness of all my diverse learners inside my classroom. Thank you for helping me bring my vision to life! My students are having the best year so far.","fullyFundedDate":1754017635284,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-fun/9510116/","projectTitle":"Creativity Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bennett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8262867_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1641431861637","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8262867"},{"teacherId":8262867,"projectId":9286629,"letterContent":"It means the world to me to have individuals like you care about education and the success of the \"extras\" inside the classroom. I like to call this the behind the scenes of education. Thank you for helping me create what I have imagined inside of my head and put it to life. Behavior buddies, especially, are such a key part in our day to day regarding positive reinforcement and celebrating overall the hard work and easy reward. My students are loving these new behavior buddies and because there are more, other learners have the opportunity to earn one.","fullyFundedDate":1746785691657,"projectUrl":"project/patient-parrot-focused-fox-and-more-wa/9286629/","projectTitle":"Patient Parrot, Focused Fox, and more walk into our class...","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bennett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8262867_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1641431861637","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8262867"},{"teacherId":8478243,"projectId":9111572,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating my donors choose project. We were able to get emotion toys, alphabet toys, and math toys to help my students with autism identify all these things. They have also enjoyed playing with the magnetic ball maze while they also learn their colors and numbers. The students were very excited to have new learning toys to use during our center rotations. \r\nI also want to thank you for funding cardstock and ink for my classroom as well. We go through these a lot because we make visuals, token boards, and learning materials that we use on a daily basis. You have now supplied is for hopefully the school year on ink and cardstock. I am very grateful for this!\r\nThank you all for donating to my classroom. My students with Autism enjoy anything that we can give them and it is nice to be able to give them new stuff to see their smile on their faces. They will use these resources all year long to learn and have fun in class.","fullyFundedDate":1746474646781,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-supplies/9111572/","projectTitle":"Classroom Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cassel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8478243"},{"teacherId":7972463,"projectId":9127010,"letterContent":"Thank you all for donating to my new classroom. The students enjoyed being able to have new things and being able to create new crafts the last week of school. This new school year we will be starting fresh in our new classrooms and I cannot wait to use the materials donated to us. \r\n\r\nI appreciate all the support everyone has given our classroom and myself through this project and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for my students. \r\n\r\nThey needed more manipulatives for learning and with donating you have helped to accomplish some of this for my class. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1740496256304,"projectUrl":"project/new-classroom/9127010/","projectTitle":"New Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stone","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7972463"},{"teacherId":8930058,"projectId":9204211,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible generosity, our classroom was transformed into a space of joy, pride, and celebration! The decorations, games, and supplies you helped fund created a truly memorable end-of-year celebration for my students—one that honored their hard work, curiosity, and growth over the past year.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first walked into our decorated classroom, their eyes lit up with excitement. \"Is this really for us?\" one student asked, beaming with pride. They immediately began pointing out details, laughing together, and connecting over the shared joy of seeing their classroom turned into a festive space that celebrated them. Watching their reactions reminded me how much these moments matter—not just for fun, but for building confidence and a sense of belonging.\r\n\r\nThese resources weren't just for a party; they became a way to reinforce the values we've built all year—teamwork, perseverance, and joy in learning. During our celebration, students played cooperative games that encouraged communication and inclusion. We also used the time to reflect on our recent unit on the solar system, where students explored planets, stars, and galaxies with boundless curiosity. The celebration became an opportunity to bring closure to that learning—by sharing what they discovered, playing space-themed games, and proudly showcasing their creative work.\r\n\r\nThis project brought us closer as a classroom community. It reminded students that their efforts matter and that learning is worth celebrating. It's had a lasting impact on their confidence, their relationships with one another, and their love of school.\r\n\r\nNext up, students are channeling all this excitement into a creative slideshow project on Canva, where they're capturing their favorite memories from their third grade journey. From field trips to fun science experiments, and those \"aha!\" moments in math, they're putting it all together to reflect on how much they've grown. We can't wait to share the final presentations—it's going to be the perfect way to wrap up an unforgettable year.\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of my heart—thank you. You've given my students a gift they'll always remember.","fullyFundedDate":1742954022627,"projectUrl":"project/hard-work-big-smiles-help-us-celebrate/9204211/","projectTitle":"Hard Work, Big Smiles: Help Us Celebrate!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zahidi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8930058_orig.jpg?crop=1931,1931,x0,y109&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742002233248","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8930058"},{"teacherId":8262867,"projectId":9105761,"letterContent":"Thank you for the supplies for a classroom refresh! It means the world that you have generously contributed toward my second grade classroom. Individuals like yourself allow educators like me to go beyond and create an environment that is special for my diverse classroom community. Having a refresh allows for an inviting classroom environment and excites learners each day amongst their educational journey. Because supplies add up, your generous donation helps me tremendously, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.","fullyFundedDate":1739392502792,"projectUrl":"project/new-classroom-whos-this/9105761/","projectTitle":"New Classroom, Who’s This?!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bennett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8262867_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1641431861637","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8262867"},{"teacherId":8262867,"projectId":8976907,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generous donation toward my second grade classroom! These supplies help my diverse group of learners in so many ways. It is so nice to have colored ink for better connection and realia, the opportunity to have flexible seating as a reward for great behavior, labels for students AVID supplies, etc. This would not be possible without you and your generosity. Thank you very much for your contribution and loving on education! It means the world. My students a","fullyFundedDate":1738810800204,"projectUrl":"project/colored-ink-flexible-seating-labels-an/8976907/","projectTitle":"Colored Ink, Flexible Seating, Labels and Lamination…oh My!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bennett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8262867_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1641431861637","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8262867"},{"teacherId":8478243,"projectId":9070550,"letterContent":"I appreciate all of you who have donated to my donors choose project! You helped me get new life skills toys, paper for the walls, and a new rug for our brand new classroom! I have attached photos of the kids using the new life skills toys. The paper and the new rug will be in use once we move to our new room!\r\nThe life skills toys will be used in our centers and they help students identify colors, shapes, numbers, animals, etc. This is a great skill to have and these new toys make it easier for them to learn!\r\n\r\nThank you again for all your support!","fullyFundedDate":1739049706632,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-items-for-autistic-children/9070550/","projectTitle":"Sensory Items for Autistic Children","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cassel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8478243"},{"teacherId":8930058,"projectId":9174534,"letterContent":"Thanks to the generous support we received, I was able to bring an EcoTank color printer into our classroom—and the difference has been incredible! 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