{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Independence Senior High School","outOfStateSupporters":28.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1679708,"projectId":9469272,"letterContent":"Thanks so very much for funding this project! I'm so excited to have school supplies and snacks to share with students. It makes such a difference for a student to be able to start the year with the school supplies that they need to be successful in school. Through making sure that kids have the materials to be successful, we send the message that we care and are here to support them. Often, just taking the time to help a student meet what seems to us to be a small need can make a huge difference in boosting their confidence and in enabling them to concentrate on learning. \r\n\r\nMy students have been so excited to use the sensory putty, sensory manipulatives, and to access snacks from the new assortment in my snack drawers. These new materials have helped to create a calm, welcoming space for my high school students. It has also provided a safe space for overwhelmed students to land as they work to become grounded and ready to tackle the rest of their day.\r\n\r\nI am so thankful for your amazing generosity and look forward to continuing to use these fun and engaging materials with my students.","fullyFundedDate":1753898679325,"projectUrl":"project/equipped-for-success/9469272/","projectTitle":"Equipped for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fedrick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1679708_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y304&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683027597142","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1679708"},{"teacherId":9968242,"projectId":9168869,"letterContent":"We Are so very excited to nourish our 150 students who will be impacted by this great donation during our Sources of Strength Peer Leader training. These are students that come from all walks of life and they are coming together to create campaigns that will reduce suicide, increased attendance awareness and will create a sense of community at Independence so no one ever feels alone. We appreciate your donations and look forward to working with you in the future! \r\n\r\nSources of strength is an ongoing peer led group where students will need nourishment as their Meetings are 2 hours, twice a month.","fullyFundedDate":1749591631984,"projectUrl":"project/attendance-incentive-snacks/9168869/","projectTitle":"Attendance Incentive Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ellison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9968242_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756319931916","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9968242"},{"teacherId":1679708,"projectId":9406054,"letterContent":"Thank- you! Thank- you! And, thanks again! I am full of gratitude for your support of my project.\r\n\r\nMy students have also been so excited to use the sensory putty, sensory manipulatives, and to access water and snacks from the new assortment in my snack drawers. These new materials have helped to create a calm, welcoming space for my high school students. It has also provided a safe space for overwhelmed students to land as they work to become grounded and ready to tackle the rest of their day.\r\n\r\nI am so thankful for your amazing generosity and look forward to continuing to use these fun and engaging materials with my students.\r\n\r\nBuilding relationships with trusted adults help students feel connected and supported at school. Likewise, having safe spaces to go when feeling stressed or overwhelmed support students in successfully recovering from uncomfortable situations. I want my students to always know that my office is a welcoming place where they can safely land no matter what may be happening in their lives.\r\n\r\nThanks for supporting my amazing students as they work to be successful learners!","fullyFundedDate":1755712806362,"projectUrl":"project/strong-connections-and-safe-spaces-help/9406054/","projectTitle":"Strong Connections and Safe Spaces Help Build Resilient Teens","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fedrick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1679708_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y304&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683027597142","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1679708"},{"teacherId":1679708,"projectId":9309309,"letterContent":"Thanks so very much for supporting this project! My students have been so excited to use these materials. Music is so important to so many of my students. I have been working to set up a station for our students to utilize in student services and to help students learn healthy ways to incorporate music as a coping strategy when stressed or overwhelmed. \r\n\r\nStudents have especially enjoyed the jellyfish motion lights that have been set up in our student services suite, my office, and in the nurse's office. These resources have helped provide a calming atmosphere for our students. I look forward to introducing many of the additional resources within small group sessions with students. \r\n\r\nAgain, thanks so much for supporting my project.","fullyFundedDate":1751398999522,"projectUrl":"project/music-as-a-healthy-coping-strategy/9309309/","projectTitle":"Music as a Healthy Coping Strategy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fedrick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1679708_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y304&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683027597142","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1679708"},{"teacherId":10025620,"projectId":9332440,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to our theatre classroom. Students in my theatre classes are bonding and working together on several projects, all thanks to board games that were donated to the school. This will make our 10-minute plays a great success because they are bonded and building strong relationships with each other. \r\n\r\nRecently, students read from their copies of the 10-minute plays and will begin working on choosing a script, auditioning each other, and producing a 10-minute play. It is such a great experience to have students work through the process of reading and analyzing a script, casting, blocking, and rehearsing a play. It teaches them about theatre from a variety of angles. \r\n\r\nNone of these assignments would work without the students being able to trust each other. We have worked on team building since the first day of school in August. Students get a monthly, sometimes bi-monthly opportunity to play collaborative board games with each other. Watching them laugh and play and be leaders is such a gift. I'm watching the theatre program improve daily as a result of your generosity. I am truly grateful for your help. Thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1746845850118,"projectUrl":"project/places-and-action-scripts-for-theatre/9332440/","projectTitle":"Places, and Action! Scripts for Theatre","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fiedler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10025620_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746639048647","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10025620"},{"teacherId":3942243,"projectId":9348056,"letterContent":"Thank you! My books for Professional Development have been arriving this week. I am so incredibly excited to read through them. Additionally, I'll be able to pull content from each of the books for discussions in both courses that I am teaching this year - multiple blocks of Entrepreneurship and Business Management II. \r\n\r\nI am thrilled to have the opportunity to continue to remain abreast of current trends and topics within business. I love the Harvard Business Review set of books and have those on display at my desk. I have used HBR as a resource for years, both professionally and personally.","fullyFundedDate":1757552286561,"projectUrl":"project/pd-for-high-school-business-teacher/9348056/","projectTitle":"Pd for High School Business Teacher","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Goodfellow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3942243_orig.jpg?crop=400,400,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1735169516534","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/businessatbigi"},{"teacherId":3942243,"projectId":9322907,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the sprucing up of items for my trailer/classroom! The rug alone does much to brighten the room. I have received so many compliments on how cheery and bright it is. I have been able to get a number of books donated, and the shelving and storage has been instrumental to keep everything organized, accessible, and visible to my students. I do not have any storage area beyond two filing cabinets, so the utility cart and bookshelves are fantastic to keep the content on display and ease for students to use and see!\r\n\r\nThank you so much for making my classroom more organized and fun!","fullyFundedDate":1746786235227,"projectUrl":"project/seating-and-storage-for-high-school-trai/9322907/","projectTitle":"Seating and Storage for High School Trailer/Business Classes (CTE)","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Goodfellow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3942243_orig.jpg?crop=400,400,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1735169516534","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/businessatbigi"},{"teacherId":3942243,"projectId":9288940,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding books for my Entrepreneurship class! These books will allow all of my students to have an actual book as they learn more about being business owners. We do so much online, and so few have read books since starting high school. It is an easy read, but still provides enough context to have valuable small group discussions, answer writing prompts, and serve as a guide as they work through a certification and complete their end of semester proof of learning project. It's relatable as it was written by a teen entrepreneur. I have them on display toward my desk in the classroom, and even had a Business Management 2 student ask if he could take it and read it. I thought that was amazing.","fullyFundedDate":1746470158202,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-future-entrepreneurs-for-high/9288940/","projectTitle":"Books for Future Entrepreneurs for High School Class","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Goodfellow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3942243_orig.jpg?crop=400,400,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1735169516534","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/businessatbigi"},{"teacherId":3942243,"projectId":9288978,"letterContent":"This has been a fabulous asset to my classroom. I teach in a trailer, so whiteboard space is limited. I have a board for instruction in the front, but having the learning cart allows students to break into small groups and work through assignments at their own pace. It allows me to explain concepts to a select group of students. It also works well for vocabulary.\r\n\r\nThe cart has been a game changer differentiated learning. Most of my classes are around 30 students, and a very mixed population from EC to AIG. This resource allows me to have students partner to work together to master content, explore new ideas, use it when students finish early, work through content and problems with them.","fullyFundedDate":1746786279317,"projectUrl":"project/differentiated-learning-for-high-school/9288978/","projectTitle":"Differentiated Learning for High School Students/My Trailer","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Goodfellow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3942243_orig.jpg?crop=400,400,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1735169516534","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/businessatbigi"},{"teacherId":3942243,"projectId":9606656,"letterContent":"This project will be used during the design thinking stage of class. That is unit two. Whereas the class is structured for students to earn a certificate via an online platform, they also are tasked with a proof of learning that requires them to create a business/solve a problem with a product or service. As as learning tool, we will be using the STEM kits between the online certification and the final project. This allows students to work through a physical project to complete, work on communication and problem resolution skills to complete the kit. Then they will pitch the created project as an innovation - having to come up with a creative pitch on what the item is, how they'll sell it, a budget, and their target audience. This should set them up to excel in their individual POL projects at the end of the semester.","fullyFundedDate":1755521938871,"projectUrl":"project/stem-kits-for-entrepreneurship-classsma/9606656/","projectTitle":"STEM Kits for Entrepreneurship Class/Small Group Projects","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Goodfellow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3942243_orig.jpg?crop=400,400,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1735169516534","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/businessatbigi"},{"teacherId":6908119,"projectId":9551168,"letterContent":"Thank you for the classroom supplies. Our school is 78% economically disadvantaged and having things such as highlighters and other items help students when we ask them to do academic reading and annotations. Our school grew academically and we are making such strides in Charlotte, and yet supplies are so limited so everything comes in handy. \r\n\r\nThe books and games are a great addition to the entrepreneurship classes and offer extension activities for our students, and the TPT gift card makes it easier for me to choose which things I can purchase to enhance our curriculum. \r\n\r\nThank you again","fullyFundedDate":1755521992619,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-supplies/9551168/","projectTitle":"Classroom Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Del Valle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6908119_orig.jpg?crop=1367,1367,x0,y50&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1571862934662","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rockandtalk"},{"teacherId":6908119,"projectId":9317298,"letterContent":"Having a color printer in our Entrepreneurship I classroom has transformed how we approach design thinking and the Lean Canvas Business Model (LCBM). My students aren't just learning theory—they are building and testing ideas, creating logos, and designing product concepts. Printing their work in color allows them to hold a tangible version of their ideas, which makes the process feel much more authentic. When students can see their designs on paper, they're better able to evaluate, revise, and refine their business concepts, just like real entrepreneurs do.\r\nWhat excites them most is that their projects no longer stay stuck on a computer screen. When they complete a logo, product label, or customer segment map, they can print it out and take it home. It's something they can share with family, pin on a wall, or save in a binder as a reminder of what they accomplished. Later, they'll be able to look back at these early projects as the first steps in their entrepreneurial journey. Having something concrete and professional-looking in hand reinforces that their ideas matter.\r\nSome students who were hesitant at first have especially warmed up to this new tool. One student who struggled with confidence became more engaged when he printed his Lean Canvas Business Model with his logo included. Seeing the document in full color made it feel like a real business plan rather than just a class assignment. That moment encouraged him to take ownership of his work and proudly share it with others. 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