{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"PLA@ Louis B. Russell, Junior Elementary School 48 ","outOfStateSupporters":31.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8416313,"projectId":9493665,"letterContent":"After 26 years of teaching in one public school district, and debating retirement, I ended up moving to a charter school. Teacher supplies and resources always have been scarce, but this was on a different level. Because I've confined space in my home, I got rid of a lot of my teaching materials. The district where I previously taught had high poverty levels but this charter school was even more poverty stricken. Within 2 years, I was asked to move grade levels, and ironically, I had gotten rid of nearly everything. This is where my donors come in like knights on a horse. I used the tag board to print my centers and stations material on, and I used laminating film to protect them for use year after year. My students had an entire large cup full of pencils to use everyday, for the myriad of ways we use pencils to write. No more worrying about instruction being interrupted by students asking for a pencil or saying that they didn't have one. Every time I asked them to color part of an assignment, I had plenty of them for use. Additionally, my students got to use the notebook paper we received to write stories, written responses to literature and other texts, and even draw on during cold or rainy days of indoor classroom recess. Each student has a brand new pink eraser to use, and even extra when those wear down to nubs or get lost. I have made, with donated supplies, over 25 learning centers! Moreover, my students love using individual dry erase boards to write answers to questions during instruction, answers to math problems in real time, and even during some educational games. But, they love the little square personal dry erase board erasers. We have used construction paper for craftivities that were curriculum related to proudly display in the hallway. \r\n I cannot thank you enough, donors, for contributing so generously to my classroom to help my students while simultaneously saving me from spending money out of my own pocket.","fullyFundedDate":1753881072420,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-for-success/9493665/","projectTitle":"Supplies for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Holtz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8416313"},{"teacherId":8263302,"projectId":9448501,"letterContent":"These materials have made a huge impact in our classroom. We have been able to make our transition from Ipads to Computers easier because of you! \r\nOur classroom has been working so much on our computers with different programs. We use Chromebooks in our classroom and with that comes the computer mousepad. This is sometimes harder for our scholars to use due to the fine motor skill needed to drag and push it down at the same time. The use of mouses connected to their computer has changed their confidence. It is also helping us with our state testing that we take on our Chromebooks. This goes hand-in-hand with headphones. Majority of our scholars that come into our school do not come in with basic school supplies. We work hard to supply them with anything and everything that is needed for them to succeed in our school. We would not be able to complete any of this without your help and we are so grat","fullyFundedDate":1752087105709,"projectUrl":"project/electronic-supplies-for-all/9448501/","projectTitle":"Electronic Supplies for All","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Luper","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8263302_orig.jpg?crop=1244,1244,x0,y24&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692149456286","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8263302"},{"teacherId":9294417,"projectId":9384881,"letterContent":"The students in our life skills class and those who work with our occupational therapist are so excited to write with the new pencils. They now have the ability to write much more easily and produce letters and numbers that are recognizable because they have these new accommodations. Thank you so much!\r\n\r\nThe fidgets and calming putty are also being put to great use in several of the classrooms in our building. We are using the calming putty especially during meetings or long classroom lessons to keep scholars focused and on task. We even have one second-grade scholar who is able to calm herself at her desk when she is feeling overwhelmed because she has one of the fidgets donated by your generosity. \r\n\r\nThank you again for all of the donations. We are so grateful to you.","fullyFundedDate":1753472672543,"projectUrl":"project/comfortable-pencils-and-calming-fidgets/9384881/","projectTitle":"Comfortable Pencils and Calming Fidgets","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Creech","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9294417_orig.jpg?crop=975,975,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695322804855","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/creech-math-intervention"},{"teacherId":4056301,"projectId":9422009,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding my project to help foster and develop the love for Science. My scholars were so excited when the boxes arrived and they started unpacking all the cool supplies. They were jumping up and down chanting we are going to be Stellar Scientists. \r\n The first project was my students bulding a volcano and then we made it safely erupt. When studied volcanos for over two weeks, this was the final activity! The scholars also have used the legos, and the artifacts of birds, mammels, and reptiles. Our next project will be making Glow in the Dark Power Balls for Halloween.","fullyFundedDate":1752690339553,"projectUrl":"project/stellar-scientists/9422009/","projectTitle":"Stellar Scientists","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hach","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4056301_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651506573392","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4056301"},{"teacherId":9294417,"projectId":9292199,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your generosity and kindness. My groups are enjoying using the whiteboards and erasers in math and reading activities. They are able to quickly move from one problem to the next in our daily practice. \r\n\r\nMy groups were very excited to get brand new whiteboards, markers, and erasers in August when school started. We have been using the same dirty whiteboards for the last three years and they were thrilled to get to use new ones. \r\n\r\nWe are also enjoying using the classroom printer ink for printing worksheets to give us regular practice and homework. I have already used one up printing daily practice books for our trick words. \r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you so much for your generosity with my school and scholars.","fullyFundedDate":1746566646497,"projectUrl":"project/give-us-the-ability-to-write-out-our-wor/9292199/","projectTitle":"Give Us The Ability To Write Out Our Work","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Creech","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9294417_orig.jpg?crop=975,975,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695322804855","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/creech-math-intervention"},{"teacherId":8263302,"projectId":9056424,"letterContent":"We could not have done the end of this year without you! We did so many fun exciting End of the Year activities with the materials that were provided. We made fun writing activities and then we did fun reading activities. You were a big contributor and as a whole class we say Thank You so much! \r\nWe used the Construction Paper to make Tents for Creative Writing! And we used so many markers to help with coloring any math project and making an Animal Research Project! We could not have done that without your help and I can't thank you enough!","fullyFundedDate":1742505197765,"projectUrl":"project/reading-crafts-and-health/9056424/","projectTitle":"Reading, Crafts, and Health","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Luper","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8263302_orig.jpg?crop=1244,1244,x0,y24&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692149456286","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8263302"},{"teacherId":7947377,"projectId":9094307,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to our classroom. Without you none of this would be possible. I am forever grateful that donors like you are willing to always help students and teachers in the classroom. The students really enjoy having the snack area in our classroom. Our students who came in late were able to still have something to eat for breakfast which has been a huge help during testing time. Another thing that the students have enjoyed was being able to have a snack in the afternoons now. Without you none of this would have been possible and I am forever grateful for your generosity and willingness to be apart of our classroom village.","fullyFundedDate":1738791233482,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-kindergarten/9094307/","projectTitle":"Snacks for Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wallace","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7947377_orig.jpg?crop=768,768,x0,y51&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1632684810256","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7947377"},{"teacherId":7947377,"projectId":9094342,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to our classroom project, \" The gift of Silence\" . Without you none of this would be possible. I am forever grateful that donors like you are always willing to help students and teachers in the classroom. The students love that they are now able to have headphones in the classroom to do their assignments without having to hear their classmates ipads. The classroom is much more calm and the students are able to concentrate on their tasks and what they are completing. I am forever grateful for donors who are willing to help classrooms run smoothly and to always be willing to support. Thank you for helping our classroom get the support and supplies needed to have a successful school year.","fullyFundedDate":1739220227330,"projectUrl":"project/the-gift-of-silence/9094342/","projectTitle":"The Gift of Silence!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wallace","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7947377_orig.jpg?crop=768,768,x0,y51&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1632684810256","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7947377"},{"teacherId":7947377,"projectId":9056267,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to our classroom. Without you none of this would be possible. I am forever grateful that donors like you are willing to always help students and teachers in the classroom. The students really enjoy having the care cart in our classroom. They are able to make sure they have the things they need to be successful in our classroom. We believe that when you look good you feel good and our scholars are very appreciative. I want to personally thank you have well for donating the supplies to our scholars. Every morning I would have a scholar ask for lotion for their arms and hands or ChapStick for their lips and I wasn't able to supply everything for them. Thank you for making it a possibility for my scholars to now have it in the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1737313896840,"projectUrl":"project/care-cart-for-kindergarten/9056267/","projectTitle":"Care Cart for Kindergarten!!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wallace","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7947377_orig.jpg?crop=768,768,x0,y51&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1632684810256","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7947377"},{"teacherId":7536310,"projectId":8761540,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations. I was able to purchase Science of Reading based centers for the entire year!! My scholars are already benefitting from these tremendously. I have scholars that are starting to read and others who are reading more fluently. I can't wait to start our life cycle unit this spring. We will be talking about butterflies, bees, and different plants. I have purchased a whole interactive unit that I am excited to introduce to my kids. None of these purchases would've been possible without your donations. I am so grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1734099470552,"projectUrl":"project/thematic-units-decodable-centers/8761540/","projectTitle":"Thematic Units & Decodable Centers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Williams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7536310_orig.jpg?crop=612,612,x1170,y120&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600193362884","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7536310"},{"teacherId":9058702,"projectId":9053944,"letterContent":"Headphones and paper the most in demand items in a classroom. In a school where you get 1 package of paper every 2 weeks but you have 20 or more kids in your class that you have to print packets for homework, in class work, reports, letters home, and lord only knows what else you will need. One pack of paper just doesn't cut it. So paper is worth it's weight in gold because not only does it go fast but it is expensive. \r\nHeadphones help keep kids on track. They don't hear multiple tablets going off at a time, hearing questions that are not the same as theirs and then choosing the wrong answer simply because they heard that question louder then theirs. State testing is coming up so hearing your own things is even more important!","fullyFundedDate":1737514621597,"projectUrl":"project/listen-to-voices-past/9053944/","projectTitle":"Listen to Voices Past","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bartley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9058702_orig.jpg?crop=972,972,x0,y162&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1684948328309","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9058702"},{"teacherId":9058702,"projectId":8714138,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making my life so much easier. It was really hard keeping all the tablets charges without enough plugs to keep them that way. This charging dock was the best thing ever to come into the classroom. It keeps everyone's stuff well organized and no one has to change places with someone else just to be able to charge their tablets.\r\nThe books were also an amazing addition. We were really low on books with more familiar characters as all of my Disney books were from the classic movies that not as many of the kids knew. Now I am up to date and I have a classroom of kids that enjoy their library time now.","fullyFundedDate":1731540351295,"projectUrl":"project/charging-station-and-reading-area-suppli/8714138/","projectTitle":"Charging Station and Reading Area Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bartley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9058702_orig.jpg?crop=972,972,x0,y162&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1684948328309","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9058702"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_19937","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":274,"numTeachers":17,"percentFrplEligible":81,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":81,"percentWhite":1,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":10,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"16.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":68.9,"schoolId":19937,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about PLA@ Louis B. 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