{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Manatee Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":44.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9700484,"projectId":10499860,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Play with Purpose for Exceptional Learners.\" Your generosity has made a real difference in our classroom.\r\n\r\nMy students were so excited when the materials arrived. They could not wait to explore them and immediately began asking to use them during our learning stations. We now use these resources during small-group instruction, IEP goal practice, and even during our play-based breaks. These breaks give students a chance to build social skills, practice communication, and regulate their emotions while still learning through meaningful play.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite moments was seeing students work together, encourage one another, and celebrate their successes. The materials have helped increase engagement and confidence, especially for students who are sometimes hesitant to participate.\r\n\r\nAs we continue through the school year, we will use these resources to support our academic lessons, social skills, and individual learning goals. Thank you for believing in my students and helping create a classroom where learning is joyful, engaging, and accessible for everyone. Your kindness and support mean more than words can express.","fullyFundedDate":1787694221524,"projectUrl":"project/play-with-purpose-for-exceptional-learne/10499860/","projectTitle":"Play with Purpose for Exceptional Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Aquino","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9700484_orig.jpg?crop=1517,1517,x0,y444&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752444439112","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9700484"},{"teacherId":10479117,"projectId":10194584,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating so that each of our classrooms can have a 10-foot extension cord. This extension cord allows students to stay charged during technology usage or lessons. Because the cord has a 10-foot reach, students do not need to move around the classroom in the middle of a lesson to connect to power. \r\n\r\nThis one extension cord reaches almost halfway across a classroom and has 12 charging ports, rather than the standard 6. The excitement from the teachers when gifted such a simple classroom tool was resounding. Students are appreciative of being able to charge their computers without having to change seats and possibly losing out on a partner for the assignment/project. \r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting our school and making such a grand impact on classroom learning and lessening the disruptions with something as simple as extension cords. They are invaluable!","fullyFundedDate":1777601532150,"projectUrl":"project/powering-learning/10194584/","projectTitle":"Powering Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Berning","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10479117"},{"teacherId":10479117,"projectId":10192665,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating so each of our 8th grade classrooms can have a new class set of working calculators. Teachers were thrilled to have working calculators, as well as pocket charts to store them in. Students were excited to have state and district approved calculators to practice with and learn the functions throughout the year because they will be allowed to use them on state testing. \r\n\r\nYour donation is supporting our title 1, low-income school to have a fair and equitable chance at being successful. Our previous calculators were either not working, dead batteries, buttons had become unusable, destroyed over the year or simply gone missing. We are elated to receive new sets for students and have expectations & protocols in place for student use.\r\n\r\nThank you again, for your support to help our students succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1776894982718,"projectUrl":"project/calculating-success-supporting-pre-alge/10192665/","projectTitle":"Calculating Success: Supporting Pre-Algebra and Algebra Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Berning","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10479117"},{"teacherId":10479117,"projectId":10192708,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating so each of our 7th grade classrooms can have a new class set of working calculators. Teachers were thrilled to have working calculators, as well as pocket charts to store them in. Students were excited to have state and district approved calculators to practice with and learn the functions throughout the year because they will be allowed to use them on state testing. \r\n\r\nYour donation is supporting our title 1, low-income school to have a fair and equitable chance at being successful. Our previous calculators were either not working, dead batteries, buttons had become unusable, destroyed over the year or simply gone missing. We are elated to receive new sets for students and have expectations & protocols in place for student use.\r\n\r\nThank you again, for your support to help our students succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1777601532168,"projectUrl":"project/calculating-success-supporting-equitabl/10192708/","projectTitle":"Calculating Success: Supporting Equitable Math Instruction in 7th Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Berning","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10479117"},{"teacherId":10479117,"projectId":10192734,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating so each of our 6th grade classrooms can have a new class set of working calculators. Teachers were thrilled to have working calculators, as well as pocket charts to store them in. Students were excited to have state and district approved calculators to practice with and learn the functions throughout the year because they will be allowed to use them on state testing. \r\n\r\nYour donation is supporting our title 1, low-income school to have a fair and equitable chance at being successful. Our previous calculators were either not working, dead batteries, buttons had become unusable, destroyed over the year or simply gone missing. We are elated to receive new sets for students and have expectations & protocols in place for student use.\r\n\r\nThank you again, for your support to help our students succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1776261019670,"projectUrl":"project/calculating-success-supporting-equitabl/10192734/","projectTitle":"Calculating Success: Supporting Equitable 6th Grade Math Instruction Calculator Access","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Berning","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10479117"},{"teacherId":9839272,"projectId":9983219,"letterContent":"WOW! Thank you so much for providing our 6th grade Earth and Space Science classroom with a color printer and paper! Your generosity has brought a whole new level of excitement to our science learning. Earth and Space Science can be challenging for middle school students because so many of the concepts are difficult to see and imagine. Now, my students can print colorful diagrams, models, maps, visuals, and project materials that help turn abstract ideas into something they can actually see, study, and understand. Instead of simply reading about the layers of Earth, the solar system, or the phases of the Moon, students can interact with colorful visuals that make these concepts come alive. Watching their faces light up when they see their work printed in full color has been absolutely priceless!\r\n\r\nWhat excites my students most is being able to create something and then see it come to life. Students who love art and design have especially warmed to the printer because they can use their creativity to demonstrate their science knowledge in ways that feel meaningful to them. I have also seen students who are typically quiet or hesitant become eager to share their projects when they know they can add color, detail, and personality to their work. They are proud to hold a finished, colorful project in their hands and say, \"I made this!\" That pride is powerful. Your donation is helping my students become more confident, creative, and engaged scientists while showing them that their ideas are worth bringing to life. Thank you for investing in our classroom and for giving my students another reason to be excited about learning science!","fullyFundedDate":1774529008275,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-earth-space-science-to-lifei/9983219/","projectTitle":"Bringing Earth & Space Science to Life—in Color!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9839272_orig.png?crop=400,400,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731686285972","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9839272"},{"teacherId":9873208,"projectId":10195416,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my 6th grade English Language Arts classroom! Because of your kindness, every student started the school year with a durable composition notebook and a sturdy plastic three-prong folder. As a teacher at a Title I school, it means so much to be able to provide every student with the tools they need to be successful from day one. When my students first received their notebooks and folders, they were excited and proud to have materials that belonged to them. The colorful folders immediately caught their attention, and they loved seeing how each class was color-coded. It helped students stay organized while creating a sense of identity and community within each class.\r\n\r\nWe are already using the composition notebooks daily for reading responses, writing activities, vocabulary practice, and note-taking. The durable notebooks have held up wonderfully to everyday classroom use. The three-prong folders have become an essential organizational tool. Students keep their reference materials, learning resources, and data trackers in the folders, allowing them to monitor their growth and easily access important information throughout the year.\r\n\r\nOne special moment occurred during our first data-tracking activity. Students carefully placed their goals and progress-monitoring sheets into their folders and began discussing what they wanted to achieve this year. Having a dedicated place to store these materials has helped students take ownership of their learning and feel more confident about their academic goals.\r\n\r\nAs we continue through the school year, students will use these materials for reading analysis, writing projects, goal setting, and tracking their growth as readers and writers. The notebooks and folders will remain important tools that support organization, engagement, and learning every day.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has helped us start the school year with success and confidence. Most importantly, every student has a notebook and folder of their own, ensuring that all students have equal access to the resources they need to learn and grow.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in my students and their future. Your support has made a meaningful difference in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1783905695184,"projectUrl":"project/foundations-for-literacy-supplying-succ/10195416/","projectTitle":"Foundations for Literacy: Supplying Success, One Notebook at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Torres","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9873208"},{"teacherId":9873208,"projectId":10164668,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our classroom has become a much more intentional, organized, and engaging learning environment. These resources have had an immediate impact on both my teaching and my students' learning experiences. As a teacher, the new materials have dramatically improved the efficiency of our daily center rotations. One of the most valuable additions has been the classroom timer and clock with a remote control. Instead of stopping instruction and running across the room to adjust the timer, I can quickly manage transitions from anywhere in the classroom. The plastic folders, acrylic sign holders, and colorful paper have also helped me create clearly organized learning stations and inviting workspaces that encourage students to stay focused and engaged.\r\n\r\nMy students were thrilled the moment they saw the new materials. The colorful dry-erase dots, sentence strips, and dry-erase tape immediately made learning feel more interactive and fun. Students eagerly use these tools during reading, writing, and collaborative activities. The reading trackers and colorful overlays have been especially helpful in supporting students' focus and stamina during independent reading. Even our technology station runs more smoothly now thanks to the extension cords, which allow students easier access to devices and create a more functional learning space.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we will continue using these resources as part of our literacy and small-group instruction. The organized centers, visual supports, and engaging hands-on materials will help students build stronger reading comprehension, communication, and problem-solving skills throughout the year. Because of your support, our classroom runs more efficiently, students stay more engaged, and learning is both productive and enjoyable. Thank you for helping create a space where our students can thrive every day.","fullyFundedDate":1774528745490,"projectUrl":"project/igniting-readers-tools-to-spark-confide/10164668/","projectTitle":"Igniting Readers: Tools to Spark Confidence and Achievement","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Torres","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9873208"},{"teacherId":10478559,"projectId":10191757,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my students now have access to colorful, engaging science materials that help bring our lessons to life. Having a color printer directly in our classroom has allowed me to create diagrams, models, station activities, vocabulary resources, classroom displays, and other visual supports specifically for what my students are learning. Color makes an important difference in science. Whether students are comparing planets, interpreting diagrams, analyzing models, or working through a station activity, being able to clearly distinguish different parts of a visual helps make challenging concepts easier to understand. The printer, ink, and paper have also given me the flexibility to create resources when my students need them rather than being limited by what is already available. I can design materials that directly support our lessons and display important concepts around our classroom for students to reference.\r\n\r\nThank you for giving my students the opportunity to see science and learning in color. Your generosity has helped me create a classroom that is more visual, engaging, and supportive of student learning, and these materials will continue making an impact throughout the school year.","fullyFundedDate":1776363376230,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-science-students-see-learning-in/10191757/","projectTitle":"Help My Science Students See Learning in Color","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rico","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10478559"},{"teacherId":10478559,"projectId":10192933,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, I can now turn the colorful science materials I create for my classroom into durable resources that my students can use throughout the school year. Instead of posters, station materials, diagrams, vocabulary resources, and classroom displays being temporary, I can laminate and preserve them for repeated student use. These materials have helped me create a more organized, visual, and engaging science classroom. My students can reference important concepts displayed around the room, use durable materials during station activities, and interact with resources without worrying about them becoming damaged after only a few uses. Most importantly, your support has allowed me to spend more time creating meaningful resources for my students instead of worrying about replacing worn-out materials. The supplies from this project will continue benefiting my students throughout this school year and future school years.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and helping me create a classroom where science learning can truly stay on display!","fullyFundedDate":1777304921175,"projectUrl":"project/science-that-stays-on-display/10192933/","projectTitle":"Science That Stays on Display","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rico","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10478559"},{"teacherId":9092723,"projectId":10362271,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, these classroom supplies have already made a meaningful impact on my students and our everyday learning. The notebooks, pens, and glue have allowed students to stay organized and actively participate in lessons each day. We use our notebooks for interactive notes, where students can glue in resources, examples, and graphic organizers that they can refer back to throughout the year. The pens have also been especially helpful for color-coding important reading and writing strategies. For example, when practicing the RACE strategy for written responses, students use different colors to identify each part of their paragraph, helping them better understand how to organize and support their ideas.\r\n\r\nThese materials have also given students more opportunities to collaborate and be creative. Students use the supplies to work together on posters highlighting key concepts, strategies, and skills we are learning in class. They were excited to see that we had fresh supplies available specifically for them and that they could easily access what they needed without worrying about bringing every item from home.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, we will continue using these resources throughout the school year as we build our interactive notebooks, practice new reading and writing strategies, and complete collaborative activities and projects. While notebooks, glue, and pens may seem like simple supplies, they are everyday essentials that help make our classroom more organized, engaging, and accessible. Thank you for providing my students with the tools they need to learn, participate, and grow!","fullyFundedDate":1783904175066,"projectUrl":"project/everyday-essentials/10362271/","projectTitle":"Everyday Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9092723"},{"teacherId":10481598,"projectId":10202599,"letterContent":"When the boxes for \"The Calm in the Chaos: Middle School Mindfulness\" arrived, my students were genuinely thrilled. Serving underprivileged youth here in Collier County, our school strives to provide a safe, nurturing environment where every child feels supported and valued. Middle schoolers do not always show their excitement openly, but as soon as we unboxed these new materials, their faces lit up with curiosity and joy. Knowing that generous supporters cared enough to invest directly in their well-being made our students feel instantly seen, appreciated, and empowered.\r\n\r\nWe launched these resources as the centerpiece of our efforts for Mental Health Awareness Month, using them to foster open conversations and actively break down the stigma surrounding mental health. One of our most impactful moments was taking our mindfulness practice outdoors—combining guided meditation time in the fresh air with creative expression using sidewalk chalk. Students wrote positive affirmations, illustrated coping strategies, and left uplifting messages across the school walkways for their peers to see. Between these vibrant outdoor activities and our newly established quiet reflection space inside, our middle schoolers are learning that prioritizing their mental health is something to embrace and celebrate.\r\n\r\nAs we move forward, our next step is guiding students through a project where they design personalized coping toolkits, translating the mindfulness techniques and outdoor grounding strategies they've practiced into routines they can use both in school and at home. Thank you for giving our Manatee middle schoolers the tools, confidence, and encouragement to find calm amidst the chaos and spread mental health awareness throughout our community!","fullyFundedDate":1777397227338,"projectUrl":"project/the-calm-in-the-chaos-middle-school-min/10202599/","projectTitle":"The Calm in the Chaos: Middle School Mindfulness","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ximena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10481598"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_62299","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":725,"numTeachers":53,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":23,"percentWhite":7,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":66,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"13.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":55.6,"schoolId":62299,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Manatee Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Manatee Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/florida/collier-county-public-schools/manatee-middle-school/62299"}