{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Martin Luther King Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":34.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9932875,"projectId":10026451,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of our \"Power Up Snacks\" project. Because of you, my students now have access to snacks that help them stay focused, energized, and ready to learn throughout the day. In our classroom, these snacks have become an important part of our routine—especially during times when students would normally feel tired or distracted. One moment that really stood out was seeing a student who typically struggles to stay engaged remain focused and participate after having a snack. It's made a real difference in their ability to learn and feel comfortable.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, they were excited and grateful. Many of them immediately expressed how happy they were to have something to keep them going during the day. For some of my students, this support goes beyond the classroom—it helps meet a basic need so they can fully show up and succeed. It has also created a sense of care and community in our room, where students feel supported and ready to do their best.\r\n\r\nThanks to your kindness, we are able to continue building a positive and productive learning environment. Moving forward, these resources will help us maintain consistent routines, improve focus, and support both academic and social growth. Your generosity has truly made a lasting impact, and we are so grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1771390993089,"projectUrl":"project/power-up-snacks/10026451/","projectTitle":"Power Up Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Calle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9932875"},{"teacherId":6985425,"projectId":9880440,"letterContent":"Because of your donation and support, our students in the robotics teams were able to make it to the alliance selection stage of the FTC Robotics competition. As they gain more support through devoted resources, we are sure they will advance further in the upcoming season.\r\n\r\nOur students were able to learn more coding and programming skills, and spend more hours on the computer gaing some technical skills. Through this exposure some of them are decidig to go into engineering.\r\n\r\nThanks you some much again; and we look forward to more support to make our Robotics program a 1:1 access to computer program.","fullyFundedDate":1764202575853,"projectUrl":"project/support-our-stem-robotics-teams/9880440/","projectTitle":"Support our STEM ROBOTICS TEAMS","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Adebowale","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6985425_orig.jpg?crop=592,592,x0,y63&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598713170539","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6985425"},{"teacherId":9928913,"projectId":9125300,"letterContent":"My apologies for the delay in my response. \r\n\r\nThanks to your generous support, my 6th grade students now have access to engaging, high-quality materials that strengthen both academic skills and confidence. As a first-year 6th grade teacher, this project helped me create a structured, supportive learning environment where students feel motivated and valued.\r\n\r\nThe resources have increased student engagement, improved participation, and supported differentiated instruction—especially for my learners who require additional academic and behavioral supports. My students are more excited about learning, more willing to take risks, and more confident in their abilities.\r\n\r\nYour contribution has made a direct and meaningful impact in our classroom community. Thank you for investing in our future leaders.","fullyFundedDate":1742529446819,"projectUrl":"project/passionate-first-time-6th-grade-teacher/9125300/","projectTitle":"Passionate First Time 6th Grade Teacher","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brown","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9928913"},{"teacherId":5424760,"projectId":9814974,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support with our project! We truly appreciate your generosity for funding the items we needed to enhance our classroom and keep it clean. \r\n\r\nWe are trying to keep everyone healthy and attending school with the hand soap and tissues! We are also enjoying the new snacks for our school store. Growing preteens are hungry all of the time! The laundry detergent has been great for the staff to keep the students' uniforms clean. \r\n\r\nWe are so grateful to have these items and are very thankful for your donation. Everything is much appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1762886271889,"projectUrl":"project/this-and-that/9814974/","projectTitle":"This and That!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Walker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5424760"},{"teacherId":9932875,"projectId":9358418,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donations. My students and I were pleased and thankful for this wonderful surprise. I wish you were present when they saw the items that were donated to the classroom. Their mouth drop, some of them teared up of how grateful they were. We are using these new resources by helping the students stay calm and in class. Giving them some of the items to them as rewards when they are using their coping strategies the right way. Once again thank you for this wonderful donation.","fullyFundedDate":1747884756708,"projectUrl":"project/snacking-for-a-purpose/9358418/","projectTitle":"Snacking For A Purpose","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Calle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9932875"},{"teacherId":9920576,"projectId":9940476,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for choosing us. The girl's in our program is so excited to have these products. It can be challenging at this age not only having a menstrual cycle. But the complications that comes along with it as well. Our female students feel secure that they have the items that they need in order to deal with that time of the month.\r\n\r\nIt is important that our students have access to these products on a daily basis. This is helpful to avoid accidents and embarrassment. With in return will keep students in school and in the classroom learning more. Rather than having to go home early.","fullyFundedDate":1767236027029,"projectUrl":"project/fareless-females/9940476/","projectTitle":"Fareless Females","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9920576_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741111199285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9920576"},{"teacherId":9920576,"projectId":9940199,"letterContent":"Thanks for all that you do. Our new resources have been very beneficial to our students. They are able to have snacks in the middle of the day. Which is helpful since the school lunch is small and does not meet their needs. The students were very excited when we received the donations in the mail. \r\n\r\nWe were really in need and needed some excitement as we came back from our winter break. This was the up lifting that we needed. These snacks help the students concentrate on whets important, which is their academics.","fullyFundedDate":1767236028020,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-concentrate-in-class/9940199/","projectTitle":"Help Us Concentrate in Class!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9920576_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741111199285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9920576"},{"teacherId":5424760,"projectId":9536920,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation and for supporting our school! The students that earned perfect attendance for the month were treated to a wonderful breakfast spread!\r\n\r\nWe were excited to offer them the pancakes as part of our \"NBA\"( Never Been Absent) club! Your donation of pancake mix, syrup, a new griddle, and all the paper goods made the party nice and easy for the staff to be able to prepare the breakfast for the students. The students were able to take an hour in the morning and celebrate their accomplishment and hang out with their friends. \r\n\r\nWe could not have done this without your support! Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1758636475567,"projectUrl":"project/pancakes-for-perfect-attendance/9536920/","projectTitle":"Pancakes for Perfect Attendance!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Walker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5424760"},{"teacherId":9920576,"projectId":9848213,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations. Your donations mean a lot to my students and myself. As we approach these colder months having Kleenex and tissues to wipes their faces is essential. Typically, cold and viruses tend to increase in the colder months. So, these supplies are very beneficial in our classroom. \r\n\r\nMy students were so excited when we received our donations. These supplies will help us navigate through the school year with the supplies to blow our nose with. We are so grateful for what you have done for us.","fullyFundedDate":1764202575978,"projectUrl":"project/please-help-us-get-kleenex/9848213/","projectTitle":"Please Help Us Get Kleenex","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9920576_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741111199285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9920576"},{"teacherId":6985425,"projectId":9698937,"letterContent":"Last year none of my students were able to get involved with coding and programming. This school year, with your support through the addition of a computer that can handle a lot more software installations and applications, my students are for the first time being exposed to integrating AI to build several applications and complete their tasks.\r\n\r\nThe students in the FIRST Robotics Team (both FLL and FTC) now enjoy some of the efficiencies of using AI to complete the coding and programming of their Robots. Students are excited about how fast the computer is; and how much help they can get from mentors through the computer.\r\n\r\nWe look forward to your continued support as we get the students more experiences with the ubiquity of AI in most applications.","fullyFundedDate":1759421611732,"projectUrl":"project/dont-leave-them-behind-ai/9698937/","projectTitle":"Don’t Leave Them Behind AI","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Adebowale","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6985425_orig.jpg?crop=592,592,x0,y63&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598713170539","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6985425"},{"teacherId":9922224,"projectId":9533953,"letterContent":"Our program maximizes the healthy snacks to incorporate them in morning circle, class groups, and other times throughout the school day to allow students to have access to a snack. The student have been able to connect with one another and share a healthy snack following our groups. Students have been able to engage in mindfulness activities while enjoying the snacks provided.The healthy snacks afforded students an opportunity to consume a variety of foods without having to worry about cost. The snacks assisted the students with curving hunger throughout the day a bridge their learning and allow them to connect with other teachers, students and academics.","fullyFundedDate":1759705338860,"projectUrl":"project/snacks/9533953/","projectTitle":"Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Figueroa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9922224"},{"teacherId":5424760,"projectId":9471949,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for choosing our project to fund! We were excited to start the 25-26 school year with new items for our sensory rooms and with some snacks to feed our growing teenagers!\r\n\r\nAll of our students enjoy the light up bunny and one of the feelings pillows in our Social Worker's office. The pillow has been used multiple times in our morning circle to discuss how we feel when we do our check ins with the students. The other pillow, weighted cat, and the snacks are in our sensory room for the students to use when they are on a scheduled break time. They enjoy any item them can hug and squeeze to help regulate their behavior. They also are always looking for something to eat!\r\n\r\nWe truly appreciate your support and kindness for helping us get items that are not provided by the school but are necessary to ensure student success!","fullyFundedDate":1753564670347,"projectUrl":"project/soothing-sensory-and-snacks/9471949/","projectTitle":"Soothing Sensory and Snacks!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Walker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5424760"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_43696","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":192,"numTeachers":24,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":57,"percentWhite":1,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":37,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"8.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":65.2,"schoolId":43696,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Martin Luther King Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Martin Luther King Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/connecticut/hartford-public-school-district/martin-luther-king-elementary-school/43696"}