{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Mater Academy East","outOfStateSupporters":38.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9429618,"projectId":10014650,"letterContent":"Our students have been absolutely transformed by the arrival of the new violins. From the very first day, they were eager to hold, tune, and experiment with their instruments. We've been using them daily in class to build foundational skills like proper posture, bowing technique, and note reading. \r\n\r\nAs we move forward, students are building toward a class ensemble performance, where they will apply the skills they've been developing to play together as a group. We are currently working on reading simple sheet music and improving intonation, intending to share a short concert for families and the school community. These violins have opened the door to opportunities that go far beyond the classroom, and we are so grateful for the role you've played in making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1768442421546,"projectUrl":"project/strings-of-inspiration/10014650/","projectTitle":"Strings of inspiration","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Morales","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9429618_orig.png?crop=831,831,x0,y2&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704820617303","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-morales123"},{"teacherId":9426723,"projectId":10020551,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support. The iFixit Chromebook repair kits, magnetic holder trays, and Raspberry Pis have transformed our students from everyday technology users into confident problem solvers, technicians, and creators. With the iFixit kits and magnetic trays, students now safely open, diagnose, and repair real Chromebooks that classmates depend on. They've learned to identify components, follow professional repair guides, and complete delicate screen repairs with confidence. That moment when a \"dead\" Chromebook boots up again because of their work, this has given many students a new sense of pride, ownership, and even interest in future careers in IT and hardware repair.\r\n\r\nThe Raspberry Pis have been dedicated to running digital flyers through PiSignage, turning our school announcements into a fully student managed system. Students design the flyers, upload them, and control what appears on the screens around campus, blending creativity with responsibility as they keep the school informed. The protein bars and applesauce snacks you provided have also made a real difference: many students come in during lunch or after school to work on repairs and signage, and having something healthy to eat has boosted their energy, focus, and motivation to stay engaged. Some of our quieter learners have especially flourished, one has become our go to Chromebook repair technician, another now leads digital poster design for the entire school. Your donation didn't just provide tools and snacks; it created a supportive, professional environment where students can do their best work. Thank you for making that possible.","fullyFundedDate":1768602078818,"projectUrl":"project/repairs-r-us/10020551/","projectTitle":"Repairs R' Us","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ibarra JR.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9426723_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704576896585","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9426723"},{"teacherId":9009268,"projectId":9998688,"letterContent":"I wanted to thank you for your funding of this donors choose. Your gift of the Lenovo just arrived, and it couldn't have come at a better time! As we enter the last part of the school year, morale can dwindle and having access to this tablet is allowing me to access students in the halls and during lunches.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, the students at Mater East from prek to 12th grade now have the ability to receive PBIS points from me at any time of day. They can use these for prizes, snacks and privileges. You didn't just send a check; you sent joy to our students. \r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful to have you as a member of our Mater Academy community!","fullyFundedDate":1768456172207,"projectUrl":"project/mobile-pbis-station/9998688/","projectTitle":"Mobile PBIS Station","teacherDisplayName":"Mx. Aja","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9009268_orig.png?crop=1390,1390,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753828966396","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9009268"},{"teacherId":9863305,"projectId":10032223,"letterContent":"Thank you again for such generosity towards supporting my students who need closer interventions in math to become proficient. With these new resources, I have been able to save paper, using dry erase pockets and markers to complete worksheets and show our work during small group time. My students love using the different color markers to organize their thoughts, and annotate materials while solving problems with each other.\r\n\r\nAs materials started to come in, my students were curious as to what were in the boxes. Once I started unboxing, my students were ecstatic to see that there were not just academic materials, other materials to help keep their classroom clean and safe to work in, such as disinfectant wipes and tissues.\r\n\r\nOverall, I have been able to support a comfortable classroom environment that students can feel heard and recognized in.","fullyFundedDate":1768764966167,"projectUrl":"project/middle-schoolers-today-mathematicians-t/10032223/","projectTitle":"Middle Schoolers Today, Mathematicians Tomorrow","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Warren","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9863305"},{"teacherId":10405057,"projectId":10024912,"letterContent":"Thank you again for such generosity towards supporting my students who aspire to gain proficiency in math as they move on to the next grade. With my new resources, I have been able to save paper, using dry erase pockets and markers to complete worksheets and show our work during small group time. My students love using the different color markers to organize their thoughts, and annotate materials while solving problems with each other.\r\n\r\nAs materials started to come in, my students were curious as to what were in the boxes. Once I started unboxing, my students were ecstatic to see that there were not just academic materials, but games like Connect 4 and Uno to build their social emotional skills, building empathy and healthy competitive skills.\r\n\r\nOverall, I have been able to support a comfortable classroom environment that students can feel heard and recognized in.","fullyFundedDate":1768675096468,"projectUrl":"project/middle-school-math-supplied-for-greatne/10024912/","projectTitle":"Middle School Math: Supplied For Greatness!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Diego","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10405057_orig.jpg?crop=539,539,x21,y23&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768361020290","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10405057"},{"teacherId":10403050,"projectId":10037272,"letterContent":"First and foremost, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. As an early childhood educator working with the Nevada Prekindergarten program, funding resources can often be a struggle. Due to your generosity our students were able to receive much needed supplies that help in their growth, development and imagination. \r\nMajority of the items I requested were to strengthen and develop fine motor skills through hands on play. Using the shape stencils, the children were able to one, identify shapes, two use one hand to hold the stencil in place while simultaneously using their dominant hand to hold a writing tool to trace the shape and last their imagination and creativity to design something with the shapes. Lacing cards are also considered a fine motor tool where children work using their dominant hand. They use their fingers to manipulate the string in and out around a picture. This strengthens their fingers and helps prepare them for writing. I chose animal and transportation stencils to take the learning a step further. We had a unit on Transportation where children learned about different forms of transportation and how they can get a person from point A to point B. The animal stencils were utilized during our animal unit, where children learned about what biomes animals live in and how they live. Both stencils enhanced learning while also helping with finger dexterity. \r\nIn addition, I asked for Sensory mats, that we utilize in our Cozy area for children who may need a moment to calm their bodies, reflect on emotions, or possibly just having a hard drop off in the morning. The sensory mats provide children with a sense of touch, and often when a child can touch things that are soft, hard, rough, smooth, it takes their mind off what was troubling them. This truly deescalates their emotions and helps them reset. Afterwards they are ready to join back in the daily routine of the room. \r\nNext, the nonfrightening animal masks that I requested for children to explore and play in dramatic play area, was a super big hit! The children during our unit Animals were able to use their imagination and pretend they were animals in the wild. What they didn't realize was that while playing with the masks they were also working and strengthening their self-help skills by putting the mask on and off. For the children they were just in the moment, having fun and being children. Also, in the dramatic play area the children were able to play with the pretend birthday cake I requested. As the teachers, we were able to use this fun, hands-on engaging play to teach fractions. The children were learning about whole, half, a quarter, and even two thirds. This was amazing to be part of; they had no clue what they were learning for them, it was all about the play. The best thing was that teaching through play we were able to gain observations with children recalling what we went over and using math terminology and vocabulary. This provides children with a love for mathematics.\r\nLastly, watercolor paints, this is absolutely one of PreK's favorite things. They highly enjoy painting with numerous different colors, mixing and creating new colors. What I am observing is their hand preference, fine motor control and finger dexterity, imagination, creativity, and language development. \r\nDue to your generosity, I can build a foundation for children to gain a love of learning and growing all while developing fine motor skills, self-help skills, math skills, and imagination. I truly thank you, as do my children.","fullyFundedDate":1768755632287,"projectUrl":"project/strengthening-fine-motor-development-thr/10037272/","projectTitle":"Strengthening Fine Motor Development Through Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cola","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10403050_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y386&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768844956492","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10403050"},{"teacherId":9352095,"projectId":10012879,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, my counseling office has truly transformed into a warm, welcoming space where students feel safe, supported, and cared for. The shelving unit and bins have allowed me to organize my PBIS store, and the snacks have become a meaningful tool in both celebration and support.\r\n\r\nThrough my PBIS system, students earn points for positive behavior and are able to \"shop\" for snacks like Cheez-Its, Takis, chips, and Pop-Tarts. These same snacks have also made a powerful impact during counseling moments. For example, when a student is having a tough day, feeling overwhelmed, or just needs a little extra care, offering a snack has become a simple but meaningful way to build connection and comfort.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, I plan to continue using these resources to reinforce positive behavior and to support students' social-emotional growth. As I build small counseling groups and continue classroom lessons on coping skills and emotional regulation, the PBIS store will remain a consistent incentive, while the snacks will continue to support students during moments when they need it most. My goal is to keep strengthening relationships and ensuring every student who walks into my office feels seen, supported, and valued.","fullyFundedDate":1768932349923,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-support-and-a-safe-space-for-st/10012879/","projectTitle":"Snacks, Support, and a Safe Space for Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Montemayor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9352095_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y42&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768497595809","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9352095"},{"teacherId":8802224,"projectId":9997620,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in funding an iPad for one of my students. Your support has made a meaningful difference in our classroom, and we are truly grateful\r\n\r\nThis particular student has especially warmed to the iPad. They have become more motivated and focused during learning activities, showing increased independence and enthusiasm. Tasks that were once challenging now feel more manageable, and they take pride in their progress. It has been wonderful to see their confidence grow.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your kindness and commitment to supporting students. Your donation is making a real difference.","fullyFundedDate":1768149736504,"projectUrl":"project/end-of-year/9997620/","projectTitle":"End of Year","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Williams","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8802224_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1668110948102","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tayloritright"},{"teacherId":8124101,"projectId":10004361,"letterContent":"The supplies that we've been using, such as the chargers for chromebooks and prizes for student engagement has been great.When students first saw these things , they were surprised when we had an issue of low battery that we had a quick fix for it immediately. Another thing that we've been using is prize rewards , such as the keyboards , and as soon as one student rented a keyboard for a day , all of the other students enjoyed renting it to do their recordings for science based investigations on their chromebooks. \r\nThe next step for our classroom would be to utilize some of these resources for future projects.Now that testing season is over, we can investigate further on some topics, leading to sixth grade science with experiments and using some of the materials that we've gained from donors choose to help make that experience even better. Students have been very pleased.So far the rewards they get for learning that we've made a prize box for getting certain lessons done correctly and showing good teamwork with one another that they get prizes at the end of the week.","fullyFundedDate":1768225759070,"projectUrl":"project/science-without-a-cost/10004361/","projectTitle":"Science Without a Cost","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rocha","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8124101_orig.jpg?crop=295,295,x3,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633915179448","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8124101"},{"teacherId":9133527,"projectId":9996393,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting the Mater East Knights Men's Volleyball team with the donation of duffle bags for our season. Your generosity has made a meaningful difference for our players. Having team duffle bags allows our athletes to keep their uniforms, shoes, and equipment organized and ready for practices and matches. It also gives the team a sense of pride and unity as they represent our school.\r\n\r\nWhen the players first received the duffle bags, they were excited and grateful. Many of them immediately began organizing their gear and proudly carrying their new bags to practice. It may seem like a simple item, but for our athletes it represents support, teamwork, and the opportunity to focus on improving their skills together.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, our team can head into the season better prepared and more confident. Thank you for believing in our student-athletes and helping create a positive experience for the Mater East Knights Men's Volleyball program. Your support truly means a lot to our team.","fullyFundedDate":1768148125751,"projectUrl":"project/gear-up-the-knights-duffle-bags-for-men/9996393/","projectTitle":"Gear Up the Knights: Duffle Bags for Men’s Volleyball","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Burns","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9133527_orig.png?crop=393,393,x1238,y787&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699306957648","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/coachmburns"},{"teacherId":8184061,"projectId":10004415,"letterContent":"The snacks we received have made a noticeable difference in my students' ability to stay focused and engaged throughout the day. Having access to something to eat, especially for those who may not always have consistent meals, helps eliminate distractions caused by hunger. I've seen improvements in their energy levels, participation, and overall mood. Students are more attentive during lessons and more willing to co tribute, which has created a more productive and positive environment. \r\n\r\nThe chair has also been incredibly beneficial, providing both comfort and support in the classroom. It has allowed for a more flexible and inclusive seating option, especially for students who need a space to reset, refocus, or simply feel more at ease. This has helped reduce disruptions and given students a sense of ownership over their learning environment. Overall, both the snacks and the chair have contributed to a more supportive, focused, and student-centered classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768267118207,"projectUrl":"project/seats-and-snacks/10004415/","projectTitle":"Seats and Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shaw","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8184061"},{"teacherId":10402292,"projectId":10010254,"letterContent":"I am truly grateful for your generosity! Thanks to you, my second-grade classroom was filled with pencils, erasers, notebooks, whiteboards, markers, slime for prizes, and many other wonderful supplies. Your support has made learning more fun, engaging, and inspiring for my students.\r\n\r\nI watched my students' faces light up as they used the new materials, writing, drawing, creating, and even enjoying the little rewards. These supplies did more than help us learn; they brought joy, curiosity, and confidence into our classroom every day.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, my students had a chance to explore, grow, and fall even more in love with learning. Your kindness truly made a difference, and from the bottom of my heart, we thank you for believing in us and supporting our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768273260066,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-rewards-and-materials-for-my-w/10010254/","projectTitle":"Classroom Rewards and Materials for My Wonderful Second Grade Class","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Balugay","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10402292_orig.jpg?crop=1127,1127,x0,y105&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768174330138","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10402292"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_126177","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":2492,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":8,"percentWhite":3,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":83,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 12","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":61.7,"schoolId":126177,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Mater Academy East on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Mater Academy East","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/nevada-department-of-education/mater-academy-east-campus/126177"}