{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Baumgardner Middle School ","outOfStateSupporters":73.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":10691784,"letterContent":"Having books in our classroom is a wonderful thing and having books that students can read on their own is even more wonderful. My students all have special needs and they all are interested in different things. The books cover a variety of topics and ideas to students. These books are helping to build a classroom library that students have access to and they are able to read during their free time. For most of my students this is their only access to books. Thank you for bringing the joy of reading to my students","fullyFundedDate":1790818734613,"projectUrl":"project/readers-are-leaders/10691784/","projectTitle":"Readers are Leaders","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":1882383,"projectId":10387536,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation to our classroom. Your support has provided our students with colored pencils for note-taking, a dedicated calculator storage organizer, and glue sticks for their interactive notebooks. These might seem like simple supplies, but they have fundamentally transformed how our students engage with their learning every single day.\r\nYour contribution has impacted our students in several meaningful ways:\r\n• Boosted Retrieval and Engagement: The colored pencils have completely changed our note-taking sessions. Students are now using color-coding strategies to visually organize complex concepts, which has significantly improved their focus, memory retention, and overall excitement during lessons.\r\n• Enhanced Organization and Maximized Learning Time: The new calculator storage system has streamlined our daily transitions. Instead of wasting valuable class time hunting for tools or managing clutter, students can independently grab and return their calculators, creating a structured, efficient environment where every minute counts.\r\n• Active Ownership of Learning: With a reliable supply of glue, students are successfully building and maintaining their interactive notebooks. These notebooks serve as personalized portfolios of their growth, and having the right materials allows them to take immense pride in physically constructing their own reference guides.\r\nWe cannot thank you enough for investing in our classroom and believing in our students' potential. Your kindness has provided the exact tools they need to stay organized, creative, and successful.\r\nWith sincere appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1786279794844,"projectUrl":"project/essential-supplies-for-2026-27-school-ye/10387536/","projectTitle":"Essential Supplies for 2026-27 School Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Diligente","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1882383"},{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":10354149,"letterContent":"Students were excited to build the robot and controller. When we started one of the students said, \"We can't do this, it's too hard to build a robot.\" Bit by bit as it was built you could see the change in their confidence. This was very different for them from opening a boxed robot and adding some code, which they still enjoy, but they really took to the building part of this and making it their own. I plan to put up a couple of other projects for additional kits in order for more students to be involved. Thank you for making this possible for our classroom and for making learning fun.","fullyFundedDate":1788989877531,"projectUrl":"project/ro-ro-roving-around/10354149/","projectTitle":"Ro-Ro-Roving Around","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":10588561,"letterContent":"I wish you could have seen the excitement on my student's faces when they were finished with their kaleidoscope. They were so proud of themselves. We started by looking at several videos that shared the concepts such as light, mirrors, and reflection and cause and effect. We talked about those concepts and discussed what knowledge they currently have. It took us three days to build the kaleidoscopes and often the students didn't want to stop working when the class was over. \r\n\r\nWhen they finished, every single student was proud and wanted to know if they could take them home. I told them they were going to use them for the next several science lessons and then they will be able to take them home. They kept talking about how cool it is and they wanted other people to look through their kaleidoscopes. This was a wonderful STEM/Science opportunity and students are getting a lot out of it. Thank you for making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1789496343191,"projectUrl":"project/stem-stars-2/10588561/","projectTitle":"STEM Stars 2!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":10235263,"letterContent":"My students love STEM days! On STEM days they get to do lots of hands-on activities. They have really enjoyed using the robot and learning to code it, some students really like the line following feature and like to draw their own lines for the robot to follow. The biggest hit has been learning about and building cars, they are in the process of working on those. The cars have contributed to some big discussions even about simple things like when they should be painted (before or after they are built) or which designs will be the fastest. After they build the cars, they want to make some ramps to test out. Thank you for giving my students the opportunity to work with these resources.","fullyFundedDate":1778524300737,"projectUrl":"project/stem-for-all/10235263/","projectTitle":"STEM For All","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":10184421,"letterContent":"It's fantastic when students learn that they can use something as simple as dough to make science happen. Students were able to use play dough, LEDs, some wires and batteries to create a variety of circuits. They performed some experiments such as moving the dough together, varying how they connected wires, and seeing how many groups of dough they could make light up on a battery pack. This was a great lesson and students will be able to use these materials many times. Thank you for making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1778018075330,"projectUrl":"project/circuit-clay-fun/10184421/","projectTitle":"Circuit Clay Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":10350204,"letterContent":"We love books! We enjoy reading, drawing pictures, talking about our books, and using them for inspiration. This year we participated in International Dot Day. We read the book, \"The Dot\" it is a great story about a girl who doesn't know what to draw and she puts a dot on the paper. The next time she goes to art class, she sees the teacher has framed it and hung it up. The little girl is inspired to make a better dot picture and she makes all kinds of art. The students had a wonderful time making their own dot pictures. In fact, our whole day was focused on dots, like using dominoes for math. Thank you for helping us learn through stories.","fullyFundedDate":1785256572365,"projectUrl":"project/lets-build-a-story/10350204/","projectTitle":"Let's Build A Story","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":10537761,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of snacks for our classroom. Your kindness not only brightened our students' day but also helped create a more comfortable, focused learning environment. The students were excited to see the variety of snacks and they voted on which ones to have first.\r\n\r\nThe students look forward to a mid-morning snack to hold them over til lunch. Your support shows our students that other people are invested in their learning and well‑being. \r\n\r\nWe are very grateful for your thoughtfulness and hope you feel proud of the positive impact you've made. Thank you again for your generosity and for investing in our students.","fullyFundedDate":1788457780095,"projectUrl":"project/super-snackers/10537761/","projectTitle":"Super Snackers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":2006622,"projectId":10246843,"letterContent":"My students were able to create expressive clay mugs. The expressiveness came from them making a face on their mug. In order for them to love what they created even more, the glaze and other tools that you were able to provide for us through your donation made it possible for them to drink from their mugs. \r\n\r\nThey were so excited to receive their mugs after they were fired in the kiln. Some students were going to give theirs as a gift while others were ready to drink from them right away. \r\n\r\nAs far as next steps, I want to secure a variety of different color glazes and allow them to create different clay objects such as bowls and miniature sculptures.","fullyFundedDate":1778018075965,"projectUrl":"project/to-drink-from-our-creations/10246843/","projectTitle":"To Drink From Our Creations","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Troy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2006622_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1794067330297","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2006622"},{"teacherId":2006622,"projectId":10255914,"letterContent":"As always, my students love their hardbound sketchbooks. Thus far they have been doing practice work, bell work drawings, and brainstorming, some of which you can see in a photo. \r\n\r\nThey all had big smiles and rushed to get their sketchbook in their hand. \r\n\r\nMy students are currently working on learning the fundamentals of drawing and line control while practicing for an upcoming project on how to draw flowing realistic ribbons that also incorporates the fundamental of tone and value through shading. Additionally, they are learning about composition techniques and how to create interest or meaning within their work that they will also reflect within their project.","fullyFundedDate":1779444530870,"projectUrl":"project/checking-our-progress-advancing-the-adv/10255914/","projectTitle":"Checking Our Progress: Advancing the Advanced, part 4","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Troy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2006622_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1794067330297","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2006622"},{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":10350473,"letterContent":"Thank you! Thank you! I was the STEM teacher last year and the program was cut, I have moved to a classroom where all of my students have special needs. I still want them to have STEM experiences and these STEM bins are perfect. I have started by introducing several a day, to help students learn how to use each bin and soon they will be familiar with all of them. These bins allow students to have a STEM experience and to work independently which helps to build confidence. Thank you again. Without you this would not have happened.","fullyFundedDate":1787273810011,"projectUrl":"project/stem-success/10350473/","projectTitle":"STEM Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":9958905,"letterContent":"I was perfectly happy with my glue guns until students started talking about the cordless glue guns they were using in another class. They kept telling me that more people could glue at the same time and they didn't have to stay by the outlets. Each time I told them that it wasn't a problem and that what we have works. \r\n\r\nThen I was in that class and saw them in action. I realized that plugging in three glue guns around the room and making students wait their turn could be improved. These cordless glue guns fixed all of that, we still have the corded glue guns, but we have added the cordless option. They charge on the power strip and students can get them as needed. Wait time to use the glue guns has dropped and students aren't standing in line. \r\n\r\nWe did a great project where students sewed a gingerbread man and stuffed it. Students were able to add embellishments by gluing them on and most students chose to use the cordless glue guns to do that. Thank you for making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1775064402607,"projectUrl":"project/lets-stick-together/9958905/","projectTitle":"Let’s Stick Together","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_83687","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":495,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":81,"percentWhite":5,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":8,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":2,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":26.6,"schoolId":83687,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Baumgardner Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Baumgardner Middle School ","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/ohio/cleveland-hts-univ-hts-city-sd/monticello-middle-school/83687"}