{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pleasant Hill Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":33.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5353917,"projectId":9645484,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in providing our classroom with flashing signal lights and calming light covers. These resources are already making a tremendous difference for my students. \r\n\r\nThe flashing lights offer a clear, accessible way for students to feel confident and secure throughout the day. We change the colors to subtle hues when we are feeling overwhelmed. The light covers have transformed the atmosphere of our room, creating a softer, more soothing environment that supports focus, reduces sensory overload, and helps students regulate their emotions.\r\n\r\nYour kindness has helped us create a space where every student can learn safely, comfortably, and successfully. My students and I are truly grateful for your belief in their potential and for the positive impact you've made in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1758222635554,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-comfortable-inclusive-learni/9645484/","projectTitle":"Creating a Comfortable, Inclusive Learning Environment for Students With Disabilities","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Callahan-George","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5353917_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565540212145","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5353917"},{"teacherId":5353917,"projectId":9645546,"letterContent":"The students were excited to open the box sent to our classroom and then found the equipment that was sent.\r\n\r\nThank you so very much for the cooking grills and oven. We used the grills last week and made pancakes. the students were so excited to be able to cook them in the classroom. \r\nFirst they mixed up the ingredients and then they put the pancakes on the grill and got to flip them themselves. This task can be a bit cumbersome for a few of the students as well as challenging, but they were excited to learn and to use the new equpimpent. We are planning to use the oven this Friday to cook. Each week the students ask what we will be making in Living Skills class. One particular student keeps saying the word, \"Cook, cook, cook.\" \r\n\r\nThank you for your thoughtfullness and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1758847009450,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-students-with-disabilities-to/9645546/","projectTitle":"Empowering Students with Disabilities to Learn Cooking Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Callahan-George","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5353917_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565540212145","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5353917"},{"teacherId":5597598,"projectId":9138368,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my project. We have just started the school year and the kids are super excited about our classroom economy. We've went over all of the jobs and I've let them know about what their pay is going to be. They think it's really funny that I'm going to charge them rent for their desk. They're also super excited about the school store with all of the little trinkets that were purchased this project. Thank you again for your generosity. I can't wait to see how this all plays out.","fullyFundedDate":1742937669157,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-economy/9138368/","projectTitle":"Classroom Economy","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ballenger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5597598_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746921050480","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jamiballenger"},{"teacherId":5597598,"projectId":9237521,"letterContent":"Hello and thank you so much for your generosity. All of the supplies are going to great use. A lot of kids came to school without the supplies from the supply list that was posted at the school. Having all these extra notebooks and pencils a really great to have. Everyone was so excited to have all of the materials that they needed for the rest of the school year. This will help them be successful and not have to worry about things that they need. Again, thank you for your generosity. This made my kids day.","fullyFundedDate":1746449012562,"projectUrl":"project/beginning-of-the-year-supplies/9237521/","projectTitle":"Beginning of the Year Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ballenger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5597598_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746921050480","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jamiballenger"},{"teacherId":5597598,"projectId":9237547,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the water bottles. I gave the kids their water bottles on the second day of school and I had them decorate them with stickers. They had such a blast. They have been filling them up and using them all day mainly at recess. They're so excited to have their own water bottle. It's also great in my classroom management because I don't have kids getting up to get drinks of water from the fountain all day long. They can just use their water bottle at their desk again thank you so much. I really appreciate your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1746824773728,"projectUrl":"project/h2o-bottles/9237547/","projectTitle":"H2O Bottles","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ballenger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5597598_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746921050480","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jamiballenger"},{"teacherId":5597598,"projectId":9055466,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my organizational materials. I will not be using them until next year, but they are going to be a big help in keeping my room organized and tidy. The kids are gonna love having a place for everything. I am super excited about the mailboxes. I am going to have my brother put them together for me this summer. The box is super heavy, so I know that this will most likely last me for the rest of my teaching career. Thank you all again for your donation and support of my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1738774482419,"projectUrl":"project/organizational-materials/9055466/","projectTitle":"Organizational Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ballenger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5597598_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746921050480","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jamiballenger"},{"teacherId":9556385,"projectId":8978947,"letterContent":"We are so thankful for the donation of lamination sheets and velcro dots. My primary special education classroom supports learners in grades K-3 with Autism. Many students are developing foundational work skills and benefit tremendously from completing matching, sorting, and pre-academic tasks. It is so helpful to laminate these tasks and to add velcro dots to corresponding pieces to increase durability. The cost of lamination and velcro can add up in my classroom. I am so thankful for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1733274133910,"projectUrl":"project/lamination-and-velcro-for-autism-classro/8978947/","projectTitle":"Lamination and Velcro for Autism Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. O'Malley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9556385"},{"teacherId":5597598,"projectId":8956889,"letterContent":"Yet again I am in awe of your generosity. My kids are always coming in my room for snacks. I love being able to help the students when they need a snack. They know if they are ever hungry, they can come in my room. I am also tutoring one day a week for two hours, and it has been great having food that the kids can heat up to eat as an after school snack. The kids are loving the macaroni and cheese. Plus I have taught the students how to cook it themselves so we are throwing in some life skills in with tutoring.","fullyFundedDate":1733177799048,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-my-kiddos/8956889/","projectTitle":"Snacks for My Kiddos!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ballenger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5597598_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746921050480","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jamiballenger"},{"teacherId":5597598,"projectId":8848372,"letterContent":"You have no idea how grateful I am for the cleaning supplies. We have been short staffed in our janitorial staff. I am so glad I can vacuum and mop my floors now. It was getting pretty bad, and I am what some might call a clean freak. The tissues and Lysol wipes have came in handy a lot this past week. I swear all of our kids are getting sick with all these weather changes. The windex has also became a blessing as well. It cleans the white board so much better than the expo spray that the school gives us.","fullyFundedDate":1731122954737,"projectUrl":"project/mr-clean-mr-clean/8848372/","projectTitle":"Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ballenger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5597598_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746921050480","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jamiballenger"},{"teacherId":5597598,"projectId":8862197,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. The kids love all of the new toys that are in the prize box. I just got a new set of student groups this week, and they were all super excited to check out what was all in the treasure box. Their favorite things were the stress balls and the rubrix cubes. When the cubes are all chosen, I am going to have to purchase some more because I have about ten boys that love to play with the one that is in my calm down area in my room. I'm just glad that they like using their brains.","fullyFundedDate":1730381979540,"projectUrl":"project/reward-box/8862197/","projectTitle":"Reward Box","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ballenger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5597598_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746921050480","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jamiballenger"},{"teacherId":9813767,"projectId":8899186,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donations to fund the materials for my special needs preschool classroom. The impact on my students has been amazing. Students are able to sit for circle time in a variety of seating, they are able to use the sensory items to help regulate their bodies and emotions, and use tools to help communicate. The impact will be amazing as they continue to use the materials and grow throughout the year. The students were so excited to come into the classroom and experience all the new center items and read the new books.","fullyFundedDate":1730188054609,"projectUrl":"project/preschool-disabilities-classroom/8899186/","projectTitle":"Preschool Disabilities Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hurr","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9813767"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_84309","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":430,"numTeachers":15,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":77,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":9,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"28.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":66.3,"schoolId":84309,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Pleasant Hill Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Pleasant Hill Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/ohio/cincinnati-public-schools/pleasant-hill-academy/84309"}