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We know it will be beautiful, and we cannot wait to share it with you once it is complete.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and for supporting our students' learning.","fullyFundedDate":1764015356912,"projectUrl":"project/adapted-books-and-games/9854825/","projectTitle":"Adapted Books and Games","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dinkevich","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1712997_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1464731014793","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1712997"},{"teacherId":19842,"projectId":9401274,"letterContent":"I would like to extend my sincere and heartfelt thanks for your generous support of our fifth-grade classroom. Because of your kindness and commitment to education, we were able to purchase laminating pouches to preserve and display student work, as well as laser address labels to help clearly identify each student's projects. 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PS 235 Janice Knight School is
an urban public school
in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 670 students
in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
Its teachers have had 341 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Grades K - 8
670 Students
70 Teachers
525 Lenox RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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92%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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PS 235 Janice Knight School
$111,701
raised using DonorsChoose
341
projects
funded
46
teachers
funded
567
donors
53
projects
for
basic supplies
74
projects for
technology
61
projects for
books
14
projects
for
art supplies
PS 235 Janice Knight School has received support from
328 individuals from New York and
239 individuals out-of-state.