{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Edison Career & Technical High School","outOfStateSupporters":33.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6968977,"projectId":9606432,"letterContent":"Thank you for the wonderful donation. Because of your generosity, my students have made real progress in algebra. The motivators you provided have transformed my classroom. Students are now attempting challenging problems they would have previously ignored, and they're persevering through difficult concepts even when frustration sets in. \r\nTheir test scores have improved because of the effort they're now willing to put in, and more importantly, they're building the resilience and work ethic that will serve them far beyond algebra.\r\nMy students' faces lit up when they saw the variety of treats they could earn for completing algebra assignments and showing improvement. What started as excitement about snacks quickly became pride in their mathematical abilities.\r\nOur next steps are to continue building on this momentum. We're reviewing and practicing skills from earlier units to ensure mastery, while also introducing new concepts that will prepare them for future math courses. Thank you for believing in them and making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1758135969687,"projectUrl":"project/no-more-boring-math-class/9606432/","projectTitle":"No More Boring Math Class!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Steensma","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6968977"},{"teacherId":9561076,"projectId":9141779,"letterContent":"Our classes were excited to receive these resources, and they are already making a real difference for our newcomer English Language Learners. This project supports approximately 50 students at Edison Career and Technology High School who have recently arrived from all over the world. For many of them, learning English is only one of the challenges they face—they are also adjusting to a new country, new routines, and even new expectations around daily life, including hygiene.\r\nOne of my favorite moments was when we opened the box of hygiene kits together. Their faces lit up with surprise and relief—several students immediately said, \"Thank you, Ms!\" These simple items helped them feel welcomed, cared for, and more confident as they started the new school year. It reassured them that they belong and that their needs matter.\r\nNext, our students will continue building on these first steps in our newcomer orientation program, which not only teaches English but also helps them navigate cultural expectations, school systems, and daily routines. With these resources, they can focus more on learning, connecting with their peers, and preparing for success both in school and beyond.\r\nThank you for giving them the tools to feel at home in their new community and the confidence to thrive. Your generosity has given them more than supplies—it has given them a stronger sense of belonging.","fullyFundedDate":1742954366001,"projectUrl":"project/welcome-kits-for-our-newcomers/9141779/","projectTitle":"Welcome Kits for our Newcomers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Owens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9561076"},{"teacherId":6881273,"projectId":9056938,"letterContent":"My classroom is incredibly grateful for the generous donation toward Sphero coding parts and technology we were provided through Donor's Choose. The donation was made possible because of donor's like you! This hardware has fundamentally transformed how my high school computer science students engage with coding concepts. Instead of simply viewing lines of Python or block code on a screen, they now see their logic instantly translated into physical action. This tactile, cause-and-effect loop allows students to immediately debug, iterate, and truly master abstract concepts like loops, conditional statements, and complex algorithms as they manipulate the robots' movements and reactions in real-time. The ability to physically test and refine their programs has deepened their conceptual understanding far more effectively than just examining a line of code and looking at an output on the screen.\r\nThe component that has generated the most excitement is undoubtedly the ability to control the arm of a catapult using a TV remote! Seeing their code successfully make the RVR catapult throw the pom-pom is an immediate, visible reward that abstract coding projects often lack. This hands-on experience is critically different from screen-based learning because it introduces real-world variables—distance, speed, momentum, friction, battery levels, and unexpected physical behaviors—that demand genuine engineering troubleshooting skills. Students are learning not just to code perfectly, but to code robustly, managing errors and adapting their software to imperfect hardware, which is the exact challenge they will face in future technology and engineering careers. Thank you for investing in this powerful and engaging educational opportunity for our future innovators.","fullyFundedDate":1746889840811,"projectUrl":"project/sphero-bolt-for-learning-javascript/9056938/","projectTitle":"Sphero Bolt+ for Learning Javascript","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cody","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6881273_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1572352996681","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6881273"},{"teacherId":9823464,"projectId":8914821,"letterContent":"I just want to take a moment to thank you for your generosity! Thanks to you, my students were able to keep very busy the last few months of the school year providing car washes and interior cleaning to faculty and staff. We completed over 30 car washes and 15 interiors just in the last 2 months!! \r\n\r\nThe students were so excited when the boxes started to arrive! Everyone wanted to help me put the shop vacuum together. When it is time to vacuum the interior, the students all volunteer to use the new shop vac. Its so funny to see how much they like it!\r\n\r\nI see more motivation in my students now that they have fresh, new materials to work with. We will continue to use these supplies next school year as we offer the same services to the teachers.","fullyFundedDate":1742717508673,"projectUrl":"project/car-cleaning-with-a-purpose/8914821/","projectTitle":"Car Cleaning with a Purpose","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wicker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9823464"},{"teacherId":3862117,"projectId":9248721,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my classes by adding new reading materials to our little Spanish Classroom Library. You have enriched our selection with graphic novels, plays and poetry, classic, modern & contemporary literature, all in Spanish. Free Voluntary Reading has become a regular activity in my Spanish Language Arts and my upper level Spanish classes. This year I had two separate students ask me if they could keep the novels that they read this year. That represents a true success in my book (jaja)! Next year, I have five students who have asked to take Spanish 5 next year, in part, so that they can continue to read the books that they started at the end of this year! \r\n Your generosity continues to enrich my classroom. My students and I are forever grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1744203947889,"projectUrl":"project/we-choose-to-read/9248721/","projectTitle":"We Choose to Read","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lisa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3862117_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1499727045039","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/misslisa"},{"teacherId":7842624,"projectId":9036029,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. I teach high school students with significant developmental disabilities. We work on very simple tasks and life skills. Because of your donation I have been able to work on teaching my students how to use a microwave. Please see the attached photos. You can see that the task to make microwave popcorn is broken down into small parts. Then after completing the task they got to enjoy microwave popcorn. They absolutely enjoy and attend when doing food activities. We look forward to making good use of the microwave. Thank you so much for helping to make this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1739550732415,"projectUrl":"project/please-help-me-teach-an-important-skill/9036029/","projectTitle":"Please Help Me Teach an Important Skill","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. A.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7842624_orig.png?crop=606,606,x0,y6&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1662335296665","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7842624"},{"teacherId":4560651,"projectId":9095213,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the t-shirts for the Rochester City Storytelling Festival! The library department likes to provide the student storytellers with t-shirts every year for the festival and the students are always very excited to receive their shirts. It will be great to have a stash of shirts available for future years to ensure that we are able to give every storyteller a shirt. \r\n\r\nYour generous donations are very much appreciated by both the library department and the Rochester student storytellers. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1742824878144,"projectUrl":"project/t-shirts-for-storytellers/9095213/","projectTitle":"T-Shirts for Storytellers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ryan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4560651_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1500582259520","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarah-ryan24"},{"teacherId":4733932,"projectId":9084318,"letterContent":"thank you so much for donating to our classroom project. The supplies that were sent to us are already being used. Having tissues and paper towels are so important in a school setting, we can never have too many. We are transitioning from cold season to allergy season and the students are delighted to have as they describe, fluffy tissues, to use in the library. Additionally, my students like having access to plates. There are plenty of students who bring their own food, but its not always in a microwavable container. When students can access a plate, it really changes their mood and their lunch. Your thoughtfulness really helped push us to the end of the school year.","fullyFundedDate":1742823823805,"projectUrl":"project/mid-year-restock/9084318/","projectTitle":"Mid Year Restock","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Monachino","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4733932"},{"teacherId":7842624,"projectId":9147283,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support in purchasing a gift card to Teachers Pay Teachers. It helped me find different lessons and activities for my students. I am able to sort through all different ideas and levels to purchase what I feel will work for them.\r\nThey really enjoyed the unit that we worked on about bugs. Please see the attached pictures. We learned to identify the bugs, compare and contrast etc. It included a matching online interactive book too! We used that information to branch into looking at real pictures of the bugs as well. This is just one example of what I was able to do with the gift card.","fullyFundedDate":1742934115177,"projectUrl":"project/please-help-with-learning-opportunities/9147283/","projectTitle":"Please Help With Learning Opportunities for Kids","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. A.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7842624_orig.png?crop=606,606,x0,y6&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1662335296665","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7842624"},{"teacherId":6968977,"projectId":8773863,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations! My students have learned how to create and solve a system of equations thanks to these supplies. They were able to interact with this skill in a way they could not have without your generosity. My students enjoyed the activity and learned how to create, graph, and solve a system of equations. I wanted them to experience how this skill has real-life applications, and thanks to your support, I was able to make that happen.\r\n\r\nThank you for taking the time to seek out DonorsChoose. Thank you for deciding to support my classroom. Thank you for putting your caring into action by giving.","fullyFundedDate":1730052250513,"projectUrl":"project/math-in-the-real-world/8773863/","projectTitle":"Math in the Real World","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Steensma","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6968977"},{"teacherId":7842624,"projectId":8793467,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your help in my class getting a divider. My students struggle to focus and this has helped immensely. It is awesome because it can be easily moved around. It may be helping one student feel like he/she has a needed cozy nook one day while another day it may be separating students so they can focus on their work. We even use it for our galaxy lamp to make a nice galaxy wall to help with calming. The students love watching the lights move slowly on the background. \r\nThank you so much for making this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1734576083787,"projectUrl":"project/help-with-focus/8793467/","projectTitle":"Help With Focus","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. A.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7842624_orig.png?crop=606,606,x0,y6&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1662335296665","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7842624"},{"teacherId":9779074,"projectId":8824236,"letterContent":"Your generous contribution to our classroom has made a dynamic impact on our students. We have seen an impressive amount of growth in our students' executive functioning skills, fine motor coordination, critical thinking skills, and most importantly their independence level. For example, at first our students required significant assistance while working with Pixel Art Challenge, Geomakers, Brainometry, Marble Madness, and Magnet Tiles. \r\n\r\nOver the past months, our students are now able to complete the forementioned activities with minimal to moderate adult assistance. Also, these awesome educational tools have boosted our students confidence in using their critical thinking skills. For example, our students will use the visual directions to check their work against the visual example. Most times, our students will attempt to fix their project if it does not match the visual example independently or ask for help from an adult. Students have shown vast improvements in these areas from where they started. \r\n\r\nAgain, we want to thank you for your bountiful gifts to our classroom. Our students look forward to utilizing the various learning tools donated on a daily basis. 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