{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Edison Career & Technical High School","outOfStateSupporters":33.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10335661,"projectId":9864395,"letterContent":"Receiving the paper shredder has transformed how my students provide their paper shredding services and take pride in meaningful, real-world work. We use the shredder daily to process confidential classroom and school documents, turning a routine task into a structured service-learning opportunity. One standout moment was when students organized their first \"shredding day,\" rotating through roles like intake, sorting, shredding, and quality checks. They practiced teamwork, followed safety procedures, and celebrated when bins were filled and ready for recycling—seeing their work make an immediate impact was incredibly motivating.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the shredder, their excitement was contagious. They gathered around as we reviewed safety guidelines and watched the first sheets go through, cheering as the paper transformed into neat strips. Many students expressed how \"official\" and important the work felt, especially knowing they were trusted with real documents. That initial excitement quickly turned into focus and responsibility as they learned to operate the machine correctly and support one another.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, our next steps include expanding the service to more classrooms and tracking productivity as part of our current lesson on workplace skills. Students are learning to set goals, record output, and reflect on efficiency and teamwork. We're also exploring ways to reuse the shredded paper for eco-friendly projects, connecting our work to lessons on sustainability. Your support has opened the door to deeper learning, confidence, and purpose for my students—thank you for being part of their journey.","fullyFundedDate":1764604111423,"projectUrl":"project/paper-shredding-services/9864395/","projectTitle":"Paper Shredding Services","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Myers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10335661"},{"teacherId":8259973,"projectId":9870394,"letterContent":"Because of your generous support of Seeds of Success, our students now have meaningful opportunities to grow both academically and personally through hands-on, real-world learning. This project has helped transform abstract life skills into concrete experiences that students can see, touch, and take pride in. Students have learned responsibility, patience, teamwork, and problem-solving as they nurtured their seeds and watched their efforts turn into real results.\r\n\r\nMany of our students struggle with confidence and independence, but through this project they have shown increased motivation, perseverance, and self-esteem. Watching something grow because of their own hard work has been incredibly empowering. Students are communicating more, taking initiative, and celebrating their successes—big and small.\r\n\r\nYour kindness planted more than just seeds; it planted confidence, independence, and hope for the future. Thank you for helping our students grow life skills that will stay with them far beyond the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1764544747639,"projectUrl":"project/seeds-of-success-growing-life-skills-an/9870394/","projectTitle":"Seeds of Success: Growing Life Skills and Community Connections","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Deyo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8259973"},{"teacherId":8259973,"projectId":9847813,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our students now have access to meaningful, hands-on learning experiences that would not have been possible without your support. This project has transformed our classroom by giving students the tools and confidence to practice real-world skills in an engaging and authentic way. Students are more motivated, more independent, and more eager to participate in daily activities.\r\n\r\nYour donation has helped students build critical life and vocational skills such as communication, problem-solving, teamwork, and responsibility. Many students who once needed significant encouragement are now taking initiative, showing pride in their work, and persisting through challenges. Beyond academics, this project has strengthened students' self-esteem and social-emotional growth by giving them opportunities to succeed in meaningful, tangible ways.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, you have helped create a learning environment where students feel valued, capable, and excited about their futures. Your kindness is making a lasting difference in the lives of students who need these opportunities the most. Thank you for investing in their success.","fullyFundedDate":1761661862832,"projectUrl":"project/building-skills-from-the-ground-up/9847813/","projectTitle":"Building Skills From the Ground Up!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Deyo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8259973"},{"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"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_99689","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1234,"numTeachers":126,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":53,"percentWhite":5,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":37,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"9.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":66.7,"schoolId":99689,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Edison Career & Technical High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Edison Career & Technical High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/rochester-city-school-district/rochester-stem-high-school/99689"}