{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Vaughn Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":38.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8477159,"projectId":10487717,"letterContent":"My students are truly enjoying their materials from this opportunity!\r\n\r\nStudents are able to follow along in our stories during our reading and phonics lessons by using their reading trackers. My students are constantly reminding me that they need their trackers when I forget. The phonics sets are being used for intervention for my lowest students to get them back to grade level. \r\n\r\nMy students are able to access our math curriculum and are using the number racks on a daily basis. They are a tool that my students are using on their own and know they can always use them. \r\n\r\nMy students are truly grateful for the donations to our classroom and they will be used year after year.","fullyFundedDate":1789563284337,"projectUrl":"project/grade-level-accessibility/10487717/","projectTitle":"Grade Level Accessibility","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rice","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8477159_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1653784960844","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8477159"},{"teacherId":9431281,"projectId":8144012,"letterContent":"Dear donors,\r\n\r\nThank you for providing snacks for our preschool classroom! Your generosity helps ensure that our children have something to eat when they need it. Having classroom snacks available helps us support children whose families may have difficulty sending extra food and makes snack time inclusive for everyone.\r\n\r\nBeyond filling little bellies, snack time offers opportunities to learn together. We can practice asking for help, saying \"please\" and \"thank you,\" taking turns, and cleaning up our spaces. For our students with autism and other special needs, these familiar routines provide valuable opportunities to practice communication and independence at their own pace.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, we will continue encouraging these skills while providing a welcoming place to eat and connect with classmates. Your gift supports both our students' basic needs and their learning. Thank you for caring about our children and helping us care for them!\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nMs. Tina","fullyFundedDate":1713657974597,"projectUrl":"project/when-the-tummys-are-full-the-learning-b/8144012/","projectTitle":"When the Tummy's Are Full the Learning Begins","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9431281_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704937173624","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9431281"},{"teacherId":9431281,"projectId":8143915,"letterContent":"Dear donors,\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting \"Circle Time Is a Great Place for Social Time!\" Your generosity helps us create a welcoming space where our preschool students can learn, connect, and feel included. For our children with autism and other special needs, opportunities to practice communication and build friendships are especially meaningful.\r\n\r\nThese resources support circle-time activities such as singing together, sharing stories, talking about feelings, and practicing taking turns. These everyday experiences help children learn to listen, express themselves, and recognize the needs of others. Each child participates in their own way, and every small step matters.\r\n\r\nAs we continue, we will build on these activities to encourage kindness, cooperation, and confidence. Our goal is for every child to feel comfortable joining the group and connecting with classmates. Thank you for helping us make learning together possible and for showing our students that their classroom matters!\r\n\r\nWith appreciation,\r\nTina","fullyFundedDate":1715170512215,"projectUrl":"project/circle-time-is-a-great-place-for-social/8143915/","projectTitle":"Circle Time Is a Great Place for Social Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9431281_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704937173624","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9431281"},{"teacherId":9431281,"projectId":8143775,"letterContent":"Hello,\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting my classroom through DonorsChoose in 2024. Your kindness helped provide resources for our little learners, and I'm still grateful.\r\n\r\nI now work with preschool children at Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary School in Charleston, West Virginia. Our classroom serves children from low-income families, including children with disabilities and diverse developmental needs.\r\n\r\nWe have five projects seeking funding for learning toys, sensory supports, art materials, and classroom supplies. If you're able, would you consider supporting our classroom again? Any amount would help.\r\n\r\nYou can see all five projects here:\r\nhttps://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/9431281\r\n\r\nThank you for making a difference for children.\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nTina Ramsey\r\n\"Ms. Tina\"","fullyFundedDate":1706061017019,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-are-important-for-little-learner/8143775/","projectTitle":"Snacks are Important for Little Learners!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9431281_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704937173624","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9431281"},{"teacherId":9448576,"projectId":10649347,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to Vaughn Elementary Keyboard Lab. Research consistly demonstrates that music education and instrumental training particulary through keyboard and piano labs, offer profound cognitive, academic, and social-emotional benefits for students. Active musical engagement simultaneously activates multiple brain regions, enhancing essential skills such as auditory processing, pitch discrimination, language acquisition, and reading proficiency. Furthermore, structure music programs foster equity and accessibility bu providing underserved communities with high-quality arts instruction that improves student attendance, boosts academic performance in core subjects , enhance creativity and confidence.\r\n\r\nThank you Maxwell / Hannah and Foundation and Joanne Flores Moses (Vaughn community member) for matching and funding our project.","fullyFundedDate":1789563284597,"projectUrl":"project/portable-keyboard-lab/10649347/","projectTitle":"Portable Keyboard lab","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Peacock","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9448576"},{"teacherId":9629154,"projectId":10391979,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my classroom. Having a variety of snacks give students the option to pick something that will meet their needs. Students know that they are always welcome to come get a snack from my office. I have many students who get sad/mad/frustrated when they are hungry and they do not even realize it. By having these snacks, I am able to be proactive and this in turn helps them be more successful throughout the day. My students are so excited to have the variety of snacks.","fullyFundedDate":1789563284127,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-learning-minds/10391979/","projectTitle":"Snacks for Learning Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ali","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9629154"},{"teacherId":8477159,"projectId":9821956,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my project!\r\n\r\nMy students are using their new whiteboards and markers on a daily basis for math problems as well as in their writing time. The boards and markers are allowing students to show their thinking when working on multi-step math problems. My students are also using their whiteboards and markers during independent work time and testing to make sure they have solved the problems correctly.\r\n\r\nMy students are enjoying their new books as well. My students who are bilingual are truly enjoying their independent reading time now that they have access to books in Spanish. My students are also enjoying the ease of finding a book now that my library is better organized with the mini crates.","fullyFundedDate":1764686147256,"projectUrl":"project/a-refresh-is-needed/9821956/","projectTitle":"A Refresh is Needed","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rice","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8477159_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1653784960844","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8477159"},{"teacherId":10259865,"projectId":9712497,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your incredibly generous donation and for choosing to invest in the education of our kindergarten students. Your kindness is creating meaningful learning opportunities that our children might not otherwise have access to. Because of your support, our classroom is becoming a place filled with engaging materials, colorful manipulatives, hands-on games, and interactive tools that spark curiosity and excitement for learning. These new resources allow our students to explore numbers, letters, sounds, and early reading skills in ways that are playful, meaningful, and developmentally appropriate. For many of our children, these centers provide their first positive experiences with structured learning, helping them build confidence, independence, and a genuine love for school.\r\n\r\nYour donation is already making a powerful impact by allowing us to create fun, inviting math and reading centers that meet students at their individual learning levels. Through these centers, our kindergarteners are strengthening their number sense, letter recognition, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension skills while working collaboratively with their peers. They are learning to problem-solve, take turns, communicate, and celebrate their successes — all while enjoying the process. Every smile, every \"I can do it!\" moment, and every new skill mastered is a direct reflection of your generosity. Thank you for believing in our students, supporting their growth, and helping us build a strong foundation that will benefit them for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1758742015013,"projectUrl":"project/reading-and-math-centers-that-students-w/9712497/","projectTitle":"Reading and Math Centers That Students Will Enjoy!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Guerrero","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10259865"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_41311","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":455,"numTeachers":20,"percentFrplEligible":92,"percentAsian":6,"percentBlack":9,"percentWhite":4,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":71,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":2,"percentMultiracialImputed":4,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"22.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":61.7,"schoolId":41311,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Vaughn Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Vaughn Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/colorado/aurora-public-school-district/vaughn-elementary-school/41311"}