{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Melva Davis Academy of Excellence","outOfStateSupporters":38.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":184977,"projectId":10505831,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of Sphero robots to our middle school classroom. These innovative tools will give our students an exciting, hands-on way to explore coding, robotics, engineering, and problem-solving. By programming and controlling the Spheros, students will be able to turn abstract technology concepts into real-world experiences while developing creativity, collaboration, and critical-thinking skills.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping us create a more engaging and innovative learning environment where students can experiment, make mistakes, and learn from their experiences. The Spheros will inspire our students to become curious creators and confident problem-solvers while preparing them for future opportunities in STEM. We sincerely appreciate your investment in our students and your commitment to providing them with meaningful, technology-rich learning experiences. Thank you for helping make STEM education more exciting and accessible!","fullyFundedDate":1789594724323,"projectUrl":"project/golf-course-and-sphero/10505831/","projectTitle":"Golf Course and Sphero","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp184977_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699486032986","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/184977"},{"teacherId":184977,"projectId":10303013,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of a color printer to our middle school photography class. Your support provides our students with the opportunity to bring their photographs to life through high-quality color prints. Having access to a color printer allows students to see their creativity in a tangible way and better understand how color, composition, lighting, and editing work together to create meaningful images.\r\n\r\nYour generosity goes beyond providing equipment—it helps create engaging, hands-on learning experiences for our students. This printer will encourage students to explore their creativity, develop their photography skills, and take pride in their work. We are truly grateful for your investment in our students and for helping us provide the tools they need to learn, create, and succeed. Thank you for making a difference in our classroom and in the lives of our young photographers.","fullyFundedDate":1779820873909,"projectUrl":"project/photography-printer/10303013/","projectTitle":"Photography Printer","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp184977_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699486032986","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/184977"},{"teacherId":184977,"projectId":10222339,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating a laptop to support our laser engraver in our middle school classroom. Your generosity provides our students with access to technology that makes hands-on learning more engaging, creative, and meaningful. With this laptop, students will be able to design projects, operate the laser engraver, and explore real-world applications of digital design and manufacturing. Your donation helps bring STEM concepts to life and gives students an opportunity to develop valuable technology skills.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, our students can learn through creativity, problem-solving, and innovation while gaining experience with tools and technology used in today's workforce. Your generosity helps create a classroom environment where students can explore their ideas, learn from mistakes, and turn their designs into something tangible. We truly appreciate your investment in our students and education. Thank you for helping us provide opportunities that can inspire the next generation of creators, designers, and innovators.","fullyFundedDate":1779412540718,"projectUrl":"project/laptop-for-laser-engraver/10222339/","projectTitle":"Laptop for Laser Engraver","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp184977_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699486032986","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/184977"},{"teacherId":7093111,"projectId":10294070,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping make my classroom more organized and efficient! The standing desk, wireless keyboard and mouse, and organizational supplies have made it much easier for me to manage lessons while staying active and available to my students.\r\n\r\nI especially love being able to control presentations while moving around the classroom, checking student work, answering questions, and providing support. My students quickly noticed the new setup, and it has become a useful part of our everyday classroom routine.\r\n\r\nAs we continue with writing, research, and collaborative projects, these resources will help me spend more time working directly with my students. Thank you for investing in our classroom and helping me create a better learning environment for them!","fullyFundedDate":1780277099067,"projectUrl":"project/standing-strong-for-student-learning/10294070/","projectTitle":"Standing Strong for Student Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Toney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7093111_orig.jpg?crop=645,645,x0,y47&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1784827547029","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msbtoney"},{"teacherId":5022948,"projectId":10354346,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing me with a Teachers Pay Teachers gift card to purchase resources and supplemental materials for my students. Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in my classroom and has given my students additional opportunities to learn, explore, and connect what we are studying to the world around them.\r\n\r\nThe resources purchased with your support have helped my students build background knowledge and deepen their understanding of challenging topics. Instead of simply learning information from a textbook, students have been able to engage with supplemental activities, research materials, and hands-on learning experiences that make the content more meaningful and accessible.\r\n\r\nOne of the greatest impacts has been on my students' research skills. The additional resources have provided opportunities for students to ask questions, gather and evaluate information, identify reliable sources, and use evidence to support their thinking. These are important skills that extend far beyond the classroom and will benefit them throughout their education.\r\n\r\nYour support has also helped me create lessons that make stronger real-world connections. Students are able to see how the skills and concepts they learn in class apply to situations, careers, and issues outside of school. When students understand why their learning matters, they become more engaged and are more willing to take ownership of their work.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your generosity has helped me provide my students with more engaging and varied ways to learn. Every student learns differently, and having access to quality supplemental resources allows me to reach students in different ways while encouraging curiosity, critical thinking, and confidence.","fullyFundedDate":1787095917742,"projectUrl":"project/farming-for-the-future/10354346/","projectTitle":"Farming for the Future","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Harden","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5022948_orig.jpg?crop=1139,1139,x504,y383&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701177789797","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5022948"},{"teacherId":184977,"projectId":10325539,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. In my stem classroom students were using traditional seating while building abd designing. With these new seats students were able to move around and sit upright while building.\r\nThey were excited and felt special when they recieved the new chairs. Those stools definitely makes a difference. My goal is to create an environment for designing, collaborating and building. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for this generous donation. It truly take a village.","fullyFundedDate":1787157476293,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-stools/10325539/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating Stools","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp184977_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699486032986","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/184977"},{"teacherId":10474082,"projectId":10179464,"letterContent":"This project, 'Organize This', has brought a new level of organization to our classroom. Before the student folders were kept on a bookshelf. This was fine until the first time the students used the binders. Then, they would just throw them back on the shelf and it got to be a mess after a couple times. Now with the new cubbies, they can place their binder in the cubby assigned to them and it makes for a much smoother process and much cleaner look. When the students grab their binder, they don't have to worry about other binders falling off the shelf. \r\n\r\nThe students were excited to see the new organization items and could not wait for me to get them set up. It took me a few days to put them together, and they asked me everyday until I got them up:). \r\n\r\nHaving their binders more organized has helped me with teaching materials because now when I ask them for something, it is easier for them to find because their binder was not moved by anyone else making papers come out sometimes. Now the student can find their papers because it is where they put them. \r\n\r\nThe buckets are being used for monthly perfect attendance brag sticks. With the new buckets that can be labeled and that stack on each other, it allows for the students to prep months ahead of time, and grab the correct bin when needed. \r\n\r\nThe colorful little bins will be a great help when we do our annual egg hunt. It will help us organize and display the prizes for easier access for the students as they come in to redeem their coupons for the different prize levels. \r\n\r\nWe appreciate the time and dedication that the Donors that gave to this project. You could have done a number of things with your donation, and the Titan ASB crew appreciates you spending some on our project.","fullyFundedDate":1778515039105,"projectUrl":"project/organize-this/10179464/","projectTitle":"Organize This!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rhodes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10474082_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1775167786073","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rhodes-asb"},{"teacherId":5022948,"projectId":10319270,"letterContent":"The generous donations of grow lights, seed packets, soil, and starter seed kits have provided our agriculture students with valuable hands-on learning opportunities.\r\n\r\nThese materials allowed students to plant, grow, and care for their own crops while learning important agricultural skills such as seed starting, proper watering, soil preparation, plant growth, and the importance of light. The grow lights helped students successfully start plants indoors, while the seeds, soil, and starter kits gave them the tools they needed to experience the entire growing process firsthand.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, these supplies helped turn classroom lessons into real-world learning experiences. Students were able to observe how plants develop from seeds, take responsibility for caring for living plants, and build practical skills that can be used in future agriculture careers and everyday life.\r\n\r\nThank you to our donors for investing in our agriculture students. Your support has helped us provide meaningful, hands-on experiences and has encouraged students to grow their knowledge, confidence, and interest in agriculture.","fullyFundedDate":1780617594596,"projectUrl":"project/growing-greatness/10319270/","projectTitle":"Growing Greatness","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Harden","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5022948_orig.jpg?crop=1139,1139,x504,y383&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701177789797","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5022948"},{"teacherId":5022948,"projectId":10310021,"letterContent":"The baking materials we received have made a positive impact on our Home Economics students by giving them the opportunity to develop practical, hands-on cooking and baking skills. The casserole dishes, hand mixers, and spatulas have allowed students to actively participate in preparing and creating a variety of recipes.\r\n\r\nWith access to these materials, students are able to practice important skills such as measuring ingredients, mixing, following recipes, using kitchen equipment safely, and working as a team. The hands-on experience also helps students build confidence and independence in the kitchen.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, these materials have made learning more engaging and meaningful. Students are able to apply what they learn in class to real-life skills they can use at home, while experiencing the satisfaction of preparing and sharing food they created themselves.","fullyFundedDate":1780142794699,"projectUrl":"project/baking-up-learning/10310021/","projectTitle":"Baking up Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Harden","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5022948_orig.jpg?crop=1139,1139,x504,y383&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701177789797","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5022948"},{"teacherId":5022948,"projectId":10314943,"letterContent":"The sewing materials we received have made a meaningful difference in our students' ability to create hands-on sewing projects. The sewing machines have given students the opportunity to learn how to safely operate a machine, practice basic sewing techniques, and turn their ideas into finished projects.\r\n\r\nThe fabric, fabric scissors, fabric chalk, and rotary cutters have provided students with the essential tools needed to measure, mark, cut, and construct their projects accurately. Having access to these materials has allowed students to work more independently while developing important skills such as following patterns, measuring, problem-solving, attention to detail, creativity, and perseverance.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, these materials have given our students the opportunity to experience the pride and confidence that comes from creating something with their own hands. They are able to see their ideas develop from a piece of fabric into a completed sewing project, making learning engaging, meaningful, and rewarding.","fullyFundedDate":1780336844548,"projectUrl":"project/sew-much-to-learn/10314943/","projectTitle":"Sew Much to Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Harden","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5022948_orig.jpg?crop=1139,1139,x504,y383&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701177789797","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5022948"},{"teacherId":5022948,"projectId":10068881,"letterContent":"The sewing materials we received have made a meaningful difference in our students' ability to create hands-on sewing projects. The sewing machines have given students the opportunity to learn how to safely operate a machine, practice basic sewing techniques, and turn their ideas into finished projects.\r\n\r\nThe fabric, fabric scissors, fabric chalk, and rotary cutters have provided students with the essential tools needed to measure, mark, cut, and construct their projects accurately. Having access to these materials has allowed students to work more independently while developing important skills such as following patterns, measuring, problem-solving, attention to detail, creativity, and perseverance.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, these materials have given our students the opportunity to experience the pride and confidence that comes from creating something with their own hands. They are able to see their ideas develop from a piece of fabric into a completed sewing project, making learning engaging, meaningful, and rewarding.","fullyFundedDate":1778201710692,"projectUrl":"project/stitch-in-style/10068881/","projectTitle":"Stitch in Style","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Harden","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5022948_orig.jpg?crop=1139,1139,x504,y383&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701177789797","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5022948"},{"teacherId":184977,"projectId":10292700,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the generous donation. During the first week of school I pulled out the lego science kits and they were excited to see them. \r\nThe first time I just let them explore . They were engaged! They went through the book and tried different lessons. 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