{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Willard Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":14.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6773796,"projectId":6684065,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping this current generation of middle schoolers become more savvy financial literatis and entrepreneurs. Your donation made it possible for them to learn how to read receipts, understand how credit works and plan a full itinerary for a dream vacation project that required basic budgeting strategies and an ability to think ahead.\r\n\r\nThe additional benefit is for my special education students who need the headphones to cancel out noise that distracts their learning. These basic tools are fundamental to removing obstacles that inhibit their process so that they can feel so successful.","fullyFundedDate":1660101824121,"projectUrl":"project/listen-up-podcasts-as-a-key-tool-for-f/6684065/","projectTitle":"Listen Up! 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I am so proud of them, and I hope you are too!","fullyFundedDate":1755720916116,"projectUrl":"project/young-writers-need-cornerstone-texts/9599634/","projectTitle":"Young Writers Need Cornerstone Texts","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Paraiso","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6773796_orig.jpg?crop=600,600,x0,y68&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600024836608","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/joparaiso"},{"teacherId":6773796,"projectId":8977592,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting the reading culture of our classroom. It means so much to the children to know that people in the community care about their literacy-building and want to help them grow in their love for reading.\r\n\r\nAll of the students were able to receive their own copy of our shared novel, Paradise Lost, and worked hard to build the annotation skills that they will need to use in so many aspects of their future lives. Plus, you have, with your donation, allowed them to create artifacts of their reading experiences that helped them to synthesize their learning and enjoy the work. I am so proud of them, and I hope you are too!","fullyFundedDate":1733268942352,"projectUrl":"project/young-poets-need-a-cornerstone-text/8977592/","projectTitle":"Young Poets Need a Cornerstone Text","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Paraiso","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6773796_orig.jpg?crop=600,600,x0,y68&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600024836608","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/joparaiso"},{"teacherId":12064,"projectId":10397704,"letterContent":"Oh my gosh! It feels so good to have everything. My classroom needs to do so many fun, creative projects with math and science topics.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your contributions to reload so many things and be ready for the school year. We've already started using many of the items and students are having a great time.\r\n\r\nIt's super important when people like you can contribute to bridge the gaps and so many public school classrooms. Our budgets get smaller and smaller every year and this is the easiest way to make things happen.\r\n\r\nI hope you have a great rest of your week and enjoy all of the positive Karma coming your way","fullyFundedDate":1786309267237,"projectUrl":"project/creative-basics-to-do-art-with-math-and/10397704/","projectTitle":"Creative Basics to Do Art With Math and Science","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. \"Algebro” MacCarthy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp12064_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452746938721","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/12064"},{"teacherId":12064,"projectId":10185431,"letterContent":"School has started and we have all the equipment we need, thanks to you. Footballs are flying and layups are being made. It's a great feeling when you know you're prepared for a new school year and kids are happy and making new friends while they play.\r\n\r\nThis equipment is being used with over 200 sixth graders in PE. They saw all the new balls and immediately started grabbing them and running away with friends. Quite the awesome site to see. \r\n\r\nThanks for filling in the gaps in our program. I hope you are having a great week and enjoy your good karma!","fullyFundedDate":1782923346355,"projectUrl":"project/project-reload-footballs-basketballs/10185431/","projectTitle":"Project Reload! 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If they forgot to do this, or you want access to your child's dissection photos, please reach out to my BUSD email and I will be happy to send some pictures your way. Than you again for helping support my science class!","fullyFundedDate":1757044096244,"projectUrl":"project/fetal-pig-dissection-2526/9654338/","projectTitle":"Fetal Pig Dissection (25/26)","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Christy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9306633_orig.jpg?crop=288,288,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725600100030","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9306633"},{"teacherId":12064,"projectId":9847221,"letterContent":"Super awesome to get the news that this grant was funded. There are so many soccer players at my school and they're always looking for equipment to play during recess or get their own ball with some friends to upgrade their skills, or competitively play in a tournament. \r\n\r\nThe equipment will be used in so many ways to satisfy their soccer quench and keep them healthy. \r\n\r\nWe love team sports at my school, so much to create such a strong camaraderie. \r\n\r\nThank you for contributing and hope you have a great 2026.","fullyFundedDate":1767032025037,"projectUrl":"project/goal-help-us-reload-our-soccer-inventor/9847221/","projectTitle":"Goal! 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I really appreciate you giving back to the community in this way.","fullyFundedDate":1761327307070,"projectUrl":"project/wanted-weapons-of-math-destruction-bwa/9804082/","projectTitle":"Wanted: Weapons of Math Destruction! Bwa Ha Ha!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. \"Algebro” MacCarthy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp12064_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452746938721","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/12064"},{"teacherId":2479875,"projectId":9801942,"letterContent":"Nothing motivates teenagers more than food. Students feel loved, scene and heard when you can give them a snack. Typically, counselors have had to purchase their own food to support students and counseling groups. \r\n\r\nIt has been wonderful to have snacks for groups and individual counseling sessions. Students were really excited when they saw the big boxes arrive. One of them even said \"you got the good snacks this time\". So far these treats have been enjoyed by an art group, a boys group and a games group. These groups take place at lunch time so having a tasty treat is an added incentive for students to participate. \r\n\r\nThanks again for your generous support for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1760710196235,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-counseling-groups/9801942/","projectTitle":"Snacks for Counseling Groups","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Antonuccio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2479875_orig.jpg?crop=1733,1733,x846,y181&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1759949443622","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2479875"},{"teacherId":12064,"projectId":9527095,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to get our classroom a new computer. I can't even start to tell you how many different uses we have for this computer. It gets used daily for classroom procedures, but in addition to that many different fun projects are worked on on it. \r\n\r\nOK, I lied. I can start to tell you about some of the things we do on it. We make math and science songs, music videos, and games for the class review many simple, and complicated topics on it.\r\nIt adds multiple layers of understanding and different modalities of learning. \r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you so much and I hope you have a great weekend. It's people like you who really make a difference in public education.","fullyFundedDate":1757795925932,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-computer-for-math-and-science/9527095/","projectTitle":"Classroom Computer for Math and Science Music Videos and More","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. \"Algebro” MacCarthy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp12064_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452746938721","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/12064"},{"teacherId":1049246,"projectId":9376915,"letterContent":"We are off to such a strong start! Every child now has a book in their backpack and they are meeting their goals of reading 4-6 chapter books per quarter. The art supplies have been already put to good use as we began our portrait poetry project and will also be used in our myriad art/history projects such as Egyptian burial tombs in a shoebox, our lapbooks on Mesopotamia along with many other hands-on activities. \r\n\r\nOur public schools depend on the generosity of those who have, to provide a rich learning environment for ALL children, including the have-nots. Until we fully fund all public schools, this is the best way to keep the supplies flowing so that children have real books and actual art supplies to hone their crafts. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting my students this year.","fullyFundedDate":1755574053579,"projectUrl":"project/off-to-a-strong-start-art-and-literatur/9376915/","projectTitle":"Off to a Strong Start: Art and Literature","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Faur","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1049246"},{"teacherId":12064,"projectId":9488332,"letterContent":"Hey there.Thank you so much for all your donations for these team sports. This equipment is already being used daily and smiles are on faces. There are multiple classes using this equipment and they're loving it. \r\n\r\nThe footballer are extremely useful for new players to the game to call different plays and have the receivers run in different locations. Everyone's definitely benefiting from this addition.\r\n\r\nThanks so much for your contribution for this project. I hope you're having a great week and continue to be a strong force for public schools.","fullyFundedDate":1754155117696,"projectUrl":"project/inclusive-team-sports-needs-football-equ/9488332/","projectTitle":"Inclusive Team Sports Needs Football Equipment","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. \"Algebro” MacCarthy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp12064_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452746938721","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/12064"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_3753","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":602,"numTeachers":29,"percentFrplEligible":28,"percentAsian":10,"percentBlack":9,"percentWhite":44,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":19,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":14,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"20.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":86.0,"schoolId":3753,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Willard Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Willard Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/berkeley-unified-school-district/willard-middle-school/3753"}