{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Lawless Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":21.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6631736,"projectId":9167269,"letterContent":"Your generosity allows me to continue exploring teaching in innovative ways. It also allowed me to incorporate more art lessons and science labs at an elementary level. By using lessons that were created by other teachers I am able to spend more time engaged with my students and still provide them with engaging activities.\r\n\r\nIn addition, as a result of providing my students with engaging lessons, their academic levels showed positive growth. It was a school year filled with creativity and innovation, thank you for contributing to that.","fullyFundedDate":1746698797907,"projectUrl":"project/resources-for-engaging-lessons/9167269/","projectTitle":"Resources for Engaging Lessons","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Newman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6631736_orig.jpg?crop=2048,2048,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1606148799511","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sasha-newman"},{"teacherId":6923268,"projectId":9593562,"letterContent":"The headphones have significantly enhanced student learning by allowing students to fully engage with district-purchased, individualized learning platforms. With headphones, students can listen to instructions, lessons, and feedback at their own pace without distractions. The technology also allows students to record themselves reading, which has been incredibly valuable. Students are able to listen back to their recordings and reflect on their prosody, fluency, and expression, helping them identify areas for growth and make meaningful improvements.\r\n\r\nStudents are especially excited about the independence the headphones provide. They love being able to work on their personalized lessons, record their voices, and hear their own progress over time. Another exciting feature is the ability to record presentations before presenting to the class, allowing students to watch themselves, reflect, and build confidence before sharing their work. This has made learning feel both empowering and engaging for students.\r\n\r\nYes, many students have greatly benefited from the headphones—especially those who are easily distracted, English learners, and students who need additional practice or confidence. The headphones help create a calm, focused learning environment where students can concentrate on the task at hand. These students are more confident, more willing to participate, and better able to reflect on their learning without feeling rushed or overwhelmed. The technology has truly supported students in becoming more independent and self-aware learners.\r\n\r\nThank you to our generous donors for supporting this project and investing in our classroom. Your contribution has helped create a focused, supportive learning environment where every student can learn, reflect, and grow with confidence. We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and commitment to student success.","fullyFundedDate":1763474760297,"projectUrl":"project/help-provide-headphones-for-our-3rd-grad/9593562/","projectTitle":"Help Provide Headphones for Our 3rd Grade Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Chansombat","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6923268_orig.jpg?crop=1920,1920,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755153658619","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6923268"},{"teacherId":6923268,"projectId":9593510,"letterContent":"The donated books have helped strengthen key reading skills such as comprehension, vocabulary development, and fluency. Many of the texts introduce rich themes like perseverance, empathy, problem-solving, and understanding diverse perspectives. Students are learning to make text-to-self connections, ask deeper questions about what they read, and engage in meaningful discussions with their peers. The variety of genres has also allowed students to explore informational texts, realistic fiction, and imaginative stories that support both academic growth and social-emotional learning.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom is joyful, engaging, and student-centered. Students participate in independent reading, partner reading, and small-group discussions throughout the week. You'll often see students curled up with a book they've chosen themselves, eagerly sharing favorite parts with classmates, or excitedly recommending books to one another. Reading time has become something my students truly look forward to, and the donated books have helped create a welcoming classroom library that invites curiosity and exploration.\r\n\r\nYes, several students who were previously reluctant readers have shown a noticeable increase in confidence and enthusiasm. Some students are drawn to the graphic novels and high-interest chapter books, while others are excited by nonfiction texts that align with their personal interests. I've seen students ask for extra reading time, proudly complete books they once thought were \"too hard,\" and share stories aloud with excitement. The new books have helped students see themselves as readers, which has been incredibly rewarding to witness.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for your generous support and belief in our classroom. Your donation has made a meaningful impact on my students' learning, confidence, and love for reading. Because of you, my third graders are growing not only as readers, but as curious, motivated learners. We are truly grateful for your kindness and investment in our future.","fullyFundedDate":1763474831491,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-build-a-love-for-reading-in-3rd/9593510/","projectTitle":"Help Us Build a Love for Reading in 3rd Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Chansombat","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6923268_orig.jpg?crop=1920,1920,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755153658619","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6923268"},{"teacherId":7740614,"projectId":9758369,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in helping us purchase a class set of Esperanza Rising. The students loved the book and we learned so much related to our fourth grade social studies curriculum related to the history of California. \r\n\r\nStudents were able to practice the common core standards for literature with this rich text to do things such as study character traits, understand and explain sequence of events, make inferences, and so on. \r\n\r\nMany students could relate to this story because of their own families' Mexican heritage and it really helped the students understand different points of view and how different lives can be. \r\n\r\nThis was a fantastic story that kept everyone engaged and ready for more each day.","fullyFundedDate":1758802114220,"projectUrl":"project/rising-with-esperanza-inspiring-young-r/9758369/","projectTitle":"Rising with Esperanza: Inspiring Young Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Biskup","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7740614_orig.jpg?crop=2540,2540,x292,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1643831097175","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-biskup"},{"teacherId":8309502,"projectId":9506546,"letterContent":"We are deeply grateful to our generous donors for providing headphones and headphone bags to our students. These contributions have made a meaningful difference in our learning centers, where students rely on computers daily to build essential reading and math skills. By ensuring that each child has access to quality headphones, you have helped create a focused, engaging learning environment where students can fully participate without distractions and gain confidence in their abilities.\r\nBecause of your support, my students are thriving. With these resources in place, 82% of my students are now reading on or above grade level as of their second-quarter evaluation. This remarkable progress reflects not only their hard work, but also your commitment to investing in their education and future success. Thank you for believing in my students and for playing such an important role in their academic growth.","fullyFundedDate":1763474762558,"projectUrl":"project/helping-little-readers/9506546/","projectTitle":"Helping Little Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Salas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8309502"},{"teacherId":8273905,"projectId":9766018,"letterContent":"This has been such a great funded project! As a class we selected and voted on our top 2 chapter books to read together and you made that happen.\r\nWhen the books arrived they wanted to read them right away! They of course chose The Chocolate Touch (one of my favorites as well). \r\nIn order to keep things interesting and moving forward they student met for some of the chapters in small groups and had to support each other with understanding the text, plot, and characters throughout the story. They loved doing this.\r\nThanks for helping our class stay interested in reading!","fullyFundedDate":1759191311392,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-our-reading-on/9766018/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Our Reading On!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Gaertig","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8273905_orig.jpg?crop=810,810,x0,y16&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1642637173153","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-gaertig"},{"teacherId":3709450,"projectId":9762921,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, our new gumball/vending machine has quickly become one of the most exciting and impactful additions to our classroom at Lawless Elementary. What may look like a simple machine has truly transformed the way my students view reading.\r\nWe are using the machine as part of our Accelerated Reader (AR) program. Every time a student earns 5 AR points, they get to spin the machine and receive a small prize. That simple reward has created a powerful sense of motivation and excitement around reading. Students are setting goals, tracking their points, and encouraging one another to read more so they can earn their turn.\r\nI will never forget the moment I introduced the machine to my class. When they first saw it, their eyes lit up and the room filled with cheers. Immediately, students began asking, \"How many points do I have?\" and \"Can I take a quiz today?\" Even some of my more reluctant and underperforming readers—students who previously avoided independent reading—were suddenly eager to pick up books. Seeing them feel proud of earning points and confidently taking AR quizzes has been one of the most rewarding parts of this project.\r\nThe impact has been especially meaningful for our struggling readers. Many of these students need extra encouragement to build stamina and confidence. The vending machine provides an attainable, short-term goal that keeps them engaged. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by long-term testing goals, they focus on earning their next 5 points. That consistent motivation is helping them read more frequently, improve comprehension, and build fluency.\r\nThis increased reading practice is directly supporting our school-wide standardized testing goals. As students spend more time reading independently and comprehending texts at their level, we are seeing growth in vocabulary, comprehension skills, and overall reading confidence. The excitement around AR points has translated into more focused reading time and greater perseverance with challenging texts—skills that are essential for success on standardized assessments.\r\nCurrently, students are working toward personalized AR goals tied to their reading levels, and we are celebrating milestones along the way. Our next steps include incorporating more small-group discussions about the books students are reading so they can deepen their comprehension and critical thinking skills. The vending machine continues to serve as a catalyst, encouraging students to stretch themselves and reach for higher-level texts.\r\nYour support has done more than provide prizes—it has created a culture of motivation, goal-setting, and joy around reading. Thank you for investing in our students and helping us move closer to our academic goals while building lifelong readers.","fullyFundedDate":1763474736290,"projectUrl":"project/lucky-vending-machine-ar-rewards/9762921/","projectTitle":"Lucky Vending Machine AR Rewards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Salinas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3709450_orig.png?crop=339,339,x43,y58&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746052878424","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/camp-salinas"},{"teacherId":7252939,"projectId":7465788,"letterContent":"I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you who donated to this project. Our class has adopted the general education curriculum and with this donation we were able to make adaptive books to help our students have hands on experiences with the lessons. We were able to modify learning concepts into books where they can interact and understand what they are learning. We have made adaptive books for social stories on fire drills, school picture day, and expectations on the playground. It has really enriched our lessons to be able to make these adaptive books for our students. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generous donation.","fullyFundedDate":1694435152698,"projectUrl":"project/adaptive-books/7465788/","projectTitle":"Adaptive Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stela","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7252939_orig.jpg?crop=291,291,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1662251440630","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7252939"},{"teacherId":7252939,"projectId":8732075,"letterContent":"I appreciate the donations to complete this project. My student's last year absolutely enjoyed having materials for sensory play. It has made our space a fun exploration experience. My students learn best from hands on experiences and it also helps them regulate while learning. \r\n\r\nWe learned other skills such as sharing materials with others, taking turns and allowing space for friendships to develop. It has also increased language skills because they wanted to express their enjoyment. \r\n\r\nThank you again for making our classroom such a fun experience.","fullyFundedDate":1725596793418,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-materials/8732075/","projectTitle":"Sensory Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stela","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7252939_orig.jpg?crop=291,291,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1662251440630","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7252939"},{"teacherId":6895713,"projectId":9758426,"letterContent":"We want to take a moment to thank you for your generous donation of Esperanza Rising to our classroom. Your gift will provide impactful learning for our students.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, every child will have the opportunity to hold their own copy of the novel, which affords them the opportunity to read more confidently, annotate as they learn, and engage fully in rich class discussions. Many of our students will be able to make personal connections to Esperanza's journey of resilience, family, and hope. Her story will promote deep conversations about empathy, perseverance, and cultural identity—topics that they will relate to.\r\n\r\nThese moments of connection and growth would not be possible without your kindness. You have given our students not just a book, but an experience that will stay with them for years to come.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of our class, thank you for opening doors to new perspectives and for reminding our students that their stories—and their voices—matter.","fullyFundedDate":1758827046705,"projectUrl":"project/navigating-through-novels/9758426/","projectTitle":"Navigating Through Novels","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bohannan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6895713"},{"teacherId":8273287,"projectId":9338220,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting me in this project! My students and I have really enjoyed and benefited from the materials provided. My students love the access to flexible seating options and the ability to earn rewards for demonstrating great behavior throughout the week. Students in my classroom have access to a take as you need bin where if students are hungry they can access a snack, if their in need of any oral or body hygiene they have access to meet those needs in our classroom. \r\n\r\nWhen my students first saw the materials provided from this project they were so excited! My last year students stop by and wish they had access to the amazing materials that my new class has. It's thanks to donors like you that allow that opportunity for my students to be successful in a way that meets them where they are.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting me in getting this school year to a great start.","fullyFundedDate":1750255564544,"projectUrl":"project/meeting-my-students-needs/9338220/","projectTitle":"Meeting My Students' Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Garcia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8273287_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741870764264","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8273287"},{"teacherId":7740614,"projectId":9245636,"letterContent":"Reading The Wild Robot with my students had a powerful impact on their learning and engagement. This rich story not only built their vocabulary and strengthened comprehension skills but also gave them valuable background knowledge about nature, animals, and technology. Each chapter sparked meaningful discussions as students explored big ideas like survival, empathy, and what it means to be part of a family or community. They practiced making predictions, inferring characters' feelings, and connecting events in the story to their own lives. The book's blend of adventure and emotion created an authentic context for practicing reading strategies while keeping students eager to see what happened next.\r\n\r\nStudents were deeply invested in the characters, especially Brightbill and Roz, and they were quick to draw parallels between the challenges these characters faced and their own experiences. Brightbill's journey of growing up with Roz as his caretaker encouraged conversations about love, resilience, and friendship, which helped students express their emotions and perspectives. The story's mix of natural elements and futuristic technology gave students a platform to think critically and ask big questions about the world around them. Most importantly, they enjoyed reading, laughing, and even tearing up at moments in the book—building a classroom culture where stories matter and every student feels connected to what they read.","fullyFundedDate":1744217398494,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-stories-to-life-the-wild-robot/9245636/","projectTitle":"Bringing Stories to Life: The Wild Robot for Third Graders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Biskup","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7740614_orig.jpg?crop=2540,2540,x292,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1643831097175","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-biskup"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_49110","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":642,"numTeachers":18,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":18,"percentBlack":11,"percentWhite":9,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":52,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"35.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":78.6,"schoolId":49110,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Lawless Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Lawless Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/fresno-unified-school-district/lawless-elementary-school/49110"}