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The glue sticks are used for students to be able to glue their daily notes in their notebooks and they can always go back and refer to their notes for help in the future. Pencils were the ultimate hit as we have at least 2 students a day who needs a pencil so having them on hand all the time is a blessing. We truly thank you for your donations and investing in helping our kids learn.","fullyFundedDate":1787197985358,"projectUrl":"project/math-support-needs/10355381/","projectTitle":"Math Support Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fletcher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8090305_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644467719923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-kenya-fletcher"},{"teacherId":8090305,"projectId":10355254,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to this project. It has made life a little easier for kids in my study skills classes. Many of them use the planners to keep up with the work they need to for classes daily. Some even use the colorful pens to coordinate the different work for different classes. I have implemented them trying to use them once a week for the kids who need a little extra help. \r\n\r\nThe binders are being used in my advisory classes as a way for students to keep up with their work and learn more about their IEP. In the binder they will have access to their IEP and being able to learn to advocate for their self as well as be able to track their progress on if they are meeting their goals.\r\n\r\nMy favorite part of this project was the case manager planner for myself. I am more of a paper person than a computer paper so being able to document all of my students IEP needs in one place is a gamechanger. This has made me more excited about the work I do to help my kids her. 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The glue sticks and calculators are kept on the desk so students can us them whenever they need them. We keep the pencils on the teacher desk but students are just able to grab one if they need it. We appreciate you for making math more accessible for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1758202823608,"projectUrl":"project/new-year-math-needs/9546333/","projectTitle":"New Year Math Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fletcher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8090305_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644467719923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-kenya-fletcher"},{"teacherId":8090305,"projectId":8464200,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for giving to this project. Because of you my life on my white board has become so much easier for myself, my students and my coworkers that I share my room with. My room is used for multiple classes so we all have a piece of the board that we use on our own. With me in my space we utilize all the colors that come in the pack because they all typically have their name on the board and they check off assignments as they go. My coworker uses the board in the front of our room so he is able to use the magnetic cup and eraser for his class. Students loves the fact that the eraser can stick to the board. Thank you for helping learning learn for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1719368768794,"projectUrl":"project/board-organization/8464200/","projectTitle":"Board Organization","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fletcher","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8090305_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644467719923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-kenya-fletcher"},{"teacherId":8090305,"projectId":10058193,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for giving to this project. Because of you students were able to learn new things like crafting pottery and express themselves through different art forms. As you will see from the picture students were able to use the clay to make pottery pieces and they were taken to the kilm and then students were able to use the glaze to color and beautify their creations. The trays and paint brushes were used for painting different canvases. In some cases it was pictures and in others it was on their shirts to make nice ty-die designs. 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About this school
Coliseum College Preparatory Academy is
an urban public school
in Oakland, California that is part of Oakland Unified School District.
It serves 929 students
in grades 6 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 32.0:1.
Its teachers have had 897 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
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Grades 6 - 12
929 Students
29 Teachers
1390 66th AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Coliseum College Preparatory Academy
$593,603
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897
projects
funded
101
teachers
funded
1,698
donors
133
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136
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projects for
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Coliseum College Preparatory Academy has received support from
1,183 individuals from California and
515 individuals out-of-state.