{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Montgomery Middle and High School","outOfStateSupporters":17.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4068630,"projectId":10752212,"letterContent":"Wow! I've never had a response like this project received. We calculated the amount of money it takes for each student to get a snack, and that brought up a huge discussion about how much money different jobs make an hour, what things like gasoline and insurance as well as rent costs, and then we decided how to \"divvy up\" the goods.\r\n\r\nThe students are so appreciative of the Donors Match portion, as only a few donors contributed, so they know this probably would not have been funded without it. So, thank you from all the hungry students!","fullyFundedDate":1792642131008,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-before-learning/10752212/","projectTitle":"Snacks Before Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coltrin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4068630_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1478900424797","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-coltrin"},{"teacherId":9712342,"projectId":10431784,"letterContent":"You have made the transition into the school year an absolute breeze!\r\n\r\nThe students have been using absolutely everything, and we've all been loving how streamlined your donations have made our class. They keep commenting on how great the shapener is and really enjoy having so many colloered pencils avalable to them all the time.\r\nThe scales have been especially wonderful! With them, we have done so many labs where the students now get hands-on practice taking measurements and gathering data. \r\nWith the consumable items like paper, I have been able to give physical work that has proven to be a boon to their education and understanding of the material! \r\n\r\nRight now, we have been working on making comics to explain the concepts we are talking about, and all the materials have been used ot make activities like this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1787177067194,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-supplies-restock-for-the-new-s/10431784/","projectTitle":"Classroom Supplies Restock for the New School Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mx. Silber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9712342_orig.jpg?crop=695,695,x388,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724798060692","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mxsilber"},{"teacherId":4068630,"projectId":10447498,"letterContent":"Wow! Thank you so much for your incredible generosity towards our project with tracing paper. \r\n\r\nI am so excited to use this paper with some cursive writing practice workbooks. I will now be able to reuse the workbooks year after year, and students can submit tracing paper as evidence of their practice. Students' handwriting has really become illegible over the years, and I hope to change that starting this year. \r\n\r\nI'm sure they will be excited to start by practicing their signatures: a daily one, an official document one, and one to sign as autographs when they become famous.\r\n\r\nThank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1787172587008,"projectUrl":"project/tracing-paper-for-handwriting-success/10447498/","projectTitle":"Tracing Paper for Handwriting Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coltrin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4068630_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1478900424797","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-coltrin"},{"teacherId":4068630,"projectId":10414575,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible donation for this project! We have the recycled paper, and having so much binder paper will be particularly great for this year. We are going back to mostly handwritten work so that students won't be tempted to just \"Google\" or \"ChatGPT\" the answers to problems. This will ensure that they will be using their brains to figure out how to write essays and apply their knowledge of punctuation and grammar. \r\n\r\nNow, when a student needs paper, they can just come up to the cabinet and get some! This would have been right out of my teacher's pocket, so I am indeed grateful for your generosity.\r\n\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1787173582770,"projectUrl":"project/recycled-paper-for-the-win/10414575/","projectTitle":"Recycled Paper for the Win!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coltrin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4068630_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1478900424797","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-coltrin"},{"teacherId":4068630,"projectId":10507876,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your donation for these student binders. The students are so grateful to have a place to keep all of their English supplies, right here in their English classroom! We have three bookcases where they store them. I print out spine inserts that have different colors for different class periods, and they print their names on them, so they can see exactly where their own binder is when they enter class.\r\n\r\nHaving their paper, pencils in the pencil pouch, sections for their notes, and short texts at their fingertips has been a game-changer for us. We so appreciate your generous donation!","fullyFundedDate":1788629595833,"projectUrl":"project/binders-to-keep-in-the-classroom/10507876/","projectTitle":"Binders to Keep in the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coltrin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4068630_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1478900424797","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-coltrin"},{"teacherId":5987406,"projectId":8321636,"letterContent":"My students had such a wonderful time using the spectroscope set to view the different electromagnetic signatures of different light sources. This project really helped our students understand the concept that different colors of light can combine to form all the colors that we see. We looked at LED, fluorescent, neon, and various other colors of incandescent light, and drew accurate light spectra for each one.\r\n\r\nWithout your help, we would never have been able to experience this in our classroom. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1714524817228,"projectUrl":"project/somewhere-viewing-the-rainbow/8321636/","projectTitle":"Somewhere, Viewing the Rainbow","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kaper","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5987406_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1539793504002","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/l-kaper"},{"teacherId":9085719,"projectId":10197982,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my classroom! These materials are going to make such a difference for my students. The hot plates will be used for science experiments as well as cooking lessons for my AVID students. Many students at the beginning of the year are unable to purchase class supplies and all of my notebooks have already been used for students who needed them. We regularly work with our interactive notebooks and these glue sticks and colored pencils have made it so much easier for my students to have the materials they need. All of these items will be used throughout the year and will create a more engaging space for my students. Thank you so much for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1780113102266,"projectUrl":"project/scienceavid-materials/10197982/","projectTitle":"Science/AVID Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Peakes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9085719"},{"teacherId":8958837,"projectId":9898955,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! When the packages with our new lab specimens arrived, my 7th graders were beyond excited. Seeing the actual materials sitting in our classroom instantly turned curiosity into high energy and genuine scientific inquiry.\r\nWe immediately put these resources to work during our life science unit, using the specimens to explore biological structures and animal adaptations firsthand. Students worked in collaborative lab groups to observe, identify, and analyze physical features, comparing what they saw up close to the illustrations in their textbooks. One of the most rewarding moments was watching students who are usually quiet during lectures jump right in, handle the lab tools with confidence, and guide their classmates through detailed observations.","fullyFundedDate":1768676561793,"projectUrl":"project/help-provide-lab-specimens-for-7th-grade/9898955/","projectTitle":"Help Provide Lab Specimens for 7th Graders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bowen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8958837_orig.jpg?crop=3000,3000,x2987,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719884702040","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/nbowen"},{"teacherId":9085719,"projectId":10140833,"letterContent":"These materials have made teaching Chemistry, for the first time, so much easier! Being able to create a space that feels like its meant for Chemistry, with the posters provided has helped students to better recognize what they are going to be learning in the classroom. Having a poster that shares inspiring African American leaders and pairing them up with different elements helps my students to identify with different people. So many students have grabbed table top periodic table with actual elements inside this year and have asked questions about it. Since it is my first year the TPT gift cards have made it so much easier to focus on supporting my students and providing them with engaging materials. Thank you so much for supporting my classroom and my students this year!","fullyFundedDate":1773871077292,"projectUrl":"project/1st-year-chemistry-supplies/10140833/","projectTitle":"1st Year Chemistry Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Peakes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9085719"},{"teacherId":8549647,"projectId":10228839,"letterContent":"Wow, thank you so much for your support in getting this project funded so quickly! My students and I were so excited to be able to start using some of the new supplies before the current school year even ended! Being able to open packages filled with brand new, much needed supplies was a great way to end the school year.\r\nMy colleagues were thrilled when they saw the containers of tide pods so that students could continue to help with laundry. My students were especially grateful for the new pencils. I have already used the laminator sheets to make task cards for students to use to review and practice important life skills.","fullyFundedDate":1778124227459,"projectUrl":"project/a-successful-new-beginning/10228839/","projectTitle":"A Successful New Beginning","teacherDisplayName":"Mx. Lewin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8549647_orig.jpg?crop=1501,1501,x1360,y796&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659052203332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8549647"},{"teacherId":4068630,"projectId":10234709,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible donation. We were so excited to get the box yesterday. \r\n\r\nI have about 12 students right now who want to help me put together the bookcase. I especially am happy as I will finally be able to get all of the packing boxes out of my classroom from last August's move into the new building.\r\n\r\nWe will be so grateful to not search through boxes for the perfect book, and instead be able to browse bookshelves as if we are in a bookstore or library. \r\n\r\nThank you for also including a a few replacement binders to replace the ones that have been worn out. We appreciate your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1777992258676,"projectUrl":"project/student-choice-bookshelves/10234709/","projectTitle":"Student Choice Bookshelves","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coltrin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4068630_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1478900424797","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-coltrin"},{"teacherId":4068630,"projectId":10211036,"letterContent":"Wow! Thank you so much for your incredible donations to this project. Even though I funded a lot of it myself, I couldn't have made it to the finish line without you.\r\n\r\nThe students were so excited to see all the brand, new markers and pens that we got. We also got some cleaning supplies so we can clean the binders and desks for our future students.\r\n\r\nThe extra pencils will go a long way, as always! It's crazy the amount of pencils that we go through each week, and these will keep us supplied through the end of the month.\r\n\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1778532471191,"projectUrl":"project/spring-supplies/10211036/","projectTitle":"Spring Supplies!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coltrin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4068630_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1478900424797","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-coltrin"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_5194","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1253,"numTeachers":72,"percentFrplEligible":55,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":29,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":55,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":2,"percentMultiracialImputed":5,"gradesServed":"7 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"17.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":82.3,"schoolId":5194,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Montgomery Middle and High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Montgomery Middle and High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/santa-rosa-city-school-district/montgomery-high-school/5194"}