{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"El Cerrito High School","outOfStateSupporters":18.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":476129,"projectId":9316807,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous gift to my class. I'm still relatively new to the whole 3-D printing thing so I've only printed a couple of novel solid pieces and haven't done the multiple-piece prints of the heart that will be able to allow students to look inside and study the flow of blood through the chambers, but we are entering our anatomy/physiology unit now so I will be printing them shortly. \r\nI didn't realize there is so much to learn about 3-D printing so I've had to put myself in my students' shoes by becoming the student and being in a place of discomfort. I remembered how difficult it is to ask for help when you don't understand something like when the prints failed and I was left with a huge amount of tangled filaments. I realize I need to check for student understanding by asking them if they need further explanations instead of just asking \"any questions?\"\r\nThanks again for allowing us to print and learn from this new resource for the class.","fullyFundedDate":1746499409921,"projectUrl":"project/seeing-is-good-but-creating-it-is-bette/9316807/","projectTitle":"Seeing is Good, but Creating it is Better","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Tolentino","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp476129_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746744166947","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/476129"},{"teacherId":1536691,"projectId":8177105,"letterContent":"Apologies for the delayed response! Thank you so much for supporting this project and help me get books for students to use for independent reading! My classroom library is GEOGEOUS and since your generous donations I have been able to support six 9th grade classes with their reading journey!\r\n\r\nI use these books at the start of each semester when we do our first unit: Reader Response Theory. Students learn to use their emotional reactions to make judgments, identify and fill gaps in the texts, and apply different rules for understanding. These books are fantastic because they grapple with issues teens face without sacrificing good writing. \r\n\r\nStudents return to the library, engage me in conversations about their understandings, and write wonderful essays that make meaning. Readers of all levels engage at high levels with these books. \r\nThank you for helping to make this happen, year after year!","fullyFundedDate":1706615494983,"projectUrl":"project/there-are-never-too-many-books/8177105/","projectTitle":"There Are Never Too Many Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McGrath","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1536691_orig.jpg?crop=716,716,x281,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761864902066","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1536691"},{"teacherId":476129,"projectId":9334507,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous gift to my class. With the new stackable snake enclosures my two ball pythons are beautifully displayed for all my students to see. I have them set up in a part of the room where students can get up close and personal while keeping everyone safe by the separation of locked glass. \r\nThe heat lamps that keep the snakes warm are efficient and allow me to use heat on the top and bottom enclosures with one heating element. I really am happy with the way this setup turned out.","fullyFundedDate":1747154898996,"projectUrl":"project/wow-thats-total-climate-control/9334507/","projectTitle":"Wow, That's Total Climate Control","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Tolentino","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp476129_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746744166947","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/476129"},{"teacherId":1536691,"projectId":9137158,"letterContent":"Thank you all so much for helping me get copies of \"Hawkeye\" to my students! We read it during a unit about how to define the meaning of life and our discussions of heroism and heroic acts and how those factor into the way we develop meaning and purpose were wonderful.\r\n\r\nStudents were quickly engaged with the comic and many helped my own understanding of the genre. This text is a wonderful addition to the unit because the texts all grapple with how our actions, impact on other people, and accomplishments impact our sense of living with meaning and purpose. Students also appreciated the genre and settled quickly into their silent reading. \r\n\r\nThank you!!!!! I appreciate you all so much.","fullyFundedDate":1741724083447,"projectUrl":"project/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-hero/9137158/","projectTitle":"What Does It Mean to Be a Hero?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McGrath","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1536691_orig.jpg?crop=716,716,x281,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761864902066","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1536691"},{"teacherId":597781,"projectId":9620550,"letterContent":"The impact of this project is incredible. We have spent so much amazing discussion time in the library in small groups of students devouring and processing and analyzing this novel. Your donation has allowed a group of 10th graders - two full 10th grade English classes - to read a novel that resonated with their everyday experiences.\r\n\r\n\r\nAs a 20+ year educator, it is rare for me to ever have seen such engagement and authenticity in regards to reading and really, really having something to say across all student demographics about a book. The teacher of these 10th grade classes has provided a very solid foundation for student discourse throughout the process of reading this book and I feel so privileged as the school librarian to have been witness to their Group discussions. Thank you, thank you thank you for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1755751524068,"projectUrl":"project/bay-area-novel-for-10th-graders-relevan/9620550/","projectTitle":"Bay Area Novel for 10th graders! Relevant!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Burnham","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/597781"},{"teacherId":9112328,"projectId":9206532,"letterContent":"I'm so grateful for your donation of a class set of Margaret Atwood's novel, The Handmaid's Tale. I teach high school English in a public school, and this text has long been one of my favorites to teach. I use this novel primarily in my AP Language and Composition courses, but I've also read it with my Creative Writing classes as well. \r\n\r\nOne way I use this text in my classes is focusing on Atwood's craft and style. Both Creative Writing and AP Language and Composition have a focus on exploring how a writer's craft and style impact the text's purpose. The Handmaid's Tale's nonlinearity creates intriguing discussions around narrative structure and it's effectiveness on the author's intent. Similarly, Atwood's lyrical writing serves as a great model for close reading and writing practice. Another focus of this text is to use the novel's plot to explore how power is asserted and restricted for certain individuals. The dystopian future depicted in the novel prompts students to reflect on their own lived experiences in our world. \r\n\r\nAgain, I'm so grateful for your donation. So many students have the benefit of reading this riveting and well crafted novel thanks to you!","fullyFundedDate":1742880396948,"projectUrl":"project/class-set-of-books-the-handmaids-tale/9206532/","projectTitle":"Class Set of Books: the Handmaid's Tale","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Trott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9112328"},{"teacherId":8614449,"projectId":8951338,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of our very full tummy's and of course hearts for helping fund this project! \r\n\r\nThis was my first year being the teacher sponsor of the Mock Trial Team and it through me for a bunch of loops but it was worth it! The students that dedicated themselves to this team are amazing and many are now graduated and heading out to college or the military and taking the skills they gained from this team with them! \r\n\r\nNone of this would have been possible without your help! Students powered through long days in school, long hours of practice, long car rides and long court cases this winter/spring season and the extra nourishment was perfect to help them focus and do their best in competition.","fullyFundedDate":1735780604251,"projectUrl":"project/hungry-mock-trial-students-in-need/8951338/","projectTitle":"Hungry Mock Trial Students in Need!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. G","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8614449_orig.jpg?crop=2742,2742,x0,y155&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660442864855","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8614449"},{"teacherId":476129,"projectId":8975181,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping provide an unforgettable experience for my students. We started the dissection with an autopsy where groups were tasked to find the cause of death by looking for external injuries. Later they studied the different body systems and next week we'll do a practical exam where are tested on the names and functions of all the organs. Students that were typically passive when it comes to learning suddenly took the lead and became active participants in the anatomy unit. This unit focused around mammalian anatomy really made the class perform like they never did before.","fullyFundedDate":1735704888985,"projectUrl":"project/rat-autopsy/8975181/","projectTitle":"Rat Autopsy","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Tolentino","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp476129_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746744166947","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/476129"},{"teacherId":476129,"projectId":9036251,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for your generous gift to my class. With the e-gels we were able to check if our PCR product amplified the hypervariable region of the mtDNA. When it did we were able to send off our samples to get sequenced and when we compared it to a data bank we were able to trace our maternal ancestry by seeing where the haplogroup originated from. Students were able to confirm their ancestral origins. This was so personal to the students that the lesson taught itself. Thank you for allowing my students to experience process.","fullyFundedDate":1742880994016,"projectUrl":"project/gel-electrophoresis-for-all/9036251/","projectTitle":"Gel Electrophoresis For All!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Tolentino","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp476129_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746744166947","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/476129"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_4195","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1476,"numTeachers":59,"percentFrplEligible":42,"percentAsian":16,"percentBlack":17,"percentWhite":28,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":30,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"25.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":81.1,"schoolId":4195,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about El Cerrito High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"El Cerrito High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/west-contra-costa-unified-school-district/el-cerrito-high-school/4195"}