{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"CREC Academy of Computer Science and Engineering","outOfStateSupporters":66.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8773354,"projectId":9748549,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and for choosing to support my students and our classroom. Your donation has made an immediate and meaningful impact on our daily learning environment, and I am incredibly grateful.\r\nWhat I love most about my students is their resilience and curiosity. Despite the challenges many of them face outside of school, they walk into our computer science classroom each day eager to learn, create, and grow. Many of my students come from low-income households, and some arrive at school hungry or without access to basic hygiene resources. These challenges can make it difficult to focus, but your support helps remove those barriers.\r\nBecause of your donation, my students now have access to snacks that help them stay energized and focused throughout the day. The essential oils help create a calm, welcoming classroom environment that supports students' emotional well-being and self-regulation. The laminating sheets allow us to create reusable learning tools, visual aids, and social-emotional supports that students can rely on daily. Tissues and Clorox wipes help us maintain a clean, healthy classroom, especially during cold and flu season, so students can spend more time learning and less time worrying about getting sick.\r\nYour generosity helps ensure that my students' basic needs are met, allowing them to focus on what they do best — learning new skills, building confidence, and becoming thoughtful, creative problem-solvers. Thank you for believing in my students and for making a lasting difference in their education and well-being.","fullyFundedDate":1763601965022,"projectUrl":"project/meeting-needs-beyond-the-keyboard/9748549/","projectTitle":"Meeting Needs Beyond the Keyboard","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Serio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8773354_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1732739799699","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/t-serio"},{"teacherId":7965542,"projectId":9951384,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping fund items for our class/snack pantry. This school year especially has been more difficult with students and food insecurity. Having access to food is so important to keep students brains in the game. Students cannot focus and learn if they are hungry.\r\n\r\nIt is so important to have this snack pantry for our students. No student should ever have to worry about a snack when they need it. Without donors like you this would not be a reality in my classroom. We are so thankful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1768414914538,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-healthy-minds/9951384/","projectTitle":"Snacks for Healthy Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Seals","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7965542_orig.jpg?crop=240,240,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755306931614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsseals215"},{"teacherId":7965542,"projectId":9936330,"letterContent":"This table is perfect for our new learning community. It will be the place where students begin and end their day. We have SEL Lessons and cooperative games, as well as lunch bunches for students. It has truly made the room a more comfortable place to be.\r\n\r\nWhen we had asked the students what they thought we needed to make our community a better place to be a longer table was the first thing they said. This table also allows more of them to be together as well. It also has become a safe space for teachers to come conference with students or enjoy a cup of coffee at our coffee shop. It truly has made a difference in our learning community.","fullyFundedDate":1764689879822,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-choices-in-our-classroom/9936330/","projectTitle":"Flexible Choices in Our Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Seals","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7965542_orig.jpg?crop=240,240,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755306931614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsseals215"},{"teacherId":7965542,"projectId":9929829,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us get this project off the ground. This was such an amazing experience for our students to create and publish our favorite cookie recipes for staff and families. We have been wanting to do a project like this for a long time and this year we made it a reality. \r\n\r\nHaving the book binding machine will allow for us to brainstrom other projects that we can share with our community. Our busy baristas would also like to publish their favorite drink creations. The possiblities are endless!\r\n\r\nWe are so thankful that we have the support from donors like you. Our classroom is truly a magincal place because of your support.","fullyFundedDate":1764734165663,"projectUrl":"project/student-barista-holiday-cookbooks/9929829/","projectTitle":"Student Barista Holiday Cookbooks","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Seals","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7965542_orig.jpg?crop=240,240,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755306931614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsseals215"},{"teacherId":10006830,"projectId":9758990,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of Chromebook charging stations! I have spent years trying to come up with a way to manage the tangle of cords, chargers disappearing and Chromebooks stacked on top of each other, often unplugged.\r\n\r\nFor the first time, possibly ever, our Chromebooks are organized in a way that easily lets students find their slot to charge. I can easily see who has put their Chromebook in the charging station, which helps keep track of them. And, because each slot has a designated cord (that they cannot access beyond plugging it into the computer), kids don't find their Chromebooks unplugged b/c someone else unplugged theirs to charge their own.\r\n\r\nThese stations have been a total game changer in terms of time (and sanity) management. It sounds silly that something so basic makes such a huge difference, but it does! Thank you for supporting my students and our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1760628384967,"projectUrl":"project/helping-students-take-charge-of-their-ch/9758990/","projectTitle":"Helping Students Take Charge of their Chromebooks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Poulakos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10006830_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746046633801","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10006830"},{"teacherId":7977344,"projectId":9278579,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping my students! We had a great start to the school year. They loved the snacks, and I loved the sticky notes, laminator, and graph paper! \r\n As we have progressed through the year, my math students have benefited from your generosity. We have used the graph part to practice working on the coordinate plane, as well as when we worked with fractions and decimals. They have found it much easier to line up their numbers, which inspires confidence as they work. We appreciate how you have made this possible. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1747141612234,"projectUrl":"project/fresh-start-for-a-fun-year/9278579/","projectTitle":"Fresh Start for a Fun Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Harlow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7977344_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719250722226","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7977344"},{"teacherId":7977344,"projectId":9242110,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping grow my classroom library! My students often shy away from reading, as this is one area their disabilities affect. Having various high-interest books for them to choose from helps make reading independently more interesting. \r\n Allowing me to choose books at differing instructional levels also ensures that there is something for everyone in my office. Knowing that they can come to me for a recommendation rather than searching through the library for something they can handle often takes a lot of the pressure off of the kids, too. Thanks so much for helping them!","fullyFundedDate":1744232410735,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-friends/9242110/","projectTitle":"Books for Friends","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Harlow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7977344_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719250722226","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7977344"},{"teacherId":7977344,"projectId":9108983,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support. My students have truly enjoyed the drinks and snacks you helped to purchase for them. By helping to feed the children, you have helped them achieve greater success than they may have otherwise! \r\n Working in a Title 1 school means I am often working with underprivileged scholars. Their families may not be able to afford the amount of groceries necessary for my student ms to eat their fill. You help ensures that even if this is the case, they can come to me to get the food needed to help take their mind off their bellies and place it firmly into their class activities. Thank again, from all of us.","fullyFundedDate":1742823912165,"projectUrl":"project/hungry-kids-arent-happy-kids/9108983/","projectTitle":"Hungry Kids Aren’t Happy Kids","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Harlow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7977344_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719250722226","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7977344"},{"teacherId":7965542,"projectId":9699285,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for getting this essential tool into our classroom. There have been so many uses for it already and more to come. \r\n\r\nStudents have used this IPAD as part of their coffee cart business. They are able to take staff orders and print receipts for customers. This has made them feel more \"grown up\"\r\nAnd that they work in a actual business. \r\n\r\nWe have also used the Ipad for student learning and data taking. Both are crucial in our everyday routines in our classroom.\r\n\r\nWe are so thankful to have this ed tech tool at our finger tips.","fullyFundedDate":1757546434869,"projectUrl":"project/enhancing-math-learning/9699285/","projectTitle":"Enhancing Math Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Seals","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7965542_orig.jpg?crop=240,240,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755306931614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsseals215"},{"teacherId":7965542,"projectId":9895251,"letterContent":"Huge thank you for supporting this project! Having this fridge allows for us to be able store more materials for our Coffee Cart as well as cold items like cheese sticks and yogurt for our snack pantry. \r\nWhen the fridge arrived the students were so excited. They had requested for us to put in a project for one so that we can do more projects that require refrigeration. The possibilities are endless! \r\nThank you again for supporting our school and students. I have never seen them more excited than I did when the fridge arrived!","fullyFundedDate":1763498216012,"projectUrl":"project/busy-baristas-cafe/9895251/","projectTitle":"Busy Baristas Cafe","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Seals","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7965542_orig.jpg?crop=240,240,x0,y72&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755306931614","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsseals215"},{"teacherId":7965542,"projectId":9730857,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping fund items for our class/snack pantry. This school year especially has been more difficult with students and food insecurity. Having access to food is so important to keep students brains in the game. Students cannot focus and learn if they are hungry. \r\nIt is so important to have this snack pantry for our students. No student should ever have to worry about a snack when they need it. 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