{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"John S Charlton School","outOfStateSupporters":37.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10312862,"projectId":9830751,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the materials to create a safe, inviting environment for the special needs students I work with to feel more comfortable. My students don't always understand why they are coming to a new space to work with me and they can feel nervous. Now when they walk in the room they instantly sit down on the rug, lean on a giant pillow and either begin playing with the toys or reading a book. It is amazing to see the transformation this space has created. Since the students feel calmer it is easier to complete tasks with them and they are more eager to return to the room again another day.","fullyFundedDate":1760709572256,"projectUrl":"project/reading-in-a-calm-space/9830751/","projectTitle":"Reading in a Calm Space","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lefever","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10312862"},{"teacherId":9581600,"projectId":9659347,"letterContent":"We are using the new books, bookshelves, and book bins to create a **reading cozy corner for Rider Reading**, which has completely transformed our literacy block. Students now independently choose \"just right\" books, organize them by topic and level, and settle into the cozy space for focused reading time.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite moments was watching a student who typically struggles with stamina sit quietly and read an entire book from start to finish. The inviting setup and easy access to books made reading feel less like an assignment and more like a special experience. Students are also using the space for partner reading, retelling stories, and discussing characters, which has increased both engagement and comprehension.\r\n\r\nTheir reaction was pure excitement. As soon as they saw the new bookshelves and book bins, they immediately wanted to explore and sort the books. Several students said things like, *\"This looks like a real library!\"* and *\"Can we read here every day?\"*\r\n\r\nThe cozy corner instantly became a place they were proud of and eager to use. Even students who are usually hesitant about reading were drawn in by the welcoming environment. The new resources made reading feel special, calm, and fun, which set a positive tone for learning right away.\r\n\r\nThe next steps for my students include using the reading cozy corner to strengthen **reading stamina, comprehension, and independence**. Students will continue setting personal reading goals, responding to books through discussions and simple written reflections, and practicing retelling and identifying key story elements.\r\n\r\nWe will also use the book bins to rotate themed texts that connect to our current lessons, allowing students to make real-world and cross-curricular connections. Most importantly, these resources will continue to support a love of reading and provide a safe, comfortable space where students feel confident and motivated to grow as readers.","fullyFundedDate":1762266299034,"projectUrl":"project/reading-corner-bookshelf-for-special-edu/9659347/","projectTitle":"Reading Corner Bookshelf for Special Education Classroom.","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gurtsak","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9581600_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753549367262","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9581600"},{"teacherId":10310730,"projectId":9828615,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and continued support of our special education classroom. Donations play a powerful role in creating a learning environment where every student can grow, feel supported, and experience success.\r\n\r\nYour contributions allow us to purchase specialized toys, sensory materials, adaptive supplies, and hands on learning tools that directly support our students' individual needs. These resources help build communication skills, improve fine motor development, support self-regulation, and encourage social interaction in meaningful and engaging ways.\r\n\r\nBecause of donors like you, we are able to offer materials that promote independence, motivation, and confidence; often turning small moments into big breakthroughs. Every dollar helps us tailor instruction, reinforce learning goals, and create a safe, inclusive space where students feel excited to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1760633401644,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning-and-self-regulation-fo/9828615/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Learning and Self-Regulation for All Abilities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Voss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10310730"},{"teacherId":5261943,"projectId":9846609,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in helping us build our classroom library. Because of your kindness, my students now have access to engaging, meaningful books that inspire curiosity, imagination, and a love of reading.\r\n\r\nThese books will be used daily for independent reading, small-group instruction, and classroom discussions. Used on our mobile library cart and shared with the students in our school to be able to enjoy.\r\n\r\nYour generosity goes far beyond providing books—you are helping create opportunities, spark creativity, and build lifelong readers. My students and I are truly grateful for your support and belief in our classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in our students' futures.\r\n\r\nWith sincere appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1760926315117,"projectUrl":"project/project-bookshelf/9846609/","projectTitle":"Project Bookshelf","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Desch","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5261943"},{"teacherId":5360277,"projectId":9826339,"letterContent":"Word can not express the joy and the support your donations have given to my students. \r\nThe initiative to move towards the science of reading in literacy, I wanted to be able to make grasping the concept fun and engaging for my students. \r\n\r\nWith your wonderful donations , I was able to select instructional games that focus on the main components of the science of reading- phonological awareness , phonemic awareness , phonics , fluency , vocabulary and comprehension.\r\nI am able to use the instructional games and readers during centers and to supplement core activities we are learning in each reading and ELA unit. \r\n\r\nAgain , I am overjoyed and grateful to the donors who contributed to my project. You are truly making a positive impact in the literacy journey of my students.","fullyFundedDate":1760491244076,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-materials-enhance-learning/9826339/","projectTitle":"Hands On Materials Enhance Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Howard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5360277_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1529589478056","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5360277"},{"teacherId":10309686,"projectId":9820929,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and continued support of our special education classroom. Donations play a powerful role in creating a learning environment where every student can grow, feel supported, and experience success.\r\n\r\nYour contributions allow us to purchase specialized toys, sensory materials, adaptive supplies, and hands on learning tools that directly support our students' individual needs. These resources help build communication skills, improve fine motor development, support self-regulation, and encourage social interaction in meaningful and engaging ways.\r\n\r\nBecause of donors like you, we are able to offer materials that promote independence, motivation, and confidence; often turning small moments into big breakthroughs. Every dollar helps us tailor instruction, reinforce learning goals, and create a safe, inclusive space where students feel excited to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1760399354315,"projectUrl":"project/support-our-special-education-classroom/9820929/","projectTitle":"Support Our Special Education Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brien","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10309686_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770305054211","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10309686"},{"teacherId":10310749,"projectId":9824466,"letterContent":"Our new reading corner has become a meaningful and consistent part of our daily classroom routine. Students use it during independent reading, small-group instruction, and as a calm, welcoming space to revisit books they enjoy.\r\n\r\nOne moment that truly stood out was when students earned a reward for having a great day. Many chose to spend that time in the reading corner—some playing games together with their peers, others sitting side by side reading quietly, and a few listening as classmates read aloud. I also use the space during social skills instruction for game-based learning, as well as a quiet area when a student needs a break to self-regulate.\r\n\r\nThe variety of reading materials has helped students feel more confident selecting texts that match their interests and reading levels, and it has clearly increased their engagement and enthusiasm for reading. When the materials arrived, my students were so excited to see the reading corner come together, and they eagerly helped arrange the space.\r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for donors like you who make such a positive impact on our classroom. Your generosity has created an environment that supports learning, collaboration, and emotional well-being. As I look ahead, my next goal is to add more resources—especially in Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and ELA/Math—to further support my students in achieving their IEP goals.","fullyFundedDate":1760470686322,"projectUrl":"project/ready-set-1-2-and-3-sit-read-and-lea/9824466/","projectTitle":"Ready Set 1, 2, and 3! Sit, Read and Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Masanque","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10310749_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y586&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760467328871","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10310749"},{"teacherId":10312300,"projectId":9829353,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my DonorsChoose project. Because of your kindness, my secondary students now have access to adapted equipment that has already made a meaningful difference in our physical education classes.\r\n\r\nItems such as the Bluetooth speaker, beeper ball, and the webbed balls with light-up inserts allow me to thoughtfully adapt lessons and entire units to meet the diverse needs of my student population. These tools support students with visual, auditory, and motor challenges by providing additional sensory input, clear cues, and increased engagement. As a result, my students are better able to understand activities, actively participate, and experience success alongside their peers.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, these materials help create an inclusive and joyful environment where all students can move, play, and have fun. Seeing their excitement, confidence, and willingness to try new activities has been incredibly rewarding. Your generosity has truly expanded what is possible in our program, and I am deeply grateful for your investment in my students and their learning.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our classroom and for helping make physical education accessible, meaningful, and fun for every student.","fullyFundedDate":1760711305701,"projectUrl":"project/adapted-pe-fun-for-all/9829353/","projectTitle":"Adapted Pe Fun for All!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Aires","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10312300"},{"teacherId":5655335,"projectId":9817152,"letterContent":"The donation of the Canon R100 digital camera has opened new opportunities for my students to explore the world around them and develop a new avenue of communication with our school community.\r\n\r\nThis generous gift has enabled us to introduce and grow a new program, Voices in Focus, which highlights success stories within our Special Education program and empowers students to share their experiences with confidence and pride.\r\n\r\nAs we move forward with the full implementation of Voices in Focus, students have taken the time to learn new skills. They are learning how to use professional equipment, how to speak clearly so their voices are heard, and—most importantly—that their successes matter and deserve to be celebrated.\r\n\r\nThank you again to the donors for helping to facilitate a meaningful platform where our students can build confidence, develop communication skills, and share their stories with the wider school community. Your support has made a lasting impact on both our program and our students.","fullyFundedDate":1760306635533,"projectUrl":"project/voices-in-focus-a-week-in-review/9817152/","projectTitle":"Voices in Focus: A Week in Review","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stark-Thorpe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5655335_orig.jpg?crop=1642,1642,x0,y54&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760156229181","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5655335"},{"teacherId":9542952,"projectId":9824275,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my students and I have been able to immediately integrate these new resources into our physical education program. We are using the equipment daily to support motor development, balance, coordination, and safe participation for students with a wide range of physical and developmental disabilities.\r\n\r\n For some students, this was the first time they were able to fully engage in a PE lesson alongside their peers in a way that felt successful and empowering. The equipment has helped reduce barriers, increase engagement, and create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, these resources will continue to be used to build structured skill progressions, cooperative activities, and individualized fitness goals. Your support has made a lasting impact on both my students' physical development and their confidence, and I am truly grateful for your investment in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1760454247220,"projectUrl":"project/adapted-pe-for-all/9824275/","projectTitle":"Adapted PE for All!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bridget","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9542952_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743986193341","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9542952"},{"teacherId":10312678,"projectId":9830217,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting my students in their learning, literacy, and communication. The new materials we received have been a big hit. The students love the sensory bin. We change out the materials inside the bin, such as dried beans or holiday balls and the students are excited not only to play in it but also to talk about it using their Augmentative and Alternative Communication devices. Our autistic students enjoy the sensory input from the materials.\r\nThe science tubes, balance, and sink or float materials have amplified our lessons with wonderful hands-on opportunities for the students. They participate in experiments that help increase their understanding of the lesson. These materials are high quality and I look forward to using them for many years to come.\r\nIn the spring we will be working outside in the school garden and greenhouse often and the students are very excited that they can listen to music while they work with the new speaker. As we find insects, flowers, seeds, and birds, we will look up those creatures on the tablet and students can watch videos and read information on what we find as we find it.","fullyFundedDate":1760660326915,"projectUrl":"project/garden-learning/9830217/","projectTitle":"Garden Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Robles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10312678"},{"teacherId":10311064,"projectId":9825764,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support in purchasing literacy materials for my classroom! Your kindness has made a meaningful difference in the daily learning experiences of our students.\r\nBecause of your donations, our classroom now has much more access to engaging, accessible, and developmentally appropriate literacy resources. These materials help our students build foundational alphabetic principal, reading and communication skills in ways that meet their individual learning needs, and we are already seeing some increased enthusiasm and progress as my students interact with the books, manipulatives and tools that I selected specifically for them. As I gradually introduce the new materials, the students' eyes light up and they just can't wait to get their hands on them and check them out! My students like the most to use the wooden and/or Unifix cube letters to match and spell words, and I have neededly used the blessing of the Lakeshore book organizer to more efficiently grow my leveled reader books collection and formally document and ongoingly track student reading levels. Next steps are to hopefully continue to extend this literary awareness to some of my lower-functioning students and to build a true love for literacy for my students who are already actual readers.\r\n\r\nYour support goes beyond providing supplies—it helps create a more inclusive learning environment where the intent is that every one of my students feels supported, capable, and excited to at an even greater extent to learn age-appropriate literary concepts and that mission has been accomplished. We are deeply grateful for your commitment to education and for believing in the potential of all learners!\r\nThank you for making this lasting impact on my personal practice, students and classroom as a whole!","fullyFundedDate":1760465948345,"projectUrl":"project/multi-sensory-approach-to-science-of-rea/9825764/","projectTitle":"Multi-Sensory Approach to Science of Reading Self-Contained K2 Special Ed","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. K","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10311064"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_44469","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":277,"numTeachers":44,"percentFrplEligible":28,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":37,"percentWhite":45,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":8,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Not specified","studentTeacherRatio":"6.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":62.8,"schoolId":44469,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about John S Charlton School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"John S Charlton School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/delaware/caesar-rodney-school-district/john-s-charlton-school/44469"}