{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Alden Road Exceptional Student Center","outOfStateSupporters":31.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8314837,"projectId":9623618,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping to support the work that I get to do with my students. Within my classroom, my learners have daily lessons to help support their Social/Emotional Development. With your help, we were able to utilize new tools and resources to make our lessons more hands on.\r\n\r\nEmotions and Social/Emotional Wellness is a very difficult topic for my students to understand. Emotions are very complex and something that is difficult for everyone to learn. When you have a disability, such as autism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual disability, understanding emotions are so much more complex.\r\n\r\nThe tools that were donated have already shown to help my students better understand their emotions. 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With your help, I am able to show my students that they are not alone.","fullyFundedDate":1757683160557,"projectUrl":"project/books-that-look-like-us/9388961/","projectTitle":"Books that Look Like Us","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silverman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8314837_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753489762823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8314837"},{"teacherId":8314837,"projectId":9389272,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of this project. It gave us the materials that we needed for our birthday's celebrations but it has also provided us with endless opportunities to learn about the months of the years, seasons, how Earth moves around the sun, and even where animals live.\r\n\r\nThe students were so excited to see the new materials arrive and get to learn all about how the Earth travels around the sun as it orbits in space and how the season are connected. \r\n\r\nWithout your support and Donors Choose this project would have just been a dream instead of a reality.","fullyFundedDate":1757683075636,"projectUrl":"project/celebrating-life/9389272/","projectTitle":"Celebrating Life","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silverman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8314837_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753489762823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8314837"},{"teacherId":8314837,"projectId":9650867,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me to be able to provide my students with more opportunities to develop their pre-vocational and vocational skills. For students with multiple significant disabilities, the more pre-vocational and vocational skills that they are able to develop while they are still in school, the more opportunities that will become available for them when they age out of the Public K-12 Education System at age 22.\r\n\r\nWith your help, we were able to create a designated area within our classroom where students are able to work on tasks that have been specifically designed based on their unique abilities and interests. The materials the were purchased within this project has helped us create opportunities for students to learn clerical, custodial, retail, manufacturing, culinary, and practical life skills.","fullyFundedDate":1757683073415,"projectUrl":"project/skill-start-tools-for-training-tomorrow/9650867/","projectTitle":"Skill Start: Tools for Training Tomorrow’s Workforce","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silverman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8314837_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753489762823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8314837"},{"teacherId":8314837,"projectId":9462355,"letterContent":"With your help we were able to open \"Silverman's Store.\" Last Friday was our classroom store's grand opening. The students have been so excited to see the store come together, with each delivery they became more and more intrigued. As we would go get supplies out of the closet that has the store, the student's eyes would become as big as saucers. \r\n\r\nAs part of our grand opening, each student received their very own paycheck which they had to write on their check register and endorse the check before they could go cash it at the school bank. Due to the nature of our student's and their disabilities, we create simulated experiences to help them learn about what they will experience out in the community before they go experience it in person for the first time. The students were confused at first since this was all novel but we kept telling them that you need money to go shopping at the store. Each student also received $5 from the bank for opening their account. Then came the fun part!\r\n\r\nEach student was given a shopping basket and told to pick out whatever they wanted from the store. Their eyes were wide as they were making their selections browsing between the rows of candy, cookies, chips, and toys. Once they were satisfied with their selections they had to go check out. We scanned each item using a toy cash register before giving each student their total and then they had to pay. Many students went over their budget and had to put items back which helped teach them financial literacy skills. \r\n\r\nWith your help and Donor's Choose we were able to make this project a reality. I know that my students are very excited for the store to open again and to get the opportunity to spend their school money at another location. On behalf of myself, my paraprofessionals, my students, and my school we are extremely grateful for your support and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1755521833929,"projectUrl":"project/silvermans-store-start-up/9462355/","projectTitle":"Silverman's Store Start Up","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silverman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8314837_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753489762823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8314837"},{"teacherId":8314837,"projectId":9434969,"letterContent":"We are just finishing up our first week of school and our Tonies Box has been a major hit within the classroom. The students get so excited when they are able to sit down with our Tonies box and listen to songs and stories.\r\n\r\nTonies has over 300 different characters that help students learn and grow. We have started growing our collection and the students enjoy all of the characters that we have. I know that as our collection grows so will my students love of books and our classroom Tonies Box.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous contribution to our classroom! We could not have received our Tonies Box and Tonies without your help!","fullyFundedDate":1753309669636,"projectUrl":"project/a-tonies-good-time/9434969/","projectTitle":"A Tonies Good Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silverman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8314837_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753489762823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8314837"},{"teacherId":8314837,"projectId":9106246,"letterContent":"Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be able to create this healing space not only for myself but for my entire school community. This past school year was incredibly tough for myself and many of the teachers, paraprofessionals, coaches, therapists, nurses, and administrators as we endured the horrible loss of two students. \r\n\r\nWe are a secondary Exceptional Student Education Center School, so our students come to us as early as sixth grade and stay with us until they age out of the school system at twenty-two years old. We become a family! We celebrate the little wins and grieve together.\r\n\r\nThis space has become an extension of the classroom, bringing learning to a new environment while also giving us a space to remember the students who have passed away way to early.\r\n\r\nThank you so much in believing in my vision and helping to make this healing space a reality! I could have never been able to accomplish this momental task with out your generous donations and Donors Choose.","fullyFundedDate":1746786457593,"projectUrl":"project/a-healing-space-to-remember-those-we-los/9106246/","projectTitle":"A Healing Space To Remember Those We Lost","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silverman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8314837_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753489762823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8314837"},{"teacherId":8314837,"projectId":9388815,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my classroom. As we get ready for the new school year having supplies to help decorate my classroom and creating a warm welcoming environment for my students to learn in. \r\n\r\nResearch has shown that having an environment that is colorful and bright helps encourage students and makes them want to attend school. I know that because of the materials that were purchased through your generous donations to Donors Choose that my students and I will have a wonderful year of learning!\r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting my classroom and my mission.","fullyFundedDate":1750773712554,"projectUrl":"project/make-our-learning-space-colorful/9388815/","projectTitle":"Make Our Learning Space Colorful","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silverman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8314837_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753489762823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8314837"},{"teacherId":8314837,"projectId":9080358,"letterContent":"Social Emotional development is an essential part of my day to day teaching for my students with multiple significant disabilities including Intellectual Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Downs Syndrome. One of the thing that is common among all of my students is their love for animals. \r\n\r\nThrough your help and Donors Choose, we were able to get supplies to help our class pet, Figment, a Central Bearded Dragon, have more fun while he is at school. The students all live to learn about him, where he is from, and even enjoy completing different work tasks with him. \r\n\r\nI am so thankful that I was able to bring this opportunity into my classroom. I know as time goes on, the students and Figment will love getting to use all of the tools that we received from this project.","fullyFundedDate":1746785337262,"projectUrl":"project/figment-needs-fun-too/9080358/","projectTitle":"Figment Needs Fun, Too!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silverman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8314837_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753489762823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8314837"},{"teacherId":8314837,"projectId":9023470,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping fund my 4th Donors Choose Project! Having your support through Donors Choose has changed my classroom forever and I cannot be more thankful! Having materials that are Culturally Deaf has been a game changer in my self-contained d/Deaf & Hard of Hearing Classroom.\r\n\r\nWhen my students saw the new materials that arrived they were so excited! When they realized that all the materials were culturally representative of Deaf Culture and American Sign Language they light up. Having materials that have characters that look like them and utilize the same Hearing Assistive Technology (HATs) has been game changing as my students finally have books and materials that look like them. \r\n\r\nAs each of my students gain the opportunity to work with the materials that we received they become more and more exciting and love to show their friends that the characters look like them. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for always supporting my classroom and supporting the opportunity to bring Culturally Deaf Materials to my d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students!","fullyFundedDate":1737760761894,"projectUrl":"project/culturally-deaf-materials-for-deaf-har/9023470/","projectTitle":"Culturally Deaf Materials For Deaf & Hard of Hearing Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silverman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8314837_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753489762823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8314837"},{"teacherId":8314837,"projectId":8724438,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for taking the time to support my classroom and allowing me to continue to create opportunities for my students to have materials and lessons that meet their needs by being Multi-Sensory and Hands On. Without your support I would not be able to bring this opportunity to fruition.\r\n\r\nMy students get so excited now when they see boxes come inside of our classroom. They get excited because they know that it means that there is something new inside the box that will help them learn. They all wait patiently for me to open the boxes and put the materials out on the shelves for them to use. \r\n\r\nMy students patiently wait their turn for their individual lesson that teaches them the lesson using the new materials. Each student learns so much by having the opportunity to get to have a lesson with materials that were intended for them to use. \r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting my classroom and my mission to make my students learning accessible for their needs.","fullyFundedDate":1734463334119,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-students-learn-in-a-flexible-m/8724438/","projectTitle":"Help My Students Learn in a Flexible & Multi-Sensory Way!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Silverman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8314837_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753489762823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8314837"},{"teacherId":8314837,"projectId":9012704,"letterContent":"With your help and Donors Choose, my students and I can go \"Bananas for Books!\" The materials arrived just in time for our school's annual literacy week and just like the name for this project, the theme is \"Bananas for Books!\" As I was preparing the books for student use, my students were so excited to get their hands on the new books! Having books like Wordless Picture Books have been a game changer for my students who are learning foundational reading skills like story elements, sequence of events, and even directionality, while allow me to target different vocabulary that is on the page. 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