{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"KIPP Ways Academy","outOfStateSupporters":46.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8569227,"projectId":9146009,"letterContent":"My students are very appreciative of the resources given to them. They are able to eat and enjoy all of the snacks given. As for snacks, we have a lot of students that do not have breakfast or lunch at home and are often late to school. These students were missing out and were hungry throughout the day, so the snacks made sure they were fine to keep them learning. If a student is hungry, they can't focus on their work. My students are more than grateful for the love and assistance throughout the process. The ending results were students with smiles on their faces and that makes me happy as a teacher.\r\n\r\nMy students reaction when they first saw the bulk of snacks coming in where indescribable. I had students asking \"where did this come from?\" I also had students asking \"is this for us\" and \"why did they do this for us?\" Their eyes began to widen more when they saw the snacks were their favorites. From my class to every donor that assisted, we want to say thank you very much. We couldn't have done this without you. We are forever grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1746699702733,"projectUrl":"project/math-class-essentials-and-treats/9146009/","projectTitle":"Math Class Essentials and Treats!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Freeman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8569227"},{"teacherId":1905665,"projectId":9335764,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for partnering with us. Through each donation we are able to build a more sustained reading program at our school. We are a community of avid readers, our scholars crave new texts and stay up to date on their favorite series. Through your partnership we are able to provide them with continued prizes for reading these books. \r\n\r\nPlease know that you are partnering with us in continuing to build a legacy of lifelong readers. Our scholars request new books frequently. Through this grant we are able to match their reading with prizes they enjoy. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1752674390590,"projectUrl":"project/strong-start-for-strong-minds/9335764/","projectTitle":"Strong Start for Strong Minds!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Storey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1905665_orig.jpg?crop=2388,2388,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657849666991","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1905665"},{"teacherId":1905665,"projectId":9295129,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your willingness to donate. We truly appreciate your partnership in adding to our library. Thank you for feeding our graphic novel brains. We love graphic novels. They are a top item in our library and are always checked out. As a result we have a growing \"to be read\" list. This list comes directly from scholars and their requests. Thank you for helping us build our library. We are grateful to you. We believe reading is a community event, through your partnership we have grow our community and welcome you into it. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1746787180002,"projectUrl":"project/graphic-novels-galour/9295129/","projectTitle":"Graphic Novels Galour!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Storey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1905665_orig.jpg?crop=2388,2388,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657849666991","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1905665"},{"teacherId":1905665,"projectId":9294975,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making our reading competition even more cool. Our scholars are so excited to read and pass quizzes and grow their reading brains. We are excited to offer these prizes for scholars who read books throughout the semester. We plan to have a top reader every 9 weeks. Thank you for contributing to our prize bank. We truly appreciate your partnership. We know that reading forges strong connections. Thank you for joining our reading community. We are excited to continue on in our reading journey. Our scholars are avid readers and it is nice to be able to reward them as they continue to grow.","fullyFundedDate":1746787249019,"projectUrl":"project/tech-for-readers/9294975/","projectTitle":"Tech for Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Storey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1905665_orig.jpg?crop=2388,2388,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657849666991","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1905665"},{"teacherId":1905665,"projectId":9136392,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your willingness to donate. We truly appreciate your partnership. These texts are highly engaging and help us to continue to build our community of readers. We believe voice and choice play a huge role in developing reading identity. Our scholars are vocal about what they like, and what they want to read. Your funds go to supplying them with these texts. They are able to take ownership in building our library, and they take their role seriously. Thank you again for your help in growing our reading program. We are incredibly grateful to you.","fullyFundedDate":1746699698926,"projectUrl":"project/growing-our-sel-brains/9136392/","projectTitle":"Growing Our SEL Brains!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Storey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1905665_orig.jpg?crop=2388,2388,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657849666991","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1905665"},{"teacherId":9893370,"projectId":9054199,"letterContent":"We are incredibly grateful for your generous support in funding our Casino-Themed Math Night! Thanks to your contribution, we transformed our school into an exciting, vibrant casino where math truly came alive for our students. The new materials—like playing cards, dice, gaming tables, and math-themed prizes—helped us create an unforgettable hands-on learning experience that made concepts like probability, number operations, and critical thinking both engaging and fun.\r\n\r\nWhen our students first saw the set-up, their faces lit up with pure excitement and curiosity. Many commented that it \"didn't even feel like school\"—it felt like they had stepped into a real-world application of what they were learning in class. Watching students strategize at the blackjack tables, calculate probabilities at the roulette wheels, and collaborate during \"casino cash\" challenges was a powerful reminder of how experiential learning can ignite passion for math in even the most hesitant learners.\r\n\r\nThis project has sparked a new momentum in our school! Students are now more eager to dive into our current math units, referencing strategies they learned during Math Night. Next, we'll be building on these skills by designing student-led math games and hosting smaller \"math casino\" centers during regular class time. Thanks to you, math is no longer just numbers on a page—it's a dynamic, living subject that our students are excited to explore.\r\n\r\nThank you again for believing in our vision and making this experience possible!\r\n\r\nWith deep gratitude,","fullyFundedDate":1739282321587,"projectUrl":"project/casino-theme-math-curriculum-night/9054199/","projectTitle":"Casino Theme Math Curriculum Night!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bratton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9893370"},{"teacherId":1905665,"projectId":9136238,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your willingness to donate. We greatly appreciate you donating to our library. We love new books, and your partnership means that we have access to more titles than we did before.\r\n\r\nWe believe voice and choice are key to developing reading identities. Your partnership helps us make our scholars \"to be read\" lists a reality. As scholars read and research they share with us what they want to read, and from there we build these lists. This choice and ownership, helps them foster and grow in their reading identities. They are already avid readers, and having choice in what they read helps them build their dedication to it as well as expands their practice. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your help in funding our library.","fullyFundedDate":1744204258315,"projectUrl":"project/books-books-books/9136238/","projectTitle":"Books, Books, BOOKS!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Storey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1905665_orig.jpg?crop=2388,2388,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657849666991","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1905665"},{"teacherId":6532430,"projectId":8324229,"letterContent":"On behalf of KIPP WAYS Academy, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for your generous contribution to our school's news broadcast team. Your support has made it possible for our scholars to gain hands-on experience in journalism, media production, and public speaking. With your donation, our scholars now have access to the tools and resources they need to develop their creativity, confidence, and communication skills — preparing them for bright futures both inside and outside the classroom. \r\n\r\nThanks to you, our scholars can now tell their own stories, highlight the achievements of their peers, and connect with the wider community through their broadcasts. Your generosity is not just an investment in equipment or technology; it's an investment in the voices, dreams, and potential of our young leaders. We are truly grateful for your partnership in empowering our scholars to shine.","fullyFundedDate":1715568917918,"projectUrl":"project/morning-news-for-kipp-ways/8324229/","projectTitle":"Morning News for Kipp Ways","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sewell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6532430_orig.jpg?crop=3137,3137,x182,y608&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1658805350572","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6532430"},{"teacherId":1905665,"projectId":9088857,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your willingness to donate. We truly appreciate you partnering with our community. Our scholars believe in reading. It is a core part of who we are as a campus. We know that reading allows us access to grow our brains and strengthens our vocabularies and deepens our understandings. \r\n\r\nWe also believe scholars having a choice in what they read, and seeing books that represent who they are is powerful. Thank you for your willingness to partner with us in this endeavor. \r\n\r\nWe are on a journey of learning and we are so grateful that you said yes to joining us.","fullyFundedDate":1740693345407,"projectUrl":"project/new-reads-to-inspire-minds/9088857/","projectTitle":"New Reads to Inspire Minds!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Storey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1905665_orig.jpg?crop=2388,2388,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657849666991","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1905665"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_74156","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":289,"numTeachers":26,"percentFrplEligible":94,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":98,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":0,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"11.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":53.5,"schoolId":74156,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about KIPP Ways Academy on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"KIPP Ways Academy","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/georgia/atlanta-public-schools/kipp-ways-academy/74156"}