{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Collins Academy","outOfStateSupporters":41.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8575289,"projectId":10068513,"letterContent":"We want to first start off by saying, Thank you so much! Providing nutritious snacks not only helps meet our students' physical needs but also eases the financial burden on many of our families. Your generosity allows my students to stay focused, healthy, and prepared. We are incredibly grateful for your investment in our students and for helping create an environment where every athlete can thrive. Your kindness and support make a meaningful difference, and we truly appreciate your partnership.","fullyFundedDate":1770307860632,"projectUrl":"project/snack-tastic/10068513/","projectTitle":"Snack Tastic","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Howard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8575289_orig.png?crop=237,237,x3,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1738851808111","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8575289"},{"teacherId":8575289,"projectId":9814711,"letterContent":"On behalf of our cheer team, thank you for your generous donation and support. Your kindness and willingness to invest in our student-athletes means more than words can express. Because of your generosity, our cheerleaders will have access to essential items such as bows, socks, bodysuits, and team bags that help them perform with confidence and represent our school with pride. Beyond providing uniforms and accessories, you are helping build confidence, encourage teamwork, and create lasting memories for our cheerleaders.","fullyFundedDate":1769177190778,"projectUrl":"project/cheer-rific/9814711/","projectTitle":"Cheer Rific!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Howard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8575289_orig.png?crop=237,237,x3,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1738851808111","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8575289"},{"teacherId":315366,"projectId":9708167,"letterContent":"I want to thank all of our donors to this project. My students and I made great use of all the materials you provided for us. The colored card stock was amazing. My students learned how to use the card stock in the silhouette cutting machine and incorporated animal cutouts and letters for presentations and room decorations. The material you provided really augmented the student presentations and lifted them up to a new level which really helped the students be proud of their work. This would not been possible without this grant. Thank you for taking the time to invest in my students and program. Have a great summer!","fullyFundedDate":1763592805066,"projectUrl":"project/stem-presentation-materials/9708167/","projectTitle":"STEM Presentation Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp315366_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448767591386","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/315366"},{"teacherId":315366,"projectId":9681239,"letterContent":"Thank you for taking the time to look through all the proposals on DonorsChoose and thank you for choosing our proposal to fund. Our STEM presentations were amazing. With your help we were able to cut out beautiful text and big whale silhouettes for our presentation. It was amazing. Students were also able to learn how to use the cutting software and learned how present a project that was visually pleasing and professional. Our project combined music composition and the science of water pollution. Thank you for providing the funds that allowed my students to take this presentation over the top!","fullyFundedDate":1757552437684,"projectUrl":"project/cut-outs-for-stem-presentations/9681239/","projectTitle":"Cut-Outs For STEM Presentations","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp315366_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448767591386","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/315366"},{"teacherId":315366,"projectId":9596082,"letterContent":"I want to thank all of our donors for generously donating to our \"Please Practice Piano Peacefully (With Headphones!)\" project. I don't know why the headphones are always the first thing to break! Actually, I know why...the kids are always tripping over the long cords! The new set of headphones you have provided for us were really a saving grace for my class this year. Our set of head-phones is already a couple of years old and they were starting to break all the time. Having the new ones ready to pass out was amazing and helped keep our class on track this year. Thank you for investing in my school and students. You have made an impact on the lives of my students. Thanks again for supporting this small but very practical project! May you be blessed in the days to come.","fullyFundedDate":1758636611464,"projectUrl":"project/please-practice-piano-peacefully-with-h/9596082/","projectTitle":"Please Practice Piano Peacefully (With Headphones!)","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp315366_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448767591386","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/315366"},{"teacherId":315366,"projectId":9592937,"letterContent":"I want to thank all of our donors for generously donating to our \"We Need More Power!\" project. The additional power cords were very much appreciated especially since we are having issues with a number of outlets in the classroom. This is challenging for a room that needs to have 15 piano keyboards plugged in all the time. The new power/extension cords were a game saver for my classroom. This grant may have seemed like a little insignificant project but it really made a huge impact by solving electricity issue. Thanks again for supporting this small but very practical project! May you be blessed in the days to come. Have a great summer!","fullyFundedDate":1760693555851,"projectUrl":"project/we-need-more-power/9592937/","projectTitle":"We Need More Power!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp315366_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448767591386","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/315366"},{"teacherId":8569662,"projectId":10075495,"letterContent":"These book selections made for the best unit I've ever taught! Students were so proud completing their novels and did such rigorous, impressive work throughout the unit. This was truly a marvel and goes to show when students have the materials they need, they can truly rise to the occasion. \r\n\r\nStudents were deeply engaged in their choice books and were able to have sustained discourse about their different books by using student-developed inquiry questions about the human experience. Students explored themes in their book using pertinent textual evidence and then discussed essential questions using art as a shared text. These books allowed me to center student choice to increase engagement, attendance, and provide students with materials to support continuity of learning so they could continue reading their books at home. \r\n\r\nSome students devoured 3-4 books from this selection, further proving how essential choice is when it comes to motivating students to enjoy reading.","fullyFundedDate":1772377490697,"projectUrl":"project/student-choice-makes-reading-more-fun/10075495/","projectTitle":"Student Choice Makes Reading More Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Curtin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8569662_orig.png?crop=302,302,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659627624051","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8569662"},{"teacherId":8569662,"projectId":9986199,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for generously contributing to snacks for my classroom. My students benefitted greatly from access to snacks during this school year, in part, because it provided students with the fuel to do their best thinking and be as present as possible in class. Students used this box of snacks as a reliable source of food throughout the day and I value being able to provide that to a wide array of students. \r\n\r\nThese snacks powered students through difficult reading tasks, writing essays, and class discussions. These snacks helped students focus during independent reading in cold Winter months and springtime ACT prep. Thank you for providing my students with the tools to succeed!","fullyFundedDate":1769882394581,"projectUrl":"project/food-for-thought-snacks-for-students/9986199/","projectTitle":"Food for Thought: Snacks for Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Curtin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8569662_orig.png?crop=302,302,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659627624051","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8569662"},{"teacherId":8569662,"projectId":9986471,"letterContent":"When students first saw the materials, they were SO excited to annotate. Students were elated to be able to match their highlighters to their pens to annotate for meaning. This allowed me, as their teacher, to assign more rigorous annotation tasks that required deeper engagement with the text to better showcase their thinking. \r\n\r\nStudents marked up short stories, poems, and did close readings for chapters from novels, newly excited for the task with fresh materials. Sometimes, enthusiasm for the task is part of the challenge and this donation removed that barrier. Thank you. \r\n\r\nThank you for believing in the worthiness of my students' education! With so many students having a visual learning preference, it felt amazing to accommodate my students' learning preferences with materials provided by your generous donation.","fullyFundedDate":1769177173340,"projectUrl":"project/should-we-color-code-this-colorful-p/9986471/","projectTitle":"\"Should We Color Code This?\": Colorful Pens for Meaningful Annotation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Curtin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8569662_orig.png?crop=302,302,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659627624051","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8569662"},{"teacherId":315366,"projectId":9583512,"letterContent":"Thank you for taking the time to donate and fund this amazing project. These items went into our awesome Beethoven Bucks Store. The Beethoven Bucks store collects items that the students can purchase when they go above and beyond what is expected of them. If students do a wonderful job playing a performance, guess what? They earn Beethoven Bucks. One of the favorite items are the Spicy Cheetos that you provided. The students just love them as an extra snack throughout the day. This activity is a great way to support the classroom activities and has helped develop an amazing environment and classroom climate. Thank you for being a part of this grant and thinking of my students. Have a great summer!","fullyFundedDate":1758222101732,"projectUrl":"project/beethoven-bucks/9583512/","projectTitle":"Beethoven Bucks!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp315366_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448767591386","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/315366"},{"teacherId":315366,"projectId":9693310,"letterContent":"Thank you for taking the time to donate and fund this amazing project. These items went into our awesome Beethoven Bucks Store. The Beethoven Bucks store collects items that the students can purchase when they go above and beyond what is expected of them. If students do a wonderful job playing a performance, guess what? They earn Beethoven Bucks! One of the favorite items are the Spicy Cheetos that you provided. The students just love them as an extra snack throughout the day. This activity is a great way to support the classroom activities and has helped develop an amazing environment and classroom climate. Thank you for being a part of this grant and thinking of my students. Have a great summer!","fullyFundedDate":1766532271697,"projectUrl":"project/beethoven-bucks/9693310/","projectTitle":"Beethoven Bucks!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Carrera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp315366_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448767591386","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/315366"},{"teacherId":8063826,"projectId":9947918,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating our class set of Demon Copperhead books by Barbara Kingsolver! In today's tumultuous times (and always), I find it so incredible important for students to read stories that not only immerse them in ways that feel personal and relatable, but also in ways that invite them into empathy and compassion for those who are, in certain ways, unlike them as well. \r\n\r\nThis book hits all those marks and students have truly enjoyed it. We have paired it recently with bell hooks' All About Love as well, which has inspired students to consider what it means to love and be loved, and to analyze how characters love and are loved in the book.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has made this possible and we are so grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1769177187171,"projectUrl":"project/class-set-demon-copperhead-books/9947918/","projectTitle":"Class Set: Demon Copperhead Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cheng","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8063826_orig.jpg?crop=1085,1085,x0,y7&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1773253639833","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8063826"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_97721","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":196,"numTeachers":22,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":97,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":1,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":0,"gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"8.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":58.8,"schoolId":97721,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Collins Academy on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Collins Academy","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/chicago-public-school-district-299/collins-academy/97721"}