{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Percy L Julian High School","outOfStateSupporters":54.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":328339,"projectId":10488119,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful for your generous support in bringing our Spanish classroom project to life. Thanks to your kindness, we are acquiring Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards to purchase Spanish chat mats—a resource that will completely transform how my high schoolers learn and communicate.\r\n\r\nIn a foreign language classroom, speech anxiety is a very real hurdle. Students often freeze up, fearing they will forget a word or mispronounce a phrase. Your donation directly addresses this challenge by providing them with a vital confidence-boosting safety net. These chat mats serve as the ultimate bridge between rote vocabulary memorization and authentic, real-time communication. By placing essential sentence starters, crucial transitional phrases, and targeted vocabulary right at their fingertips, you are giving my students the tools they need to overcome their fears.\r\n\r\nInstead of staying silent, our students will now have the visual scaffolding necessary to sustain spontaneous, peer-to-peer conversations and express complex thoughts independently. Because Teachers Pay Teachers offers highly specialized, teacher-created mats tailored to specific proficiency levels and cultural themes, your gift allows me to select the exact, high-quality resources that align with our current curriculum.\r\n\r\nUltimately, your generosity shifts our classroom dynamic away from passive grammar drilling and toward active, vibrant communication. You are not just funding a set of learning guides; you are fostering an environment where every single student feels empowered to find their voice in Spanish.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students, boosting their confidence, and making meaningful language acquisition possible. We could not do this without you!","fullyFundedDate":1787664825946,"projectUrl":"project/from-quiet-to-confident-boosting-spanis/10488119/","projectTitle":"From Quiet to Confident: Boosting Spanish Speech With Chat Mats","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Campos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp328339_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1667576331005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gcampos2"},{"teacherId":328339,"projectId":10488093,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful for your generous support in bringing our Spanish classroom project to life. Thanks to your kindness, we are acquiring Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards to purchase Spanish chat mats—a resource that will completely transform how my high schoolers learn and communicate.\r\n\r\nIn a foreign language classroom, speech anxiety is a very real hurdle. Students often freeze up, fearing they will forget a word or mispronounce a phrase. Your donation directly addresses this challenge by providing them with a vital confidence-boosting safety net. These chat mats serve as the ultimate bridge between rote vocabulary memorization and authentic, real-time communication. By placing essential sentence starters, crucial transitional phrases, and targeted vocabulary right at their fingertips, you are giving my students the tools they need to overcome their fears.\r\n\r\nInstead of staying silent, our students will now have the visual scaffolding necessary to sustain spontaneous, peer-to-peer conversations and express complex thoughts independently. Because Teachers Pay Teachers offers highly specialized, teacher-created mats tailored to specific proficiency levels and cultural themes, your gift allows me to select the exact, high-quality resources that align with our current curriculum.\r\n\r\nUltimately, your generosity shifts our classroom dynamic away from passive grammar drilling and toward active, vibrant communication. You are not just funding a set of learning guides; you are fostering an environment where every single student feels empowered to find their voice in Spanish.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students, boosting their confidence, and making meaningful language acquisition possible. We could not do this without you!","fullyFundedDate":1787664824317,"projectUrl":"project/lets-chat-unlocking-spanish-fluency-wi/10488093/","projectTitle":"Let's Chat! Unlocking Spanish Fluency with Chat Mats","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Campos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp328339_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1667576331005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gcampos2"},{"teacherId":5802169,"projectId":10130896,"letterContent":"I am very grateful for your generosity, nothing describes the feeling of knowing that there are many people out there supporting and rooting for you and your students. I am not sure if people realize the impact that these seemingly \"little\" things make for our class and more-so for our students. These items will truly be a blessing, when you see their faces glow as they see the items, it is priceless. I will continue to use these items as a means for my students to keep motivated, love school and grow. I am forever thankful. Thank you so much for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1783104773705,"projectUrl":"project/a-class-set-of-binders-for-notes/10130896/","projectTitle":"A Class Set of Binders for Notes","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Covarrubias","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5802169_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1617903347398","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/m-covarrubias23"},{"teacherId":5802169,"projectId":10063334,"letterContent":"I was super happy to see this surprise funding. It literally made my day. I am a firm believer that creating an inviting environment tends to allow students to be more likely to hear you out. If I can get a teenager to hear me out, it's a win. I use these materials to brighten up the room and be able to post things around the room to facilitate their learning. It has made a difference and I hope that it will continue. We are very appreciative of your support and generosity. I am forever thankful!","fullyFundedDate":1779418171075,"projectUrl":"project/jumbo-magnetic-paper-for-class/10063334/","projectTitle":"Jumbo Magnetic Paper for Class","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Covarrubias","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5802169_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1617903347398","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/m-covarrubias23"},{"teacherId":328339,"projectId":10019334,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredibly generous donation of tissues to our classroom! It might seem like a small thing to some, but to a room full of busy students wrapping up the end of the school year, it is an absolute game-changer.\r\n\r\nBefore your gift, our days were filled with constant interruptions—students constantly leaving the room to find a restroom or resorting to rough paper towels. Because of you, those \"sniffle breaks\" have been turned back into valuable \"learning moments.\"\r\n\r\nYour support goes way beyond just providing a hygiene product; you've helped us maintain a healthier classroom environment and ensured that my students can stay comfortable, focused, and present in their education. We are so grateful for your kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1778431746673,"projectUrl":"project/wiping-away-distractions-one-box-at-a-ti/10019334/","projectTitle":"Wiping Away Distractions One Box at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Campos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp328339_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1667576331005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gcampos2"},{"teacherId":328339,"projectId":10150835,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to our seminar class. In our classroom, the transition from high school to post-secondary life is a profound journey of self-discovery, and your gift of pens and pencils provides the fundamental tools that make that journey tangible.\r\n\r\nWhile we live in a digital age, the act of physical writing remains essential for my students. These tools allow them to internalize complex career concepts and academic vocabulary through \"active thinking.\" Whether they are mapping out graduation requirements, drafting resumes, or taking notes during guest speaker presentations, they aren't just recording information; they are processing their futures.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials arrived, there was a visible sense of empowerment in the room. My students immediately put them to work, sketching out career clusters and annotating college applications. One of the most impactful moments has been watching them engage in the heartfelt reflection required to identify their personal strengths.\r\n\r\nBy providing these reliable writing tools, you have ensured that every student has the immediate, equitable means to document their aspirations. Thank you for helping them take these first literal steps toward their professional lives.","fullyFundedDate":1777892041524,"projectUrl":"project/ink-the-future-tools-for-career-discove/10150835/","projectTitle":"Ink the Future: Tools for Career Discovery","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Campos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp328339_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1667576331005","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gcampos2"},{"teacherId":9775049,"projectId":9863049,"letterContent":"Thank you for your contribution to my classroom. Colored copies help tremendously, especially in the post-textbook era we are currently in. \r\n\r\nWith many things digitized, students are lacking the appropriate experience and exposure to paper or written assignments. With your contribution, I was able to provide students with a variety of experiences they would not have had. Additionally, your contribution was shared and used by other teachers in other subjects to support their classrooms. \r\n\r\nThank you for supporting all students and being a donator!","fullyFundedDate":1763606418661,"projectUrl":"project/colored-copies-for-complete-learning/9863049/","projectTitle":"Colored Copies for Complete Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mx. Bel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9775049_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1784477682545","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9775049"},{"teacherId":8718259,"projectId":8018873,"letterContent":"The resources funded through this project have completely transformed our therapy room into a high-engagement learning lab. We are using the Sentence Building sets to help my high school students, like those navigating Gestalt Language Processing, move from simple phrases to complex, multi-clause sentences. The laminating sheets have been a lifesaver. They have allowed me to create durable, custom visual schedules and social stories for my students undergoing medical transitions, such as upcoming surgeries, ensuring they have a way to advocate for their needs when they are in \"survival mode.\" Even the Bulletin Board materials have made a difference, creating a neuro-affirming space where my students feel that their unique ways of communicating are celebrated the moment they walk through the door. The reaction was excitement and immediate curiosity. For many of my students who face daily challenges with traditional academic tasks, seeing \"new and updated therapeutic games\" made speech therapy feel less like a correction and more like a high-interest challenge. When we opened the Treasure Chest, one of my students immediately engaged, using his AAC device to comment \"Look!\" and with a level of spontaneity we haven't seen in awhile. Seeing their faces light up reminded me that when we provide high-quality materials we are boosting their confidence. Our next steps are focused on functional independence. We are using these kits to practice grocery store scripts and helping my older students learn to repair communication breakdowns with peers. With the Word Flips and sentence-building tools, we are working toward the complex grammar stage, where my students won't just be responding to questions, but leading the conversations. Your support has given us the resources to move into authentic communication.","fullyFundedDate":1703998793468,"projectUrl":"project/speech-language-pathology-super-students/8018873/","projectTitle":"Speech-Language Pathology Super Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Elzen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8718259_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y134&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1663787201511","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-elzen"},{"teacherId":8839938,"projectId":9664523,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding the project, \"Hanging With the Stars.\" Thanks to you, we have a bunch of different posters to decorate the theater room so it is not seen as a storage closet. My students were really ecstatic to see Hamilton representation among the posters as they love to sing the songs in class. Moreover, somehow with all the posters, it made them more committed to taking acting seriously and give their all in their scenes. Overall, the entire classroom environment has improved tremendously thanks to your generous donation!","fullyFundedDate":1766333347307,"projectUrl":"project/hanging-with-the-stars/9664523/","projectTitle":"Hanging With the Stars","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dudek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8839938_orig.jpg?crop=743,743,x416,y545&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1681563214858","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8839938"},{"teacherId":5802169,"projectId":10097177,"letterContent":"I am very grateful for your generosity, nothing describes the feeling of knowing that there are many people out there supporting and rooting for you and your students. I am not sure if people realize the impact that these seemingly \"little\" things make for our class and more-so for our students. These items will truly be a blessing, when you see their faces glow as they see the items, it is priceless. I will continue to use these items as a means for my students to keep motivated, love school and grow. I am forever thankful. Thank you so much for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1776099933308,"projectUrl":"project/yarn-for-our-yarn-paintings/10097177/","projectTitle":"Yarn for Our Yarn Paintings","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Covarrubias","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5802169_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1617903347398","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/m-covarrubias23"},{"teacherId":5802169,"projectId":10132459,"letterContent":"I am very grateful for your generosity, nothing describes the feeling of knowing that there are many people out there supporting and rooting for you and your students. I am not sure if people realize the impact that these seemingly \"little\" things make for our class and more-so for our students. These items will truly be a blessing, when you see their faces glow as they see the items, it is priceless. I will continue to use these items as a means for my students to keep motivated, love school and grow. I am forever thankful. Thank you so much for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1776099932900,"projectUrl":"project/clean-and-germ-free/10132459/","projectTitle":"Clean and Germ Free","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Covarrubias","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5802169_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1617903347398","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/m-covarrubias23"},{"teacherId":5802169,"projectId":10121498,"letterContent":"Oh my what a great surprise! I am so excited and cannot wait to share with my NHS members. They love being able to create things and stand out and be proud of their accomplishments. It's very heartwarming to see them learn and work together. I love seeing their ideas come to life! We are forever grateful to you! Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and generosity, it means the world!Thank you so much for your tremendous generosity! It is very heartwarming to have a project funded for your students. We are forever grateful and thankful to you!","fullyFundedDate":1775822015075,"projectUrl":"project/tools-to-beautify-our-community/10121498/","projectTitle":"Tools to Beautify Our Community","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Covarrubias","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5802169_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1617903347398","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/m-covarrubias23"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_5448","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":400,"numTeachers":33,"percentFrplEligible":78,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":95,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":3,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":0,"gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"12.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":45.5,"schoolId":5448,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Percy L Julian High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Percy L Julian High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/chicago-public-school-district-299/julian-high-school/5448"}