{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Prosser Career Academy","outOfStateSupporters":28.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":407764,"projectId":9588807,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping my World Studies Teacher Course Team (TCT) get enough copies of the book, \"How to Change Everything\" by Naomi Klein. We've been busy this semester planning our curriculum for this non-fiction book about the climate crisis. \r\n\r\nAs a team we've re-read the book creating chapter summaries, word banks for each chapter, and visuals for each chapter. This will allow us to help all of our students who are at multiple reading levels, have special education needs, and may be English language learners. \r\n\r\nWe've also developed a weekly graphic organizer for students to fill out about what they read which asks them to pull out a piece of evidence regarding the climate crisis. Our hope is that at the end of reading the book in the spring, our students will use their new found knowledge and the evidence they've pulled from the text to write letters to their elected officials about what steps they believe should be taken to address the climate crisis. \r\n\r\nOur team also developed a google form to collect data before students start reading and then another form for after they are done, so we can compare and contrast their thoughts about reading and about their knowledge of the climate crisis. \r\n\r\nWe're so excited to get started in the new year! All the books have arrived and we've counted and labeled them. Starting in January, we'll be dedicating every Friday to reading our book in class and listening to it be read out loud. We our ready to engage students in the important work of being change agents in their communities. Know that YOU have been a part in our endeavor and we appreciate it so much!","fullyFundedDate":1755389206284,"projectUrl":"project/books-for-change/9588807/","projectTitle":"Books for Change","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tsitsopoulos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp407764_orig.jpg?crop=512,512,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1637779655522","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/407764"},{"teacherId":6331355,"projectId":9576131,"letterContent":"THANK YOU for your generous donation towards the team needs. I am so grateful; but more importantly, our student-athletes are as well. We now have the necessary equipment to practice and grow our program. Soccer balls are essential to the development of soccer players. Our girls were so excited to see our new soccer balls and other training equipment. \r\n\r\nYour generosity, support, and investment into our soccer program is so appreciated. Our student-athletes will be able to enjoy this for many, many years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1756949771580,"projectUrl":"project/soccer-ready/9576131/","projectTitle":"Soccer Ready!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Aguirre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6331355_orig.jpg?crop=2216,2216,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1586485896373","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/maguirre"},{"teacherId":10179458,"projectId":9600488,"letterContent":"I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your generous donation to our classroom. Because of your support, I now have a Surface Pro that has had a remarkable impact not only on my students' learning, but also on the way I plan, design, and deliver lessons every day. Many people are familiar with using technology at home, but in the classroom, this device has become a powerful instructional tool. The Surface Pro has transformed my lesson planning process by allowing me to create more interactive, engaging, and accessible materials. I can now design lessons that include real-time annotations, multimedia resources, and visuals that help students understand concepts more clearly. Planning is smoother, faster, and more creative, and the quality of the lessons I'm able to deliver has truly improved.\r\n\r\nThe ability to use the touchscreen and stylus has made a huge difference in how I teach. I can demonstrate problem-solving step-by-step, model writing strategies, or mark up student work directly on the screen during lessons. It feels more like I'm teaching with my students rather than in front of them, and that shift has made our learning environment more collaborative and dynamic. One of the most meaningful improvements has been the impact on my hard-of-hearing students. With the Surface Pro, I can easily enable captioning and display clear visual supports during presentations and videos. This ensures they never miss important information and can follow along with the same confidence as their peers. Watching them fully engage in lessons with the help of these tools has been incredibly rewarding.\r\n\r\nThe students are just as excited as I am. They love when I incorporate interactive elements into lessons—drawings, diagrams, multimedia clips, or quick digital check-ins to see what they've understood. These features help me adjust my teaching in real time and respond to their needs more effectively.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has not only placed a powerful device in my hands—it has truly elevated the way I teach. It has helped me create lessons that are more thoughtful, more accessible, and more engaging for every student in my classroom. Thank you for believing in the importance of great teaching and for giving me the tools to make each lesson more meaningful.","fullyFundedDate":1757941832578,"projectUrl":"project/click-create-captivate-bringing-learn/9600488/","projectTitle":"Click, Create, Captivate: Bringing Learning to Life with Technology","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zapotoczny","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10179458"},{"teacherId":2926380,"projectId":9676901,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity! My students are amazing, intelligent individuals. They are enrolled in a challenging curriculum and spend countless hours preparing for exams in May. They deserve every support possible for their success!\r\n My students come from families that cannot afford to purchase their own calculators. Yet, these calculators really do provide them with a huge support towards understanding and answering complex mathematical questions. We have classroom sets, but that means that they can practice in the classroom.\r\n The TI-84+ calculators are now available to sign out for overnight use! This is definitely a gamechanger for my students. Your donation will help my students perform better on their May exams. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1758159719018,"projectUrl":"project/calculating-at-home/9676901/","projectTitle":"Calculating at Home","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jennings","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2926380_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457536220101","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/m-jennings1"},{"teacherId":4518798,"projectId":9579914,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my classroom project. Your donation made it possible for my students to access materials that truly enhance their learning experience each day. The moment the resources arrived, excitement filled the room—students were eager to explore, use, and learn with the tools you helped provide. Your kindness transformed our classroom into a more engaging, supportive, and dynamic learning environment, and my students immediately felt the difference.\r\n\r\nYour contribution has made a lasting impact not only on my students but on me as their teacher. Knowing that there are people who believe in our work and are willing to invest in my students' success means more than words can express. Because of you, my students are more confident, motivated, and enthusiastic about learning. I am deeply grateful for your generosity and belief in our classroom. Thank you for making a real and meaningful difference.","fullyFundedDate":1757941828817,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-interactive/9579914/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Interactive!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Greco","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4518798_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1513719415678","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4518798"},{"teacherId":1029556,"projectId":9596122,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom. The black contact paper let us refresh our old desks, giving the room a cleaner, updated look. Students were excited to see their workspace transformed and took real pride in the change. Your donation of tissues and disinfecting supplies has also kept our desks and computers cleaner, reduced germs, and helped students stay comfortable and focused. Your generosity has improved our learning environment each day, and we are truly grateful for the difference you've made.","fullyFundedDate":1758913819961,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-for-happy-healthy-classroom/9596122/","projectTitle":"Supplies for Happy & Healthy Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1029556_orig.jpg?crop=324,324,x100,y17&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695307534670","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/irinalyons"},{"teacherId":6511234,"projectId":9785602,"letterContent":"When I started as an IB (International Baccalaureate) coordinator at our high school, we had one shelf of books in the IB office for each IB Extended Essay subject. This meant that students were limited in their essay topics or had to get a book from a public library or buy it themself. Now our book shelves are filling with so many books that we have expanded to a second column - this is awesome!\r\n\r\nWe have been able to collect title/author suggestions directly from students and purchase them as well as get book recommendations from the IB subject teachers and buy those. We have been able to get books on recent historical events and English literature books that have just been awarded as Booker Prize finalists. Our students feel like their learning is relevant because the resources they have aren't \"old\". We are so grateful for your support in building up our IB office resource library!","fullyFundedDate":1762105379854,"projectUrl":"project/fill-every-shelf-in-our-classroom/9785602/","projectTitle":"Fill Every Shelf in Our Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Koszyk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6511234_orig.png?crop=399,399,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714688707067","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6511234"},{"teacherId":6511234,"projectId":9749665,"letterContent":"Being an Inquirer is one of the 10 traits of the IB (International Baccluareate) Learner Profile. The IB Diploma Programme required core project called the Extended Essay is all about students asking questions and investigating answers. \r\n\r\nThe incredible array of history books that we were able to purchase with your donation is where the journey begins for our IBDP sophomores. In the spring, they chose one book to read over the summer that helps spark their curiosity. As they read this book, they record notes from the book that stood out to them or got them wondering. In August, the start of their junior year, they meet with an assigned Extended Essay supervisor to talk about what they read and develop an inquiry question to base their essay on. \r\n\r\nThanks so much for providing books that our students can take home for the entire summer!","fullyFundedDate":1759233364303,"projectUrl":"project/reading-about-history-to-make-history/9749665/","projectTitle":"Reading About History to Make History","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Koszyk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6511234_orig.png?crop=399,399,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714688707067","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6511234"},{"teacherId":6511234,"projectId":9566072,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for your generous donation to help our IB (International Baccalaureate) resource library grow. Unfortunately there is no money provided in the district budget for librarians so our school does not have a librarian nor a library. We have started to collect books to store in our IB Office that students frequent when they want something to read, but it's mostly used for the IB Diploma Progamme's core requirement of the 4,000 Extended Essay. Every spring our 65 sophomores choose an IB subject to pursue their essay in: English Literature, Spanish Literature, Psychology, History, Digital Society or Visual Arts. We then roll in the carts of books we have collected in each subject for the students to look through and they choose one to read over the summer. If a student has a book suggestion that we don't have in our office/cart, we add it to the list for our next Donors Choose project and look for it at used book stores. So the books we got because of your kindness came from student and IB subject teacher recommendations.","fullyFundedDate":1755709827117,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-library-research-books-ib-ee/9566072/","projectTitle":"Classroom Library Research Books (IB EE)","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Koszyk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6511234_orig.png?crop=399,399,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714688707067","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6511234"},{"teacherId":3964707,"projectId":9526848,"letterContent":"We are absolutely thrilled and deeply grateful to share that our DonorsChoose project for essential classroom supplies has been fully funded! Because of your incredible generosity, our students now have access to the materials they need to make learning engaging and successful every single day. Things like fresh notebooks, folders, and pencils might seem small, but for our students, they translate directly into opportunities for creativity, organization, and confidence. Your donation has immediately erased the stress of making do with outdated or insufficient resources, allowing us to jump right into meaningful lessons. Thank you for believing in our classroom and investing directly in the future of our students.\r\n\r\nThe impact of your support goes far beyond the physical supplies. For our students, this project's success is a powerful lesson in community support and kindness. Knowing that individuals like you, whom they've never met, care enough about their education to donate is a profound morale booster. It reinforces the idea that their learning environment is valued and that their potential is limitless. We promise to put every single item to excellent use, fostering a space where every student feels equipped, encouraged, and excited to learn. On behalf of all of us, thank you once again for your remarkable support and for making our classroom dreams a reality.","fullyFundedDate":1755049238779,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-success-supplies-support-fo/9526848/","projectTitle":"Tools for Success: Supplies & Support for Students With Disabilities","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Parsons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3964707_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1475293005558","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3964707"},{"teacherId":2454172,"projectId":9306395,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the button makers and supplies! My students' creative juices have begun flowing and they are busy creating button designs. Most recently, we created buttons for students who won IB (International Baccalaureate - an academic program at our school) Learner Profile Awards. We created buttons for the following learner profiles -- Risk-Taker, Principled, and Thinker. We gave out buttons along with certificates to those who were recognized. You might not think 14-18 year-olds would care that much about buttons, but you would be wrong. They got so excited to get them! Instant smiles. Others were jealous and now want their own buttons. It was really fun. \r\nI have to admit that it's been a tough go in Chicago as of late. Most of the students at Prosser are immigrants or children of immigrants. If you've been watching the news, you know that this has been a stressful time for that community. We've had numerous ICE warnings at school pickup. I've taken extra measures to spread joy and try and make school more fun given the political pressures these students face. These buttons are helping me do that!","fullyFundedDate":1747528229005,"projectUrl":"project/achievement-buttons/9306395/","projectTitle":"Achievement Buttons","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephenson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2454172_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1486757690720","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2454172"},{"teacherId":9440174,"projectId":9163323,"letterContent":"I can't thank you enough for your generous support of my project to provide snacks for my junior-level students. Your donation may seem simple on the surface, but it's making a powerful impact every single day in my classroom.\r\n\r\nMy students are currently in the thick of a demanding season—preparing for the ACT, making course selections, and beginning to map out their futures beyond high school. With so much on their plates, it's easy for their basic needs, like eating a nutritious snack, to fall by the wayside. Some of my kiddos have shared that they're so focused on school and planning for what's next that they often forget to eat or simply don't have access to something quick.\r\n\r\nThanks to you, my students now have easy access to snacks that help them stay energized, focused, and engaged throughout the school day. My kiddos have mentioned how much they appreciate having something to grab when they're running between classes or feeling drained during a long stretch of learning. It's been a small but incredibly meaningful way to show them that their well-being matters—and that others believe in their success, too.\r\n\r\nYour kindness and support are helping fuel not just their bodies, but their dreams and goals. 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