{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Central Park Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":27.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":380130,"projectId":9208603,"letterContent":"On behalf of my students and myself, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude for your generous donation of bookshelves and reading materials for our reading intervention program. Your support has helped create a welcoming and organized learning environment where students can easily access engaging books and literacy resources. Having quality reading materials readily available allows students to practice essential reading skills, build confidence, and develop a genuine love of reading.\r\n\r\nThe bookshelves have transformed our intervention space into a place where students feel excited to learn and explore new texts. The reading materials you provided will help support targeted instruction, independent reading, and personalized learning opportunities for students with diverse needs. Your generosity is making a lasting impact on their educational journey by providing resources that encourage growth, curiosity, and academic success.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and believing in the importance of literacy. Your kindness and commitment to education are greatly appreciated, and the benefits of your donation will be felt by many students for years to come.\r\n\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1742917325179,"projectUrl":"project/reading-fun-in-intervention/9208603/","projectTitle":"Reading Fun in Intervention!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Janes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-janes"},{"teacherId":2349357,"projectId":10137871,"letterContent":"I would like to thank you so very much for your generous gift of Chromebook chargers, ear buds, and pencils. To the average person, these items might seem so small. To us, they meant the world!\r\n\r\n My students have special needs. They might forget to charge their Chromebooks at night. This means that they will not be able to fully participate in class the next day. They also come from homes that might be struggling financially. Things like replacement ear buds and pencils could put a dent in already fragile budgets. Your generous donations helped to fill the gap. \r\n\r\n Thank you again for your generous donations!","fullyFundedDate":1773850682619,"projectUrl":"project/we-are-the-champions/10137871/","projectTitle":"We Are the Champions!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fitzgerald","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2349357_orig.jpg?crop=1152,1152,x0,y199&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1575058554840","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2349357"},{"teacherId":6269169,"projectId":10221390,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. The students were very happy to see the new supplies in the learning areas. At this time of the year, the supplies start to dwindle, break, or run out. Because of your donation the students have access to new supplies to continue to learn for the remainder of the year.\r\n\r\nHands-on learning activities are a great way for students to learn. Many students are either visual or kinesthetic learners. For this reason, hands-on activities are imperative to have to encourage these learners to explore and develop their thinking. Students are able to use the tools to use place value to regroup when adding and subtracting. The students used the chips to make 10 to regroup and were able to see the process rather than just try to memorize an algorithm.\r\n\r\nDry erase markers and dry erase boards are used every day in the classroom to show their work and explain their thinking. Unfortunately, at this time of the year many of the dry erase markers are drying out because of usage. The students were happy to see that they had new dry erase markers to use. \r\n\r\nThank you very much for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1777979027351,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-math-learning/10221390/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Math Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rodrigues","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6269169"},{"teacherId":332441,"projectId":10163974,"letterContent":"Thank you for your continued generosity to our classroom. By adding that addtional chairs and the horseshoe table, I can meet with the students and discuss their hopes and fears about their upcoming freshman year. It is also helpful as I am assisting students in writing their valedictorian and salutatorian speeches for graduation. It is extremely awkward to be standing over an 8th grader to try to help them with their writing. The addition of the table and chairs means more to us than you will ever know!","fullyFundedDate":1777979026791,"projectUrl":"project/collaboration-corner-in-room-44/10163974/","projectTitle":"Collaboration Corner in Room 44","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Milani","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp332441_orig.jpg?crop=271,271,x289,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1563309100668","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-milani"},{"teacherId":10422679,"projectId":10071091,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, something meaningful is taking shape in the shelves of the Central Park school library and in the minds of our Junior High students.\r\n\r\nThe History books you helped provide are more than just new titles. They are invitations to for students to question, connect with and to see themselves within the larger story of the world. The students are lingering a little longer, seeking out stories that reflect both the past and their own growing sense of identity. The relevant history text allows exploring perspectives they may not encounter otherwise.","fullyFundedDate":1770146469653,"projectUrl":"project/help-make-history-come-alive/10071091/","projectTitle":"Help Make History Come Alive","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Biedron","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10422679"},{"teacherId":380130,"projectId":9313769,"letterContent":"Because of your generous donations, my classroom now has shelves to hold all my reading books. Since my students are at all different reading levels, I need to have access to many levels of books at one time. These shelves give me the organization to access books quickly and efficiently. I can also display books the students can check out and return. My students love the idea they can see all the books. My goal is to get my students to love reading, so the more books they have access to the better the chance they will learn to love to read.","fullyFundedDate":1746646337186,"projectUrl":"project/building-brighter-futures-one-shelf-at/9313769/","projectTitle":"Building Brighter Futures, One Shelf at a Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Janes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-janes"},{"teacherId":380130,"projectId":6654872,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donations. Because of your generosity, my students will be able to use the notebooks to generate their ideas. These notebooks will be used to motivate their creativity in writing. When my students read books, sometimes it is difficult for them to write about what they read. The notebooks will hold their important information so they can refer back to when they previous wrote. \r\n\r\nYour support for my students is amazing. I want you to know that your generosity is felt in my classroom. I teach my students to help others, so you helping in being a piece of their learning is fantastic.","fullyFundedDate":1663675118211,"projectUrl":"project/readers-need-to-write/6654872/","projectTitle":"Readers Need to Write!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Janes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-janes"},{"teacherId":8393203,"projectId":9790639,"letterContent":"I just wanna say thank you so much again for donating the steel pans to my classroom. With the steel pans, the students will be able to explore world music, especially Caribbean style music. I can also focus on other elements of music such as individual eighth notes as this is part of the Caribbean style.\r\n\r\nThe students thoroughly enjoy the steel pans the last time I did a donors choose for my school and now I have enough for each individual student in my class. Thank you so much for your donations and know that these instruments will be cherished.","fullyFundedDate":1765824972305,"projectUrl":"project/steel-drums/9790639/","projectTitle":"Steel Drums","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Dillon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8393203"},{"teacherId":2349357,"projectId":9600328,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for your generous donations to my classroom. The items that we were able to obtain have made a wonderful difference in our classroom. \r\n\r\n The light covers are amazing! They cut down on the harsh lighting and our students really enjoy the nature scenes on them. The clock has helped everyone stay on task and we are able to get everything completed on time. In addition, the Calm Ball is a great addition to our calming corner. When feelings are really big, the Calm Ball gives us suggestions to get to a place where we are ready to learn. \r\n\r\n Again, I am so grateful for your continued donations to my classroom and to our school. We could not do what we do without your help!","fullyFundedDate":1755689474636,"projectUrl":"project/lighting-the-way-to-calm/9600328/","projectTitle":"Lighting the Way to Calm","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fitzgerald","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2349357_orig.jpg?crop=1152,1152,x0,y199&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1575058554840","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2349357"},{"teacherId":6269169,"projectId":9733441,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the math supplies. My students really enjoyed using the tools to learn to add and subtract.\r\nThe students also used the material to build groups of ten. They did an exploration to see how many tens make a hundred. Using the information the students started to see the pattern that there are ten 10's in 100, twenty 10's in 200 etc.. They had so much fun using the cars and dinosaurs to did this exploration. It was nice for them to see that math tools can be fun. \r\nThey also used the cars and dinosaurs to make number stories and were able to act it out using the tools. \r\nWe really appreciate your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1759167048225,"projectUrl":"project/everything-counts-in-math-class/9733441/","projectTitle":"Everything Counts in Math Class","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rodrigues","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6269169"},{"teacherId":1067039,"projectId":9788370,"letterContent":"Let me just say it was a total success! With the help of the items we requested, Fall Fest was so great and memorable for all our students. We had so much fun and the decorations and prizes made it a great afternoon for all that attended.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for thinking of us all and helping make this fest full of Fall. Students and their families took photos, danced, received treats ,and ate. It was so fun and wouldn't have been possible without donors like you. Thanks again for thinking of us in this time of need. This meant a lot to the whole community.","fullyFundedDate":1760376056876,"projectUrl":"project/fall-fest-decorations/9788370/","projectTitle":"Fall Fest Decorations","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vigil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1067039_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753107997474","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1067039"},{"teacherId":1067039,"projectId":9751665,"letterContent":"Let me just say it was a total success! With the help of the items we requested, Fall Fest was so great and memorable for all our students. We had so much fun and the decorations and prizes made it a great afternoon for all that attended. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for thinking of us all and helping make this fest full of Fall. Students and their families took photos, danced, received treats ,and ate. It was so fun and wouldn't have been possible without donors like you. Thanks again for thinking of us in this time of need. This meant a lot to the whole community.","fullyFundedDate":1758821632032,"projectUrl":"project/fall-fest-goodies-2025/9751665/","projectTitle":"Fall Fest Goodies 2025","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vigil","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1067039_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753107997474","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1067039"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_25653","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":600,"numTeachers":46,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":23,"percentWhite":19,"percentIndigenous":2,"percentLatinx":51,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":1,"gradesServed":"K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"13.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":72.7,"schoolId":25653,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Central Park Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Central Park Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/midlothian-school-district-143/central-park-elementary-school/25653"}