{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Discovery Polytech Early College High School","outOfStateSupporters":47.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10176593,"projectId":10030242,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your generous support of our project, \"Strong Mind, Strong Lives.\" Thanks to your donation, our students have gained access to essential social-emotional learning materials that are already making a powerful difference in their lives.\r\n\r\nWith your help, our classroom has become a more supportive and nurturing environment. The resources you provided have enabled students to understand and manage their emotions better, build resilience, and develop stronger interpersonal skills. I have witnessed students grow in confidence, communicate more effectively, and show greater empathy towards one another. These are skills that will serve them for a lifetime, both inside and outside the classroom.\r\n\r\nYour commitment to supporting education and student well-being is truly inspiring. Every day, I see the positive impact of your generosity—students who feel seen, valued, and empowered to reach their full potential. Thank you for believing in our project and investing in our children's future.\r\n\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,\r\n\r\nAna baez\r\nAdjustment Counselor\r\nDiscovery Polytech Early College High School","fullyFundedDate":1778029036589,"projectUrl":"project/strong-minds-strong-lives/10030242/","projectTitle":"Strong Minds, Strong Lives","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ana","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10176593"},{"teacherId":7444715,"projectId":10036355,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing our team with these motors to help us finish the season strong and prepare for next year! Our robot this year used 14 motors, more than any other robot we've built before! As we build more complex machines and intricate designs, we need more power to bring them to life. Your contribuition helps us tremendously with allowing our students to build and create the designs that come to their minds.\r\n\r\nI'm incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to provide our students with the resources they need in order to be competitive with students from areas with significantly more financial support and I couldn't do it without you!","fullyFundedDate":1778096784143,"projectUrl":"project/powerful-motors-for-powerful-minds/10036355/","projectTitle":"Powerful Motors for Powerful Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jefferson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7444715_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690835404159","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lauren-jefferson"},{"teacherId":9313117,"projectId":10283617,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Voices of Opportunity: Completing Our Early College Lecture Recording Setup.\" Your generosity helped us complete our professional audio recording system with microphones, adapters, and cables that allow us to capture lectures, discussions, presentations, interviews, and student voices with much greater clarity.\r\n\r\nWith college and high school classes already in session, these resources will help us create more accessible and flexible learning opportunities for our early college students. Students can revisit complex lessons, review academic discussions, strengthen their note-taking, and access instructional content even when they are absent or balancing responsibilities outside of school.\r\n\r\nStudents are already thinking about how the equipment could support student-led podcasts, presentations, interviews, and recorded study materials. Their excitement showed that they were not simply receiving technology—they are beginning to see themselves as creators of professional-quality academic content.\r\n\r\nOur next steps are to use the completed system during upcoming lectures, collaborative discussions, guest-speaker interviews, and student multimedia projects. We will continue teaching students how to communicate clearly, collaborate effectively, and use technology as a tool for scholarship and opportunity.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us ensure that every student's voice can be heard. Your support is expanding learning beyond the classroom walls and helping our students develop the confidence and skills they need for success in college, careers, and beyond.","fullyFundedDate":1789090955494,"projectUrl":"project/voices-of-opportunity-completing-our-ea/10283617/","projectTitle":"Voices of Opportunity: Completing Our Early College Lecture Recording Setup","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kendall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9313117_orig.jpg?crop=806,806,x0,y163&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756134524740","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-kendall-anatomy"},{"teacherId":9313117,"projectId":10317015,"letterContent":"Thank you for making \"Bringing Anatomy to Life With the VisibleBody 3D Software Package\" possible for our students! Your support has given our early college students access to an interactive 3D anatomy platform that allows them to explore the human body in ways that traditional textbooks cannot.\r\n\r\nStudents will be using Visible Body during our Anatomy & Physiology lessons to rotate and explore anatomical structures, isolate individual body systems, and examine how structures relate to one another. \r\n\r\nThe resource will be especially valuable as we study complex topics such as neuroanatomy, cardiovascular physiology, and musculoskeletal movement. Students can view structures from multiple perspectives and then connect what they see on the screen to the physical anatomical models and laboratory activities in our classroom.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to use Visible Body as students deepen their understanding of body systems and prepare for assessments and clinical case studies. They will use the platform to review anatomical structures and then apply that knowledge to understanding how injuries and diseases affect the human body.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us advance equity through innovation and for giving our early college students access to the kinds of digital resources they will encounter in college and future healthcare programs. Your generosity is helping our students learn anatomy not just by memorizing it, but by exploring it, questioning it, and truly understanding it.","fullyFundedDate":1787175209332,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-anatomy-to-life-with-the-visibl/10317015/","projectTitle":"Bringing Anatomy to Life With the VisibleBody 3d Software Package","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kendall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9313117_orig.jpg?crop=806,806,x0,y163&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756134524740","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-kendall-anatomy"},{"teacherId":9313117,"projectId":10301591,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making \"Hands-On Exploration of the Human Nervous System\" possible for our students! Your generosity has brought a professional-quality SOMSO nervous system model into our early college Anatomy & Physiology classroom, giving students an opportunity to explore the central and peripheral nervous systems in a way that simply cannot be replicated by a textbook or two-dimensional diagram.\r\n\r\nWhen students first saw the model, they were immediately curious about the sheer complexity of the nervous system. We will be using it during our neuroanatomy lessons to trace the connections from the brain and spinal cord through the peripheral nerves. Students will work in small groups to identify structures, follow pathways, and explain how the nervous system communicates with the rest of the body. The model will turn challenging concepts that feel abstract into something students can see, examine, and discuss together.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to use the model as we move deeper into nervous system physiology and clinical case studies. Students will apply their anatomical knowledge to questions about injuries, neurological disorders, and how disruptions to specific pathways can affect the body. This is exactly the kind of hands-on, college-level experience that helps our students begin to see themselves as future healthcare professionals and scientists.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping us advance equity through innovation. Your support is giving 100 students access to an authentic laboratory resource that will continue benefiting future classes for years to come","fullyFundedDate":1787175210147,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-exploration-of-the-human-nervou/10301591/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Exploration of the Human Nervous System","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kendall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9313117_orig.jpg?crop=806,806,x0,y163&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756134524740","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-kendall-anatomy"},{"teacherId":7444715,"projectId":10240495,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing the much-needed cleaning supplies for our robotics lab! Many hands make light work, and these supplies allow us to have more students cleaning at once, which makes the end of our meetings a lot more efficient. The small brushes and dustpans allow us to get into the cracks and small spaces around our machines. Additionally, we are able to use the portable shop vac to clean while using many of our drilling and cutting tools, which means much less mess to clean up when we're done. Our team greatly appreciates your support in allowing us to clean up more efficiently!","fullyFundedDate":1778012058316,"projectUrl":"project/tidy-up-our-robotics-lab/10240495/","projectTitle":"Tidy Up Our Robotics Lab","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jefferson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7444715_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690835404159","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lauren-jefferson"},{"teacherId":8040941,"projectId":10107240,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all that you do and your generosity. With these end of year support, we were able to provide our struggling students with snack, services and space they needed to push through the year. The extra math resources helped us provide more editable resources to push the students to passing grades. The extended afternoons and extra weekend times allowed us to provide the tutoring, extended help that many of our students were in need of. All the great gratitude you extend does not go unnoticed and we have helped many students.","fullyFundedDate":1778105398091,"projectUrl":"project/together-we-can-math/10107240/","projectTitle":"Together We Can Math","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rua","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8040941_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y12&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736540307893","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8040941"},{"teacherId":8040941,"projectId":10031916,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our hygiene kits! Your kindness is making a meaningful difference for our students by helping ensure they have access to essential personal care items in a safe, respectful, and supportive environment.\r\n\r\nThese hygiene kits will allow students to have what they need throughout the school day and help them feel more comfortable, confident, and ready to learn. Your donation shows our students that their well-being matters and that their community believes in them.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us encourage our students to donate their time and help students in their community along with some people outside too who need of their help. This project benefited all those involved.","fullyFundedDate":1773428194261,"projectUrl":"project/hygiene-kits/10031916/","projectTitle":"Hygiene Kits","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rua","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8040941_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y12&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736540307893","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8040941"},{"teacherId":9936182,"projectId":10132490,"letterContent":"Thank you again for helping us refill the snacks that keep our student scientists going! The students were genuinely excited to have them available, and they quickly became part of our research culture in ways I did not fully expect. Snacks were not only something students enjoyed during long work sessions, they also became a simple way to thank classmates who volunteered to participate in student investigations. When students needed peers to help with activities, surveys, or other approved parts of their research, being able to offer a small snack afterward made participation feel appreciated and helped create a supportive community around their projects.\r\n\r\nThe snacks were also incredibly helpful during science fair competitions. Those days can be very long, with travel, setup, judging, presentations, waiting, and awards all packed into one day. Being able to bring snacks with us meant students had something available to keep their energy up and stay focused throughout the experience.\r\n\r\nYour support helped with something very practical, but very important: keeping students comfortable, motivated, and ready to engage in the demanding work of research and scientific communication. Thank you for helping fuel our young scientists both in the classroom and when they take their work beyond our school!","fullyFundedDate":1778010348425,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-focus-again-refilling-snacks-fo/10132490/","projectTitle":"Fueling Focus Again: Refilling Snacks for Student Scientists","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stefany R","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9936182_orig.jpg?crop=2907,2907,x376,y263&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746538842397","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msstefanybio"},{"teacherId":9936182,"projectId":9892389,"letterContent":"Thank you again for helping bring hydroponics into our classroom! We now have our hydroponic garden set up and ready for students to begin using as a hands-on research tool. Seeing the system in the classroom has already sparked a lot of curiosity and excitement, especially as students begin thinking about the different questions they could investigate through plant growth and germination.\r\n\r\nThis opportunity is especially meaningful because our school has no direct access to green space. We are located on the 16th and 17th floors of a business building in downtown Springfield, so our students do not have a school garden or outdoor growing area available for research. Having a hydroponic system inside our classroom gives students access to plant-based investigations that would otherwise be very difficult for us to conduct.\r\n\r\nOur next step is for students to begin experimenting with seed germination under different conditions and use the hydroponic system as part of their science fair research. They will be able to compare variables, collect data over time, analyze patterns, and develop their own research questions based on what they observe. For some students, these early investigations may grow into larger projects that they can present at our school Science Fair and potentially continue beyond it.\r\n\r\nYour support has given us more than a garden. It has given students a living laboratory where they can observe change, ask questions, and learn through real experimentation, even without access to a traditional garden. We are very excited to see what they discover once our first investigations begin. Thank you for making this opportunity possible for our young scientists!","fullyFundedDate":1774312438863,"projectUrl":"project/stem-in-bloom-building-our-hydroponic-g/9892389/","projectTitle":"STEM in Bloom: Building Our Hydroponic Garden","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stefany R","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9936182_orig.jpg?crop=2907,2907,x376,y263&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746538842397","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msstefanybio"},{"teacherId":10243736,"projectId":10183433,"letterContent":"This donation has had a lasting impact on our students. They were able to use their step-by-step instructions and comprehension skills to build the models donated. Furthermore, our students were able to research each build for its historical and architectural importance and teach their peers about cultural landmarks and world-renowned art pieces. Students felt identified with their projects and their research, fostering a passion for the assignment. Once completed, these art pieces were used to decorate our classroom space. We are very grateful for your contributions through last year and this coming school year. It wouldn't be possible without your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1778024333494,"projectUrl":"project/rebuilding-the-world-part-2/10183433/","projectTitle":"Rebuilding The World (Part 2)","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Colon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10243736_orig.jpg?crop=812,812,x32,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757518434473","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10243736"},{"teacherId":9313117,"projectId":10036277,"letterContent":"Thank you for continuing to support the health science pathway at our early college high school by helping to build repository of high quality anatomical models to support their learning. The nervous system can be a particularly challenging area of study for students because students have a difficult time visualizing the structures and components. Having these models available for students provides a tangible reference to base their learning on. 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