{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Focus Beyond Transition Services","outOfStateSupporters":31.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10462364,"projectId":10149700,"letterContent":"My students were very excited when they received the controllers to go with the switch. They have had a lot of fun and building community playing Mario kart and Smash bros. They have been able to practice taking turns, and waiting. Skills they will need when they leave my program. They have also been able to learn how to self regulate their emotions when they lose or don't get their way. Being able to practice these skills in a supportive environment will help to prepare them for the real world.\r\nThe mario maker game to help teach coding is something they have enjoyed. They have been able to build their own levels in Mario games and challenge eachother to play them. This has given them a hands on way to explore coding as a potential career option.","fullyFundedDate":1773537392216,"projectUrl":"project/coding-through-video-games/10149700/","projectTitle":"Coding Through Video Games","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jean","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10462364"},{"teacherId":5013436,"projectId":10128892,"letterContent":"My students and I have been using both the drills and impact drivers daily! They are very nice, industrial strength tools that are found on every construction site in the nation. This means you have made it possible to have my students using the best tools available. We couldn't be more grateful. \r\nWhen the students first used the tools provided by your generosity they were immediately surprised at the battery life and the power of the drills and impacts. The former tools were past the end of their life and the batteries would die quickly. They know instantly that its more enjoyable to use tools that can stand up to being used regularly. \r\nThese tools get used daily on multiple different projects and it will continue this way for a long time; these are the nicest available tools. Thank you for considering and donating to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1773976408060,"projectUrl":"project/milwaukee-drills-for-woodworking/10128892/","projectTitle":"Milwaukee Drills for Woodworking!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Stahlmann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5013436"},{"teacherId":1443492,"projectId":10266513,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our Cricut project. Students were thrilled to unbox everything and help set it all up. They did amazing in working together to assemble the complicated directions of the cart!\r\n\r\nWe are just getting started for the year, but this coming Wednesday we have scheduled time where students signed up to start using the supplies. We can't wait to get going on all the cool project they have in mind! They are very thankful, as am I, that you helped invest in their creative ideas and bring this project to life!","fullyFundedDate":1779911934356,"projectUrl":"project/cricut-creations/10266513/","projectTitle":"Cricut Creations","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kisling","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1443492_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502330314095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1443492"},{"teacherId":9360474,"projectId":10220979,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in funding our garden expansion project! Because of your support, we are adding two new Vego raised garden beds and the soil needed to fill them, opening up vital space for our growing \"living laboratory.\"\r\n\r\nIn a program that serves students with diverse physical and cognitive needs, these raised beds make an immediate difference. Their height allows our students with mobility limitations to plant, tend, and harvest comfortably without bending to the ground. You have helped us ensure that every single student—regardless of physical challenges—has a hand in the dirt and a place in our garden.\r\n\r\nBeyond expanding our physical footprint and supplying clean produce for our school cafeteria, your gift directly supports our students' daily growth. For some, these beds provide a calming sensory sanctuary of textures and scents; for others, they serve as a practical classroom to build real-world job skills, teamwork, and responsibility.\r\n\r\nYour kindness empowers our students to cultivate confidence alongside their crops. Thank you for believing in our program and helping us build a more inclusive, hands-on learning environment where every student can succeed!","fullyFundedDate":1778347649149,"projectUrl":"project/a-growing-need-for-growing-spaces/10220979/","projectTitle":"A Growing Need for Growing Spaces","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Wambach","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9360474"},{"teacherId":9360474,"projectId":10161179,"letterContent":"On behalf of all of us at FBTS, thank you so much for your incredible generosity in funding our new chicken coop! Because of your support, our poultry program can continue to serve as a vital, accessible space where every one of our learners can thrive.\r\nThis new coop is so much more than a shelter for our flock, it is a gateway to learning, joy, and independence. Thanks to the expanded, accessible footprint you provided, our students with mobility challenges can now easily navigate the space, roll up their sleeves, and take an active role in daily chores like collecting eggs and refreshing water. For our independent learners, it offers a hands-on lab to explore biology, math, and agriculture while developing leadership skills. For our students with more complex needs, it provides a quiet sanctuary of calm, sensory engagement, and pride.\r\nYour willingness to step in after has given our students something truly invaluable: a sense of agency, purpose, and community. You have restored the heartbeat of our agricultural stewardship program, and we are deeply grateful.\r\nThank you for believing in our students and helping their potential take flight!","fullyFundedDate":1774034369577,"projectUrl":"project/chickens-science-job-skills-and-eggs/10161179/","projectTitle":"Chickens: Science, Job Skills, and Eggs!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Wambach","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9360474"},{"teacherId":5467466,"projectId":10124073,"letterContent":"My students have been loving the opportunity to explore art materials of their choosing. They love being able to pick what they use. I have been slowly introducing the different mediums. Watercolor painting and beading are favorites so far. \r\n\r\nI am moving classrooms next year to share a space with our Art Therapist which will double the number of students who will have access to these incredible resources. It will provide students with autonomy and choice making opportunities during art choice time. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generosity to our incredible students. 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Any food items remaining at the end of this year will be sent home with students for their summer break. Thank you again for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1777984064350,"projectUrl":"project/great-snacks-for-our-student-pantry/10133020/","projectTitle":"Great Snacks for Our Student Pantry","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kisling","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1443492_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502330314095","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1443492"},{"teacherId":5083167,"projectId":10169938,"letterContent":"Thanks for your donation towards adapted equipment for students with physical needs that can be used in our home living lab. The more opportunities we can provide with advanced daily living and work skills the more opportunities our students will have when they leave our program. There is so much equipment and strategies to make jobs easier, but it is often expensive and not easily understandable, if you are not trained on it. By having the equipment at school, with a trained therapist and other staff who know how to use it, our students can explore different items and see what works for them.","fullyFundedDate":1775098816427,"projectUrl":"project/adaptations-in-home-living-lab-for-indep/10169938/","projectTitle":"Adaptations in Home Living Lab for Independence","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jennifer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5083167_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770650882695","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennifer-auger"},{"teacherId":5083167,"projectId":9266450,"letterContent":"Our students are continuing to practice established skills as well as use new skills to regulate themselves in the school building, community, and at home. The items provided through this project gave many options to explore and use when needed. \r\n\r\nBeing able to identify and use strategies when upset, tired, overjoyed, and many other emotions that may make it difficult to do what we are suppose to do at any given moment of the day. Having personal tools to choose from students be more independent and productive.","fullyFundedDate":1746449214579,"projectUrl":"project/learning-for-lifelong-success-self-regu/9266450/","projectTitle":"Learning for Lifelong Success: Self-Regulation!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jennifer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5083167_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770650882695","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennifer-auger"},{"teacherId":5083167,"projectId":10162299,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donations. The containers, cart, and shelving units are adding great functionality to our work skills class. The students were thrilled to put the cart togther and even more excited to push it through the halls. Other teachers were very jealous and wanting to \"steal\" it for their use!! It was quickly labeled indeed. \r\n\r\nOne particular student, who is often difficult to engage, became very upset when he had a hard time getting the wheel started. However, big win was noted, when we were able to work through it and then he showed off the cart with pride afterwards. 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With these tools, such as a the rocker knife and electric scissors, they are able to participate in more tasks, including more tasks similiar to peers.\r\n\r\nWe are continuing to develop our work on exploration of a variety of adapted materials for advanced activities of daily living. With students being able to trial them at school and find out what works, a recommendation can then be given to family and county workers for purchase to home and community work.","fullyFundedDate":1774453099117,"projectUrl":"project/adaptation-in-the-kitchen-for-independen/10166750/","projectTitle":"Adaptation in the Kitchen for Independence","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jennifer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5083167_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770650882695","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jennifer-auger"},{"teacherId":10433160,"projectId":10094506,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation! The supplies have arrived and are making a meaningful impact on our STEPS students as they prepare for the workforce.\r\n\r\nWe integrated the products into an interactive hygiene lesson that sparked important conversations about professional autonomy and self-advocacy. While 11th and 12th graders can be a tough crowd, they truly valued receiving travel-sized items for their backpacks. To reinforce these lessons, we've established \"Grab-and-Go\" stations at our community work sites. Rather than a simple handout, these stations function as professional tools, allowing students to independently identify and replenish what they need to feel confident and prepared.\r\n\r\nThank you for providing the resources our students need to show up as the capable, professional young adults they are. 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