{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Frost Lake Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":33.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10103049,"projectId":9520128,"letterContent":"We are now a few months into the school year and we are already celebrating our success! This year our school provided new iPads for our students. These new iPads required usb-c adapters for our headphones, which we did not have. Now that we have received some adapters, my students can work on their personalized reading lessons, and listen to stories as well!\r\n My class would like to give a huge thank you for your support with our headphone adapters! Our class can now work independently without disruption in the classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1757033674686,"projectUrl":"project/usb-c-adapters-for-achievement/9520128/","projectTitle":"USB-C Adapters for Achievement","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kinziger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10103049_orig.jpg?crop=1365,1365,x0,y86&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753931484973","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10103049"},{"teacherId":4684425,"projectId":9817702,"letterContent":"It is such a relief to finally have the supplies we've been missing—reliable ways to hang student work, more than just a single black dry-erase marker, and crayons for students who aren't able to bring their own. Because of you, we now have all of these things, and they are already making a huge difference in our classroom.\r\n\r\nI can't tell you how many mornings I've walked into school after proudly displaying student work the night before, only to find everything scattered across the hallway floor. They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results—and that was me, using the same tape every time and hoping it would magically work. With the Alien Tape, I can finally display student work without fear and use my time more efficiently. Thank you!\r\n\r\nThe students are thrilled about the variety of whiteboard markers and crayons. Being able to color-code information on the board is such a powerful tool for helping them remember their learning, and now I have so many options to enhance my teaching.\r\n\r\nThank you again—I appreciate you more than you know.","fullyFundedDate":1762267628614,"projectUrl":"project/random-supplies-to-make-our-classroom-li/9817702/","projectTitle":"Random Supplies to Make our Classroom Lives Efficient!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gerten","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4684425_orig.png?crop=419,419,x168,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1558619648738","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4684425"},{"teacherId":7156821,"projectId":9165628,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all the help in completing this project. While I'm not personally at Frost Lake anymore, I'm so happy that these kiddos get to enjoy the fruits of your donations. And I'm happy for the librarian who doesn't have to constantly say, \"Sorry, all the Dog Man books are checked out.\" \r\n\r\nAw, who am I kidding? That will still happen. But it will happen LESS, and that's a win in my book.\r\n\r\nImagine being a kid who is struggling to learn to read, seeing these books and knowing that there is a world of limitless JOY and SILLINESS waiting for them at the end of that long hard struggle. You helped put books that kids WANT to read for FUN in the library, and that's SUPA COOL!","fullyFundedDate":1754276998834,"projectUrl":"project/two-words-dog-man/9165628/","projectTitle":"Two Words: Dog Man","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Al","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7156821_orig.jpg?crop=648,648,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1699026647337","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-al-nowatzki"},{"teacherId":5963250,"projectId":9677412,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to this project! I was so excited to see that it had gotten funded because I knew our classroom library would get a much-needed refresh! With a kindergarten class of mostly bilingual students, it is important to me to have books in their native languages. When I have read these books to them this fall, their eyes widen in surprise and delight to hear me reading in Spanish! It gives them a sense of pride and representation, and reaffirms that our classroom is a place of belonging for each and every student.\r\n\r\nNew books are exciting in general but these bilingual and high-interest books have been an absolute HIT with my tiny humans!\r\n\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1758821016969,"projectUrl":"project/bilingual-high-interest-books/9677412/","projectTitle":"Bilingual & High Interest Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Proescholdt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5963250_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1539122826414","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/carlye-proescholdt"},{"teacherId":5963250,"projectId":9650608,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom! We absolutely love our new book boxes! Each kindergartener has their own book box with high-interest books for independent reading. Instead of \"silent reading,\" in my class we call independent reading \"cozy reading\" and my students LOVE getting out their book boxes and looking through books. While they don't yet know how to read, they love to look at the pictures and look for words they know, such as \"the\" or \"can\" or \"like.\" Having individual book boxes is a game changer for this time of day in terms of classroom management and for that I am GRATEFUL!\r\n\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1756399691330,"projectUrl":"project/new-year-organization/9650608/","projectTitle":"New Year Organization","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Proescholdt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5963250_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1539122826414","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/carlye-proescholdt"},{"teacherId":2506926,"projectId":8337926,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and providing this sensory table and supplies for my students. The sensory center is a huge hit and kids absolutely love it when it's their turn to work there! Right now we currently have fall and halloween themed sensory materials and students are digging through crinkle paper using tongs to pick up plastic spiders, eye balls, and other creepy crawly things and sorting them by attribute (size, shape, color, etc) and they are having a blast! Other themes we've done are St. Patrick's day, Valentine's day, Bee themed, summer themed, mermaid theme, and winter themed. Students love learning what their new task will be and getting to engage in learning in this fun, hands on way. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1716479768011,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-table-for-success/8337926/","projectTitle":"Sensory Table For Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bedford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2506926_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1461622819023","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-bedford"},{"teacherId":5963250,"projectId":9456602,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! My students absolutely LOVE the new dollhouse! It has been so fun watching them play creatively with the dollhouse characters and furniture. Sometimes they like to set the house up like a school, sometimes it is a house, sometimes it is a castle! They love to play family and I love listening to their imaginative play. The dollhouse is the perfect size and much more stable than our old broken ones. They can independently put it back on the shelf and take it out to play which is very helpful!\r\n\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1752846336120,"projectUrl":"project/table-top-dollhouse/9456602/","projectTitle":"Table Top Dollhouse","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Proescholdt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5963250_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1539122826414","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/carlye-proescholdt"},{"teacherId":4684425,"projectId":9493091,"letterContent":"Being a classroom teacher is one of the most rewarding careers. Knowing that you are impacting children to not just learn but to also possess great qualities is such a powerful feeling. It can oftentimes feel overwhelming as well, and seem like it's being done in a vacuum. \r\n\r\nI understand to help teach my students, I need things that are extra and become out-of-pocket expenses. Those expenses add up quickly and I get to reach out to donors like you to help with the cost. Knowing that there are kind people who are willing to donate sight unseen gives such a feeling of appreciation for the world.\r\n\r\nThe kids now all have the adaptor for their own personal headphones they brought from home, or the box of headphones you provided. They are being so responsible with the adaptors and carefully wrapping up the wires for the headphones when it's time to put them away. I thank you so much for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1754419178974,"projectUrl":"project/adapting-to-every-device-and-every-learn/9493091/","projectTitle":"Adapting to Every Device and Every Learner","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gerten","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4684425_orig.png?crop=419,419,x168,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1558619648738","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4684425"},{"teacherId":5963250,"projectId":9456254,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! All of the supplies in this project have already been put to good use in the new school year. I love the flat baskets for turn in baskets for folders, sign in sheets, and student work turn in. The caddies are being used for whiteboards, dry erase markers, and erasers that students can easily get off the shelf for phonics and math instruction time. The glue sticks are getting used up each day for art projects and the dry erase markers are being used to practice writing letters and numbers.\r\n\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1752681145296,"projectUrl":"project/supply-palooza/9456254/","projectTitle":"Supply Palooza","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Proescholdt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5963250_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1539122826414","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/carlye-proescholdt"},{"teacherId":7882564,"projectId":8458426,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our classroom. We (my class and I) very much appreciate your willingness to help us get dividers for the room. They have worked their way into being a normal classroom routine each day. \r\nMy class was so excited to use these during testing, independent work time, and to just keep distractions out.\r\nWe have used these the past few years on more than one occasion and it is safe to say, they are a life savor for some students while working. Again, I appreciate your support so much. Your kindness is greatly noted.","fullyFundedDate":1722389309718,"projectUrl":"project/help-little-learners-stay-focused/8458426/","projectTitle":"Help Little Learners Stay Focused","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hudson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7882564_orig.png?crop=978,978,x87,y122&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625320270296","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7882564"},{"teacherId":5963250,"projectId":9292611,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! I love ending Kindergarten with a tie dye party so my students can keep their tie dye shirt as a keepsake from the year. We all sign our names on everyone's shirts and tie dye the plain white t-shirts you supplied into colorful masterpieces! This year, everyone got very into choosing their favorite colors and colors near that color on the color wheel (tying it in with art learning targets) to make the beautiful shirts you see in the photos.\r\n\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1746821480405,"projectUrl":"project/tie-dye-party/9292611/","projectTitle":"Tie Dye Party","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Proescholdt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5963250_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1539122826414","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/carlye-proescholdt"},{"teacherId":5963250,"projectId":9372133,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! I am so grateful for your contributions. 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About this school
Frost Lake Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Saint Paul, Minnesota that is part of Saint Paul Public Schools.
It serves 593 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
Its teachers have had 615 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
84%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Frost Lake Elementary School
$221,508
raised using DonorsChoose
615
projects
funded
61
teachers
funded
912
donors
45
projects
for
basic supplies
63
projects for
technology
113
projects for
books
23
projects
for
art supplies
Frost Lake Elementary School has received support from
604 individuals from Minnesota and
308 individuals out-of-state.