{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"E.C. Best Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":40.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6264517,"projectId":10027533,"letterContent":"We are using our phonics boards and sight word cards everyday to help our students gain skills they need to be successful readers. They love the hands on experience with the letter tiles and the sight wirds that include picture cues on one side. My students have many struggles with reading and literacy. They need many different types of leaning materials to help them retain information. The more they can manipulate with their hands, the better they can grasp concepts and sounds. We are using these for sounds, sight, and oral comprehension. These tools are just right!","fullyFundedDate":1768680552367,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-building-for-special-education/10027533/","projectTitle":"Literacy Building for Special Education Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mori","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6264517"},{"teacherId":9347452,"projectId":9986608,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to our Donors Choose Project. My students were all able to receive headphones to use for both our math and reading curriculum. We have also have reduced the headphone casualties in our classroom by being able to store them in a better way! My students also are loving the ability to freely sit around the classroom with their floor pillows. My students tend not to like to be at their desks and would rather freely sit around the classroom to complete their work. Again, thank you so much for providing the funds to get my students headphones, better headphone storage, and free sitting options.","fullyFundedDate":1767978172221,"projectUrl":"project/miss-youles-project/9986608/","projectTitle":"Miss Youles Project","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Youles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9347452"},{"teacherId":8105908,"projectId":9996903,"letterContent":"Once again you have given the students in our self contained classroom the chance for many different sensory break options! Many of our students have autism and many other sensory needs that need to be met before they can learn. Without the items purchased out students would continue to struggle but now they have a variety of options.\r\n\r\nSensory needs are imperative to be met and some students even require more sensory breaks than others! These supplies have made it possible for our students to excel in their education and provided them with many opportunities to be successful.","fullyFundedDate":1768323834219,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-needs-met/9996903/","projectTitle":"Sensory Needs Met","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Campos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8105908_orig.jpg?crop=1244,1244,x0,y381&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700452224344","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8105908"},{"teacherId":8120533,"projectId":9990953,"letterContent":"I can not thank you enough for your incredible generosity! \r\n\r\nMy students are so thankful to have the headphones to use for their online assignments. Students have said, \"They are so comfortable,\" \"They fit in our book boxes,\" \"Look! We can wrap the cord around these!\"\r\n\r\nGetting students to wear their headphones to do their daily online math assignments was a struggle for students that earbuds or headphones with thin ear-padding.\r\n\r\nMany of my students were not able to afford comfortable, long lasting headphones. 70% of the headphones students brought to school needed to be replaced within the first month. These headphones have been a blessing.\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you for helping to take the struggle out of math!","fullyFundedDate":1768070051199,"projectUrl":"project/quality-headphones-for-successful-learni/9990953/","projectTitle":"Quality Headphones For Successful Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Youles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8120533_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y120&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689021464872","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8120533"},{"teacherId":8150668,"projectId":9995515,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to my classroom. My students struggle with sitting still and not getting wiggly. I have the chair sit spots now that are helping my high energy kids stay focused. They can wiggle and move without them getting out of their seats. I have used to the weighted animals as a reward to use in my room. They have helped my students that are on an IEP. \r\nMy students have really enjoy the new head phones. They have lasted longer and are much more comfortable. My students truly enjoyed all the new things fory classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768147058932,"projectUrl":"project/help-meet-my-students-needs/9995515/","projectTitle":"Help Meet My Students' Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Humphrey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8150668"},{"teacherId":8105908,"projectId":9879215,"letterContent":"The bean bags that were provided for our flexible seating have had the most impact on the learning in our classroom. Students are more successful when they are comfortable learning and their needs are being met through many different forms of seats. The bean bags provide another opportunity for our students to sit and be hugged by the bean bags giving them the sensory input they need to be successful. \r\n These opportunities provide our students with the support that they need in the classroom; our students were struggling to stay seated and now they are sitting for a half hour at a time! The progress that we have seen with these bean bags provides us the opportunities to increase learning in our room.\r\n Once again we want to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of our hearts because of people like you our students can be successful!","fullyFundedDate":1763420243257,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating/9879215/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Campos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8105908_orig.jpg?crop=1244,1244,x0,y381&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700452224344","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8105908"},{"teacherId":8120511,"projectId":10035589,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing my EL learners with so many amazing products. The science related book sets will help build their background knowledge in the various areas of science. It's essential for EL learners to have background information in order for them to be successful readers. The leveled book sets will also give them access to nonfiction text that they're able to read independently or with some support. \r\nMy students also love playing the Tapple vocabulary game. This game helps build their speaking and listening skills in a fun way. EL learners need many opportunities to express themselves orally in order to build those skills and to become comfortable speaking aloud with their peers.","fullyFundedDate":1768746864850,"projectUrl":"project/my-esl-students-love-to-learn/10035589/","projectTitle":"My ESL Students Love to Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Christy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8120511"},{"teacherId":8125434,"projectId":9992585,"letterContent":"My class was so unbelievably excited when they learned that they had earned a glow party to celebrate all of their testing success for Maps and I-Ready assessments. Students loved doing all of the Glow-Up Centers/learning activities, specializing in math and reading. They loved the new books for our classroom, and I loved the new book baskets and glow decor to help make the party complete. Thank you again for all of the supplies, help, and support. You truly made their \"glow up\" possible. They are already requesting another one for the end of the year.","fullyFundedDate":1768144872888,"projectUrl":"project/keeping-our-classroom-glowing-growing/9992585/","projectTitle":"Keeping Our Classroom Glowing, Growing, and Going!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lister","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8125434_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1767882149106","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8125434"},{"teacherId":8105908,"projectId":9610191,"letterContent":"Your support has made it possible to read all of the SPOTS books! These social emotional books provide my students with exactly what they need to be successful and learn how to describe their emotions. They are able to express their emotions and identify the emotions of other students.\r\n\r\nThe books are great sets that provide strategies to help a student get back to being able to learn. Breathing techniques that help for them to be successful and use their words.\r\n\r\nThis curriculum provides the best support to students of all abilities and most importantly has made a huge difference in my students.","fullyFundedDate":1755736406389,"projectUrl":"project/social-emotional-learning-for-life/9610191/","projectTitle":"Social Emotional Learning for Life","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Campos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8105908_orig.jpg?crop=1244,1244,x0,y381&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700452224344","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8105908"},{"teacherId":8105908,"projectId":9120247,"letterContent":"I want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts as my students have learned social emotional skills not possible without these materials. The conversation cards allowed for students to create conversations around things in their personal lives and most importantly communicating with others. Many of our students struggle with communicating and most importantly listening to others.\r\n\r\nBeing able to have materials that help with reading skills and social emotional skills have allowed our readers to excel in their education, taking on ownership. Social skills are imperative for students with ASD and again these materials were exactly what was needed to get these students ready for the next grade!","fullyFundedDate":1740185056885,"projectUrl":"project/social-skills-through-play/9120247/","projectTitle":"Social Skills Through Play!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Campos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8105908_orig.jpg?crop=1244,1244,x0,y381&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700452224344","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8105908"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_40963","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":465,"numTeachers":26,"percentFrplEligible":94,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":56,"percentIndigenous":4,"percentLatinx":24,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"2 - 3","studentTeacherRatio":"17.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":59.7,"schoolId":40963,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about E.C. 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