{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Paradise Professional Development School","outOfStateSupporters":57.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3523952,"projectId":10010411,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity to my classroom and education. It takes many things to make a classroom run smoothly and effectively. My class and I appreciate your help and support for these items. We will put them to good use. \r\n The snacks will help my students when they come to school hungry or don't have anything to eat for lunch. The copy paper and other school supplies will help my room run smoothly. The paper allows me to run off homework packets at my convenience The reward prizes allow me to have a prize chest to reward the good behavior. \r\n Again, I am so grateful to you for supporting education and my classroom. I am honored and humbled.","fullyFundedDate":1768445390244,"projectUrl":"project/success-in-learning/10010411/","projectTitle":"Success in Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ground","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3523952_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457923488887","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3523952"},{"teacherId":5398715,"projectId":9997753,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for bringing the Classroom Photo Vocabulary Library to our classroom. When the boxes arrived, my students were buzzing with curiosity. As we unpacked the photo cards, their eyes lit up—seeing real-world images that represent the abstract words they are learning makes a world of difference. One student immediately pointed to a photo of a bridge and started describing a trip they took, using the exact vocabulary words we had just introduced. It was a beautiful moment of instant connection.\r\n\r\nCurrently, we are using these photo libraries during our small-group literacy rotations. The students use the cards to build \"context sentences\" and play matching games that reinforce their reading comprehension. Having high-quality, visual representations of complex words allows my visual learners and English Language Learners to participate with much more confidence. They are no longer guessing what a word means; they can see it, describe it, and own it.","fullyFundedDate":1768153150911,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-photo-vocabulary-library/9997753/","projectTitle":"Classroom Photo Vocabulary Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lissa Pilar Love","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5398715_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1540867718914","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5398715"},{"teacherId":8112244,"projectId":9988985,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Fueling Minds project! Because of your kindness, our classroom is now stocked with snacks that help keep our students energized, focused, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nFor many of our kindergarteners, a small snack can make a big difference. These treats are more than just food—they are incentives that motivate students to stay engaged, try their best, and celebrate their efforts. Whether it's completing a task, showing kindness, or making great choices, these snacks help reinforce positive behaviors and build excitement for learning.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is creating a warm and supportive classroom environment where students feel cared for and encouraged every day. We are truly grateful for your support and the impact you are making on our young learners.\r\n\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,\r\nOur Classroom Family","fullyFundedDate":1768747585728,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-young-minds-one-snack-at-a-time/9988985/","projectTitle":"Fueling Young Minds, One Snack at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Galentine","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8112244_orig.png?crop=1254,1254,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1777916714445","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8112244"},{"teacherId":7885559,"projectId":9992780,"letterContent":"The resources received from your generosity helped fuel our students for the NWEA MAP Test, SBAC Practice test as well as the Performance Task. Students were able to focus for sustained periods of time because they were not distracted by hunger or thrist. Every student had equal access to the fuel. The stress level during testing was lessened and students felt more supported and prepared for the task at hand. Finally, their endurance was heightened and performance was more consistent throughout.\r\nWhen I showed studets the resources, they were surprised and super excited. I explained that the snacks were for participation, everyone got a baseline healthy snack just for showing up and giving effort. I also offered a special premium snack for students who beat their own personal best or reached a specific mastery goal. Once they realized the snacks were part of the \"game plan\" the energy shifted. Instead of dreading the clock, they started talking about strategies.","fullyFundedDate":1768093421508,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-brain-power-for-testing-success/9992780/","projectTitle":"\"Fueling Brain Power for Testing Success!\"","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Seals","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7885559_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1636914856676","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7885559"},{"teacherId":7060999,"projectId":10011833,"letterContent":"Your donation is an investment that will serve hundreds of students this year, and thousands more in the years to come. In a world where school budgets are often stretched thin, your decision to prioritize the physical comfort and safety of our artists is a beautiful act of kindness.\r\nThank you for seeing the value in our art program. Thank you for helping us create a space where students feel safe to take risks, have fun while learning, and sit comfortably as they bring their imaginations to life.","fullyFundedDate":1768358940267,"projectUrl":"project/stools-for-art-creating-a-safe-space-to/10011833/","projectTitle":"Stools for Art, Creating A Safe Space To Be Creative!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Greco-Gaham","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7060999_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744916865246","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7060999"},{"teacherId":7060999,"projectId":10026894,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support. They say that \"art is caught, not taught,\" but catching it is a whole lot easier when you have the right tools in your hands. On behalf of our entire school community—and approximately 600 pairs of very colorful, very busy hands—I want to express my deepest gratitude for your incredible generosity.\r\nBecause of your support through DonorsChoose, we received an abundance of high-quality polymer clay that did something truly remarkable: it reached every single student from Kindergarten through 5th grade.","fullyFundedDate":1768685046364,"projectUrl":"project/create-a-successful-fun-experiences-for/10026894/","projectTitle":"Create a Successful Fun Experiences for Our Students in art.","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Greco-Gaham","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7060999_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1744916865246","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7060999"},{"teacherId":8125604,"projectId":10024298,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for investing in occupational therapy services for Paradise Professional Development Elementary School! The packages were super exciting for me to open and so fun for the students to explore! Through these activities, special education students have been able to build their functional skills. From students who are working on basic inset puzzles, letter identification, and basic tool use to students who are working to refine their handwriting and overall written expression skills, all of the students on my caseload have benefitted from the new materials. New materials are exciting and really help to engage students in learning, plus they allow for greater generalization of skills through task variation. \r\nI really enjoyed working with the Construct-A-Letter Activity Center. This kit was great for my students who are working on upper extremity strength, bilateral hand skills (use of two hands together), and constructive praxis. Using these materials gave them a new way to \"see\" the letters and how they are formed through fun activities and provided the proprioceptive sensory inputs that so many of my students need. On the other end of the range of students on my caseload, I really found the \"Creating Sight Word Sentences Center\" to be helpful in helping my students to \"ideate\" or come up with what to write. Having a variety of \"sentence starters\" and picture ideas to choose from made this task less daunting and allowed for choice-making. When written composition is hard, handwriting seems harder, so providing this scaffolding in a fun way is really important for my students. Many of the other materials I ordered were interest-based and great for engaging my students in sessions. Yet others were hands-on-learning activities intended to assist students in learning how to use their hands or bodies more effectively. I used the \"Snap and Design Monster Trucks\" for all this and more! One student would focus hard and even write about the trucks so he could play with them. Another worked on fine motor strength to snap the accessories on, as they fit tightly. Yet another, who has a neuromotor disorder, worked on stabilizing himself in a crawling position to play with the trucks in order to build core strength, shoulder stability, and reflex integration skills needed for neurological development. With more tools come more possibilities and ways to engage students in the therapeutic tasks they need to thrive. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1768683713143,"projectUrl":"project/occupational-therapy-tools-building-ski/10024298/","projectTitle":"Occupational Therapy Tools- Building Skills for Life","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rieck","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8125604"},{"teacherId":9353208,"projectId":9991027,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contributions to my project: \"Phonics for Success!\"\r\n\r\nWith your financial assistance, I was able to create my own materials to help struggling readers better conceptualize the phonic rules and vowel patterns we encounter daily. When the students first saw the crowns with the diacritics taped on them, their eyes became wide open and smiles were on their faces as they were filled with awe. They now understand that vowels have more than one sound and as a scaffold, they place \"crowns\" above vowels to help them read the word correctly.\r\n\r\nAll the more, it was the laminating sheets and the laminator that became invaluable so I can preserve all the novel and original material I created for my students.\r\n\r\nWith your help, our students (indeed they are ours) say they love coming to the intervention group. Closing their reading gaps could not have been possible without YOU...THANK YOU!!!","fullyFundedDate":1768091050952,"projectUrl":"project/phonics-for-success/9991027/","projectTitle":"Phonics for Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Raymond","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9353208"},{"teacherId":10075302,"projectId":10003341,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom. Because of your kindness, we now have essential supplies such as paper, folders, and filing cabinets that help keep our learning space organized and running smoothly.\r\n\r\nThese materials make a meaningful difference in our day-to-day activities. With the new supplies, students are better able to stay organized, keep track of their work, and focus on learning. Having access to these resources allows us to spend more time engaged in meaningful lessons and less time worrying about missing or limited materials.\r\n\r\nYour support not only provides physical supplies, but also shows our students that there are people who care about their education and want to see them succeed. That encouragement means more than you know.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of my students and myself, thank you for investing in our classroom and helping us create a positive and productive learning environment.","fullyFundedDate":1768297664495,"projectUrl":"project/restarting-with-the-basics-in-order-to-s/10003341/","projectTitle":"Restarting With the Basics in Order to Succeed!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jackson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10075302_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752173459503","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10075302"},{"teacherId":7453091,"projectId":9988472,"letterContent":"I want to express my deepest gratitude for your incredible generosity. The centerpiece of this project—the large portable speaker and microphone—has already been put to great use on our campus!\r\nEvery day, I supervise Kindergarten lunch and recess. Our playground can be a challenging space with limited equipment options, but this speaker transformed our \"blacktop\" experience. We've used it to create a new \"Dance and Movement\" station that has quickly become a highlight.\r\nIt is a joy to watch our youngest and most energetic students take \"ownership\" of the fun—they literally look forward to wheeling the speaker out themselves! Whether it's a favorite \"follow-along\" song or an upbeat brain break, your gift is providing a vital outlet for movement, coordination, and pure childhood joy.\r\nBeyond the music, the other essential supplies you funded—like the stick-on name labels—arrived just in time to be the backbone of a recent school-wide field trip. Having these \"consumable\" but crucial supplies ensures that we can focus on providing safe, organized, and meaningful experiences for our students without worrying about the logistics.\r\nThank you for recognizing that both big equipment and small supplies make a massive difference. You haven't just sent us \"things\"; you've sent us the tools to make school a more vibrant and engaging place.","fullyFundedDate":1768024516255,"projectUrl":"project/movement-mindset-and-materials-for-sel/9988472/","projectTitle":"Movement, Mindset, and Materials for SEL","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marquardt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7453091_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y177&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597594542942","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/counselingwcreativity"},{"teacherId":10408903,"projectId":10033526,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, our classroom has been completely transformed in ways that go far beyond materials. In our STAR classroom, many of my students struggle daily with emotional regulation, transitions, and feeling safe in a learning environment. The resources you provided have given them something they truly needed—support, structure, and a sense of calm.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWhen the students were first introduced to the new materials, their excitement was immediate, but what stood out most was the change in their behavior. Students who would normally become overwhelmed are now learning to pause, use calming tools, and re-engage with learning. I've seen students independently make better choices, take pride in earning incentives, and begin to trust the environment around them. One moment that stood out was a student who typically reacts physically during frustration choosing instead to use a calming strategy and return to their seat ready to learn, something that was once very difficult for them.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThese resources are helping us build positive habits that will carry far beyond our classroom. Moving forward, we will continue to use these tools to strengthen emotional regulation, increase focus, and create a space where every child feels successful and supported. Your kindness has made a real difference, not just academically, but in helping my students feel seen, capable, and valued.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and investing in their growth we appreciate it dearly.","fullyFundedDate":1768862177879,"projectUrl":"project/calm-bodies-ready-minds-building-posit/10033526/","projectTitle":"Calm Bodies, Ready Minds: Building Positive Pathways to Academic Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shine","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10408903"},{"teacherId":9367877,"projectId":9998204,"letterContent":"Thank you just doesn't seem enough to relay my appreciation to you for your generous donations!\r\n\r\nI chose \"treats\" for my Donors Choose appreciation package, because, although I believe that children should learn by practicing and doing, a little extra incentive goes a long way in making them believe in themselves.\r\n\r\nMy treats are not distributed daily, rather they are distributed weekly &/or at the end of a science unit. This practice gives them something to look forward to, and it works in my classrooms.\r\n\r\nThank you again for putting our school children first!","fullyFundedDate":1768270762551,"projectUrl":"project/i-want-to-show-my-students-that-they-are/9998204/","projectTitle":"I Want to Show My Students That They Are Appreciated!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Niederman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9367877"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_82973","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":429,"numTeachers":34,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":31,"percentWhite":6,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":50,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":6,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":42.3,"schoolId":82973,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Paradise Professional Development School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Paradise Professional Development School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/clark-county-school-district/paradise-elementary-school/82973"}