{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Edward Pine Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":46.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8155791,"projectId":9992933,"letterContent":"We are using the new library displays to highlight books, themes, and student interests in an engaging and organized way. Students are interacting with the displays during library visits by browsing featured books, making recommendations, and selecting reading materials more independently. One specific moment that stood out was when students immediately gathered around a newly displayed section and began discussing which books they wanted to read next, often encouraging peers to try a title they noticed.\r\n\r\nWhen students first saw the new displays, they were excited and curious. Many commented on how inviting and \"official\" the library looked, and several students were eager to explore books they may not have noticed before. The displays sparked conversations about reading choices and increased enthusiasm for library time.\r\n\r\nThe next steps for students include using the displayed materials to support ongoing classroom and library lessons. Students will continue participating in reading activities such as book selection, independent reading, and sharing reflections or recommendations with peers. These displays will also support upcoming lessons focused on exploring different genres, building reading stamina, and fostering a love of reading. The new resources are helping create an engaging learning environment where students feel motivated and confident as readers.","fullyFundedDate":1768091519631,"projectUrl":"project/great-displays-help-promote-books/9992933/","projectTitle":"Great Displays Help Promote Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Robinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8155791"},{"teacherId":8155791,"projectId":9943698,"letterContent":"The new board games in the library PBIS store are being used as positive incentives for students to practice and reinforce expected behaviors. Students earn PBIS points and choose board games to use during library time, free choice periods, or structured activities. The games encourage collaboration, problem-solving, turn-taking, and respectful communication among peers.\r\n\r\nStudents have reacted with excitement and enthusiasm to the new resources. Many are highly motivated to earn points to purchase the games and take pride in selecting and playing them with classmates. Overall, the board games have increased student engagement, promoted positive social interactions, and made PBIS rewards more meaningful.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping our library our students appreciate all the boardgames.","fullyFundedDate":1766786323131,"projectUrl":"project/fabulous-board-games-needed/9943698/","projectTitle":"Fabulous Board Games Needed","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Robinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8155791"},{"teacherId":10312637,"projectId":9848886,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping fund my additional project for my students. They, along with staff and teachers, have expressed that they have enjoyed watching me transform my room into a warm and welcoming environment. They enjoy sitting on comfy chairs, instead of school chairs, while they are in a therapy session. The lamp provides ample lighting to forgo the fluorescent ceiling lighting, which helps to provide for a more soothing space. The DBT book has already been put to use as I help my students learn and navigate DBT skills and provide them with worksheets to take home.\r\n\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1761701721542,"projectUrl":"project/help-students-enter-a-welcoming-space-to/9848886/","projectTitle":"Help Students Enter a Welcoming Space to Improve Their Lives!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Feldman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10312637"},{"teacherId":10312637,"projectId":9837685,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping to fund my project! Your donations have helped me create warm and welcoming environment for my students to build lives worth living for. My students have expressed that they enjoy entering my room and that it feels comfortable to them. They especially love the mountain tapestry, which helps to provide for a soothing room and something for them to enjoy looking at instead of empty walls. They love the affirmations on the walls, such as \"This is Safe Space\" and \"Grow Through What You Go Through.\"\r\n\r\nThank you again!\r\n\r\nJessica","fullyFundedDate":1760851127939,"projectUrl":"project/helping-students-create-lives-worth-livi/9837685/","projectTitle":"Helping Students Create Lives Worth Living For","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Feldman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10312637"},{"teacherId":9847859,"projectId":9055660,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous contribution, our CIS Room at Pine Middle School has become a thriving space where students are not only learning academically, but also growing emotionally and socially. The new resources—such as incentive items, notebooks, and organizational tools—have had a profound impact on my students, helping them develop essential skills for success in and outside the classroom.\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting ways we've used these resources was during our SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) Journaling Project. Each student received a personalized notebook where they could reflect on their emotions, set goals, and track their progress. The incentive system was tied to students' self-reflection and goal-setting, encouraging them to stay on track and celebrate small victories. When the students first saw their notebooks, their faces lit up—many were excited to have a space where they could express themselves freely. The incentive items, like tokens for positive behavior and progress, motivated them to stay engaged with the project, and I saw a noticeable improvement in their emotional regulation and commitment to their personal growth.\r\n\r\nAs we move forward, students will continue to work on their growth mindset projects, where they'll use the notebooks to track challenges they've faced and how they've overcome them. The incentive system will continue to support their journey by rewarding perseverance, cooperation, and academic achievement.\r\n\r\nYour support has given my students not just the tools they need for academic success, but also the emotional resources to navigate their challenges with confidence. We're excited for what's to come, and we're deeply grateful for your role in making this transformation possible. Thank you again for investing in their future!","fullyFundedDate":1739375265154,"projectUrl":"project/pine-cis-room-support/9055660/","projectTitle":"Pine CIS Room support!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Charity","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9847859"},{"teacherId":8175811,"projectId":9305912,"letterContent":"We had the BEST GLOW Party the kids could have asked for. The look on their faces when we did the reveal of the party space was absolutely Priceless - they were so thrilled!! It was truly a wonderful way to celebrate the kids' accomplishments for the year and also, end the year on a GLOW-ing High Note! \r\n\r\nWe are so very grateful for the love and support we have received from generous donors across the nation. You should know, we wouldn't be able to accomplish as much as we can in partnership with you all. \r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of our hearts, Thank You. :)","fullyFundedDate":1746655416601,"projectUrl":"project/go-light-our-world-club-glow-party/9305912/","projectTitle":"Go Light Our World Club: Glow Party","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Roney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8175811_orig.jpg?crop=1214,1214,x126,y151&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652736664995","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8175811"},{"teacherId":9350584,"projectId":9180735,"letterContent":"Thank you all so much for the donation to our student run store. \r\nOur teachers give out tickets that kids can use to purchase items at the student run store. The tickets are given for good behaviors. \r\nMy Comprehensive Life Skills students with disabilities staff the store. My students work on basic math skills and get to meet and spend time with general education students who come into the store. \r\nThe time my students spend with general education students carries over into lunch, recess, hallways and electives. They get to wave to kids they have met and they feel part of the school community. \r\nHonestly, this touches my heart that you were so kind to kids that are often overlooked.","fullyFundedDate":1745094389795,"projectUrl":"project/pbis-school-wide-store-for-positive-beha/9180735/","projectTitle":"Pbis School Wide Store for Positive Behaviors","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mathers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9350584_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722531634581","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9350584"},{"teacherId":9350584,"projectId":9096274,"letterContent":"I can barely express in words how much your donation to my classroom means to me and my students. \r\nI teach kids with Intellectual Disabilities who are unlikely to travel the world. \r\nYour generous donation of books of the world has brought the world in my classroom. We read them and watch videos of the country the author comes from and my kids love it. \r\nMy kids cannot read but the beautiful illustrations bring the story to life for them. \r\nYou have truly brought the world into my classroom and I'm eternally grateful for your kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1739375272513,"projectUrl":"project/books-to-explore-the-world/9096274/","projectTitle":"Books to Explore the World","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mathers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9350584_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722531634581","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9350584"},{"teacherId":8155791,"projectId":9148588,"letterContent":"Having a complete series of books is the best thing I can ask for. We have several book series that were missing one or two books in them. With your donation we are now no longer missing those books. Students have been asking for certain books and when I tell them it was lost, they do get upset. Hopefully these books will help fill holes in some of collections.\r\n\r\nThese books will be placed in the section called \"THE SERIES IS NOW COMPLETE SECTION\". I know the students will enjoy them and check them out. Books are powerful in the hands of students. However, sometimes when you teach in a low-income school it takes a village to get the books.\r\n\r\nSo, once again I thank you for your donation. It is truly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1744242717936,"projectUrl":"project/a-complete-collection-of-books-is-awesom/9148588/","projectTitle":"A Complete Collection of Books Is Awesome to Have","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Robinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8155791"},{"teacherId":8155791,"projectId":9141851,"letterContent":"When students come into the library, the first place they look for a book are the shelves labeled \"NEW BOOKS.\" These new and wonderful encyclopedias will be on the top shelf, and I know that they will be checked out of the library when the students come in again.\r\n\r\nI want to thank you all so much for your donation to our library because like books, encyclopedias are powerful in the hands of the students. Encyclopedias not only give the students' knowledge, but they also provide facts that we may not even know about. Enyclopedias provide us with a wealth of information as well as fun things we never knew. \r\n\r\nI have learned throughout the years that if I can find something a student will read, I will do my best to find it for that student. I truly believe that the encyclopedias will be a hit with the students\r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you for your donation. It is truly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1744219245517,"projectUrl":"project/encyclopedias-are-fantastic-for-the-brai/9141851/","projectTitle":"Encyclopedias are Fantastic for the Brain","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Robinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8155791"},{"teacherId":9350584,"projectId":9036660,"letterContent":"I want to send a heartfelt thank you for your donations to my classroom. The kids loved everything you purchased. They love getting boxes and opening them up to see their gifts. \r\nWe had a wonderful Valentines Party and we decorated the classroom with the decorations you bought for our classroom. \r\nAll the kids love the Valentines Day books you sent them. We've been able to get general education students into our classroom to read them for us. \r\nOne student especially loves the book Enemy Pie. She loves it so much that we will give her a copy at the end of the year signed by everyone so she can take it to high school next year.","fullyFundedDate":1736462585679,"projectUrl":"project/happy-valentines-day-for-special-educat/9036660/","projectTitle":"Happy Valentine’s Day for Special Education Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mathers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9350584_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722531634581","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9350584"},{"teacherId":8175811,"projectId":8988939,"letterContent":"WOW!! Thank you SO much for your generosity - with your donation of Polar Express books, we were able to put on a Wonderful Christmas-time event for our students & families. We read together, ate delicious food, and shared positive memories. :) We are so very grateful for the support as we would not have been able to put on such a great event without you. Our students and families went into Winter Break with a positive experience and got to keep a hardcover copy of the Polar Express to read with their families. What a great time!","fullyFundedDate":1733948038082,"projectUrl":"project/polar-express-for-family-engagement-li/8988939/","projectTitle":"Polar Express for Family Engagement & Literacy Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Roney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8175811_orig.jpg?crop=1214,1214,x126,y151&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652736664995","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8175811"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_40733","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":740,"numTeachers":44,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":6,"percentBlack":4,"percentWhite":20,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":62,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"16.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":53.2,"schoolId":40733,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Edward Pine Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Edward Pine Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/nevada/washoe-county-school-district/edward-pine-middle-school/40733"}