{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"PS255Q @ PS7","outOfStateSupporters":49.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10270225,"projectId":9731718,"letterContent":"I want to extend my deepest and most heartfelt thank you for fully funding our DonorsChoose project. Because of your generosity, my students now have access to materials that they use every single day to learn, to explore, and to grow. Your support has made a real, tangible difference in our classroom, and I am truly grateful.\r\n\r\nThe new learning materials have transformed our daily routine in ways I never could have imagined. My students are part of a 6:1:1 District 75 classroom, and the hands on tools you provided have helped them engage in learning through play, exploration, and sensory experiences. Whether they are sorting, building, tracing letters, or interacting during centers, these materials give them opportunities to practice communication, independence, and social skills in meaningful ways.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite moments since receiving our materials happened during our morning literacy center. A student who typically struggles to stay engaged picked up one of the new manipulatives and sat for several minutes and was able to attend our lesson. His smile said everything.\r\nThe impact extends far beyond academic work. During free choice time, my students explore the materials with excitement, showing curiosity and confidence that continues to grow each day. Watching them make choices, share space with their peers, and use the tools to express themselves has been incredibly meaningful. These are the moments that remind me how powerful the right resources can be.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has not only enriched our classroom, it has opened doors for my students to learn in ways that meet their unique needs. On behalf of my students, my team, and myself, thank you for believing in our classroom and supporting our work. You have played a real role in creating joyful learning moments that we will carry forward throughout the school year.","fullyFundedDate":1758834560248,"projectUrl":"project/engaging-toys-to-spark-learning-and-joy/9731718/","projectTitle":"Engaging Toys to Spark Learning and Joy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Luz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10270225"},{"teacherId":5159585,"projectId":9785324,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our \"Stories & Scoops\" project! The wordless books are helping my students with autism practice storytelling, build vocabulary, and share ideas more confidently. The ice cream pretend play set has also created so many opportunities for turn-taking, asking questions, and engaging with peers in joyful ways. Your generosity truly brought more communication, learning, and fun into our speech room every day!\r\n\r\nThank you again for believing in my students and giving them fun, meaningful tools to find their voices.","fullyFundedDate":1760105204857,"projectUrl":"project/stories-scoops-icecream-wordless-st/9785324/","projectTitle":"Stories & Scoops: Icecream & Wordless Stories to Build Speech","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Abby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5159585_orig.jpg?crop=707,707,x42,y90&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600273055375","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-abbymarcus"},{"teacherId":9930375,"projectId":9128498,"letterContent":"I want to give a sincere thank you for supporting our Basketball Equipment for Special Needs Students project. The addition of the new hoop and adaptive basketballs has already made a huge impact in our Adapted Physical Education classes. We've begun using the hoop during our basketball skill-building lessons, focusing on shooting form, dribbling, and simple passing routines. One of the most meaningful moments came when a student who usually avoids group sports took his first successful shot on the adjustable-height hoop. When the ball went in, he threw his hands up and smiled in a way I hadn't seen before. That single moment showed how the right equipment can open the door to confidence and participation.\r\n\r\nWhen the hoop and equipment arrived, my students were extremely excited. Many of them were drawn to the bright colors and the softer, easy-grip basketballs that help reduce anxiety and make the sport feel approachable. The adjustable height of the hoop especially made a difference — students of all ability levels were able to find success right away. Some practiced close-range shots, while others challenged themselves from farther back, turning it into a fun and motivating class activity.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, we're now moving into small-group basketball stations where students practice shooting, dribbling, teamwork, and spatial awareness. Our next steps include introducing simple mini-games that help students develop communication skills, turn-taking, and motor planning. Your support didn't just give us equipment. It created a safe, exciting, inclusive way for my students to experience basketball and feel proud of their abilities. Thank you for giving them that opportunity.","fullyFundedDate":1746785676784,"projectUrl":"project/basketball-equipment-for-special-needs-s/9128498/","projectTitle":"Basketball Equipment for Special Needs Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rogers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9930375"},{"teacherId":9930375,"projectId":9128398,"letterContent":"I want to extend a sincere thank you for supporting our Adapted Physical Education classroom materials project. These resources have already changed the way my students participate and learn during APE. With the new balls, cones, exercise bands, sensory-friendly equipment, and visual supports, my students are able to practice fundamental movement skills with more confidence and structure. One moment that stood out was when a student who normally avoids group activities joined a balancing game for the first time because he felt comfortable with the soft-touch, non-intimidating equipment you helped provide.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials arrived, my students were excited in a way that felt genuine and joyful. They explored the textures, colors, and shapes, and immediately started asking if we could try new activities. The adapted gear made it easier for students with motor delays, sensory needs, and anxiety to engage without feeling overwhelmed. For many of them, having equipment that truly fits their abilities turned a challenging class into something fun and motivating.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, we can now move forward with expanded lessons in locomotor skills, object control, fitness conditioning, and team-building activities. Our next steps include integrating these materials into our new stations-based rotations, where students will build strength, coordination, and independence at their own pace. These resources didn't just enhance our class—they opened doors for students who deserve every opportunity to move, grow, and feel successful. Thank you for making that possible.","fullyFundedDate":1746786088210,"projectUrl":"project/adapted-physical-education-class-materia/9128398/","projectTitle":"Adapted Physical Education Class Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rogers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9930375"},{"teacherId":9930375,"projectId":9128285,"letterContent":"I want to sincerely thank you for supporting our Height and Weight Measurement Scale project for my Adapted Physical Education students. Because of your generosity, my students now have access to accurate, accessible equipment that helps them understand their bodies in a safe and positive way. We've already incorporated the scale into our weekly fitness and body-awareness lessons, and it has quickly become one of the most important tools in our program. One of my students who usually avoids transitions walked right up to the scale, smiled when he saw the digital display light up, and proudly announced \"my turn.\" That moment alone showed how much confidence this resource is building.\r\n\r\nWhen the scale arrived, the excitement on their faces was real. Many of my students rely on visual structure and predictable routines, and having a clear, stable platform they can stand on has made the process calmer and more successful. Students who used to feel nervous during measurements now step on with ease, and several of them have started asking questions about growth, healthy habits, and fitness goals. It has opened the door for meaningful conversations about self-awareness, strength, and taking care of their bodies.\r\n\r\nThanks to your support, we're now able to track progress more accurately and integrate the data into personalized fitness plans. Our next steps include using these measurements in our locomotor skill units and cardiovascular workouts so students can understand how movement and exercise affect their bodies over time. Your contribution didn't just provide equipment; it created independence, confidence, and learning opportunities for students who deserve every resource that helps them succeed. Thank you again for believing in them and in the work we do.","fullyFundedDate":1746785237637,"projectUrl":"project/height-weight-measurement-scale-needed/9128285/","projectTitle":"Height/ Weight Measurement Scale Needed for Special Needs Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rogers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9930375"},{"teacherId":9473115,"projectId":9150507,"letterContent":"Thank you for so kindly donating materials to help the students with Autism I work with to make gains in their fine motor, visual motor, perceptual, sensory, and self-help skills needed for every day school tasks! As the students learn to use the materials more efficiently and carry over the skills in classroom tasks, these items will be shared with parents so that they, too, may purchase them for home for their children to use.\r\n As an occupational therapist, this past week I conducted a push-in session for a classroom of younger students I work with for a handwriting program the teacher employs with her students. Prior to engaging in the accompanying video and writing, each student grasped the Stretch/Squeeze Ball to squeeze it with each hand five times as a fine motor warm-up, providing resistive activity so that they would better grasp their pencil/marker for writing. They engaged in the visual motor task of the Wooden Beads Sequencing Toy Set and placed beads onto columns, using their visual scanning skills, grading their grasp of the beads and using their eye hand coordination to place each bead neatly on the column. These warm-up activities aid them before participating in the actual task of handwriting. The student I was sitting with was able to grasp the marker and form lines and letter t successfully on the board provided. One student enjoyed working with the bead activity so much, that he needed increased cuing to transition away from it to the next handwriting task! Prior to practicing the self care skill of shoelace tying, students were provided with the Coogam wooden blocks puzzle board task and sticker by number activity as warm-ups to build on their two handed coordination and fine motor coordination. They took joy in each of these and one student chose to use the sticker by number activity as a reinforcer for completed work of practicing the shoelace tying steps. A student in another class I work with presents with low tone and weak grasp of classroom tools as crayons and scissors. She was delighted to use the new pegboard toy to practice her grasp of the pegs using adequate strength to press each into the board. For the older students who write, they preferred engaging in a fine motor and visual perceptual warm-up of the threading board task while another student completed a connect the dots activity in the Fun Activity Book for kids and smiled out of pride after connecting dots 1-25 in sequence correctly! \r\n In the coming months of the school year, I will use the chew toys as needed for the students that seek oral input, and to better help the students write nearly with adherence of letters and words to lines, the students will be presented with the Color by Numbers book to color in lines by sections. Your generosity to supply our students with these enriching educational materials is humbling, and I am beyond grateful for your spirited donations!!","fullyFundedDate":1748879022446,"projectUrl":"project/triumphs-in-therapy/9150507/","projectTitle":"Triumphs in Therapy!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Archna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9473115"},{"teacherId":9376540,"projectId":9333824,"letterContent":"From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for supporting my classroom! Because of your generous donation, we now have a fully equipped literacy and math center designed to meet the unique needs of our incredible students—and the difference it's made is already profound.\r\n\r\nThe first time my students saw the new materials, their faces absolutely lit up. They were eager to play with these new sensory-friendly math manipulative and literacy activities. Your donations gave my students tools that make learning feel safe, engaging, and fun.\r\n\r\nOur current project is focused on building independence with foundational skills. Thanks to the new materials, we're setting up personalized learning stations where students can practice reading sight words, counting, and sorting at their own pace. The next step is to use these centers to track student progress and celebrate the growth we see each week.","fullyFundedDate":1750090599909,"projectUrl":"project/interactive-literacy-math-center/9333824/","projectTitle":"Interactive Literacy & Math Center","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Teresa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9376540_orig.jpg?crop=363,363,x75,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700769037207","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9376540"},{"teacherId":3566243,"projectId":9318572,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making our graduation day a little more special this year! Our fifth graders have worked long and hard to overcome obstacles and succeed in their own individual ways. With an often small number of graduates each year our teachers, administration, and support staff like to give them a departing gift consisting of a few books, photo memories, awards, etc. This past year each student received a beautiful hardcover copy of Curious George: Curious You! which is about celebrating milestones and accomplishments. Our students love Curious George so this was the perfect book to gift to them! Each graduate's copy was signed with messages from teachers, paras, service providers, etc. creating a keepsake for them to remember their time at our school. \r\nAll of this would not be possible without your support, generosity, and most of all, kindness you chose to share with us!","fullyFundedDate":1746801252832,"projectUrl":"project/gifts-for-graduates/9318572/","projectTitle":"Gifts for Graduates","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jillian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3566243_orig.jpg?crop=2298,2298,x510,y725&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1595538727852","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jillian-gruber"},{"teacherId":3566243,"projectId":9083898,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support in helping myself and my students acquire fun, interesting, and resourceful learning materials for our emotions unit! Our feelings and emotions unit is the biggest unit we cover during the year, as students with autism often lack the ability to read facial expressions or body language. Having tangible learning tools and fun hands-on activities allow students to be more engaged in the lesson. We can't wait to start using these once our unit begins later this year!\r\nAgain thank you for your support and generosity in making our project a success!","fullyFundedDate":1746664489380,"projectUrl":"project/feeling-great-about-our-emotions/9083898/","projectTitle":"Feeling Great About Our Emotions!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jillian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3566243_orig.jpg?crop=2298,2298,x510,y725&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1595538727852","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jillian-gruber"},{"teacherId":3566243,"projectId":9115419,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support and generosity towards making our project a success! We are thrilled to stock our library with stories about Curious George! He's so funny and silly and we're always interested in seeing what adventures he gets up to wherever he goes. In our unique setting many of our learners are non-readers so I have created corresponding picture symbols and adapted the books myself. This has helped us make the story more interactive and our instructional reading time more engaging. \r\nAgain this would not be possible without the kindness of good people like yourself!","fullyFundedDate":1743024345674,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-curious-with-curious-george/9115419/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Curious with Curious George!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jillian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3566243_orig.jpg?crop=2298,2298,x510,y725&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1595538727852","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jillian-gruber"},{"teacherId":5159585,"projectId":9210222,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my project. Your generosity has made such a difference in my speech lessons, and I want to share the impact it's already having on my students.\r\n\r\nThe pretend play materials have been a huge hit! Our students love the cash register and doctor's kit - two favorites that inspire role-play, social interaction, and rich language opportunities. During \"store\" play, students practice asking and answering questions, using new vocabulary, and taking turns. With the doctor's kit, they label body parts, and role-play doctor patient interactions which helps them feel more comfortable with the tools and interactions they might experience at the doctor. \r\n\r\nThe literacy and language tools you helped us receive are just as powerful. The acorn set has been wonderful for building letter awareness, helping students match letters with sounds and brainstorm words that start with each letter. The mystery box keeps them engaged and curious—students can't wait to reach inside, describe what they feel, and practice labeling and identification. The crayon sorting set has been their favorite of them all, sparking activities in color recognition, categorization, and naming objects. These playful learning experiences allow my students to grow in speech, literacy, and confidence every day.\r\n\r\nThanks to you, my speech lessons feel brighter, more engaging, and filled with opportunities for meaningful communication. I am excited to continue expanding on these activities, and I am so grateful you made this possible for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1745847057136,"projectUrl":"project/playful-learning-building-speech-and-li/9210222/","projectTitle":"Playful Learning: Building Speech and Literacy Skills Through Pretend Play","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Abby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5159585_orig.jpg?crop=707,707,x42,y90&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600273055375","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-abbymarcus"},{"teacherId":3566243,"projectId":8726613,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the kindness and generosity you've extended to myself and my students. It is with the help of people like yourself that my students are able to learn in a structured, well-organized, and caring environment. With your largesse we were able to receive two storage structures, one rolling cage cart and one 3-tiered wired shelf. As the space is shared between two teachers, one being the physical education teacher, the rolling cage cart is being used to store basketballs, hula hoops, and other visual supports for our students. The shelf is being used to store containers of toys, reinforcers, and supportive devices. With each new piece of storage equipment the room becomes clearer and clearer with resources and materials being more organized. This gives students more space with less distractibility to make for a better learning experience.","fullyFundedDate":1735675316220,"projectUrl":"project/time-to-get-shelf-organized/8726613/","projectTitle":"Time to Get Shelf-Organized!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jillian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3566243_orig.jpg?crop=2298,2298,x510,y725&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1595538727852","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jillian-gruber"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_7797","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":null,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":89,"percentAsian":49,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":5,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":41,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area","gradesServed":"Not specified","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"Census ZCTA","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"UNCLASSIFIED","ncesMetroType":null},"inStateSupporters":50.7,"schoolId":7797,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about PS255Q @ PS7 on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"PS255Q @ PS7","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/district-75-city-wide-programs/ps-255q-ps7/7797"}