{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"PS 23 Richmondtown","outOfStateSupporters":10.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6771729,"projectId":7185707,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for funding this project and giving my kids a class set of books. I love being able to have full class and peer discussions about books within our classroom. I've noticed over the years that kids become invested in something and interested in something when their teacher is interested in the same thing. After reading this book together my kids chose to get books by this very same author because they loved reading this book together. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for giving my kids the love of reading!","fullyFundedDate":1676503949344,"projectUrl":"project/books-with-pages-that-wont-fall-out/7185707/","projectTitle":"Books With Pages That Won't Fall Out!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cummings","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6771729_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627066779921","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrscummings2"},{"teacherId":6195642,"projectId":10285986,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support and for helping provide so many wonderful new materials for our classroom! The new bulletin board paper and accents, nameplates, classroom letters, project paper, magnetic frames, and positive sayings posters have made such a wonderful difference in our learning environment. These materials have helped us create a classroom that feels fresh, welcoming, organized, and inspiring. The new displays and positive messages give students a space where they feel encouraged, valued, and excited to learn each day. Your generosity allows us to create a classroom environment that not only looks inviting but also helps our students feel a sense of pride and belonging. We are truly grateful for your kindness and for investing in our students and their learning experience!","fullyFundedDate":1787192831041,"projectUrl":"project/welcome-to-our-classroom/10285986/","projectTitle":"Welcome to our Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Reitano","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6195642_orig.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630412557184","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-reitano"},{"teacherId":6195642,"projectId":10513666,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and for helping us give our classroom a fresh, exciting new look for the school year! Your donations have made it possible for us to refresh our classroom environment with new bulletin board displays, colorful borders, updated decor, and special areas designed to make our classroom feel welcoming and inviting. We have also been able to create fresh new incentives, update our classroom job boards, and give our birthday board a fun new look. These may seem like small details, but they make a big difference in creating a classroom where students feel comfortable, excited, and proud to learn. Walking into a classroom that feels bright, organized, and thoughtfully decorated sends students the message that their learning environment matters and that they matter, too. A fresh classroom gives us the opportunity to start the year with a renewed sense of excitement and possibility. It creates a space where students can feel a sense of ownership and belonging and where they are surrounded by visual reminders that celebrate their accomplishments, responsibilities, individuality, and growth.\r\n\r\nThe impact of your generosity will extend far beyond the first day of school. Our new incentives will encourage students to stay motivated, make positive choices, participate in lessons, and continue working hard even when learning becomes challenging. Our classroom job board gives students opportunities to take on responsibilities, contribute to our classroom community, and develop important skills such as leadership, organization, and accountability. Our birthday board allows us to celebrate each child and recognize their special day, helping students feel seen and valued as individuals. The updated bulletin boards and decor will also provide an environment that sparks curiosity and makes students excited to come into the classroom each morning. For many children, their classroom is a place where they spend a significant portion of their day, so creating a positive and inviting environment can have a meaningful impact on their attitude toward school and learning. Your generosity has helped transform our classroom into a space that feels fresh, organized, cheerful, and ready for a new year of learning and growth. Most importantly, you have helped create an environment where my students can feel welcomed, celebrated, motivated, and proud of their classroom. Thank you for investing in our students and helping me create a space where they can learn, grow, build confidence, and feel that they truly belong. Your support has made our classroom feel new again, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to begin this school year with a refreshed environment and excited students!","fullyFundedDate":1787150248771,"projectUrl":"project/creating-an-inviting-and-rewarding-class/10513666/","projectTitle":"Creating an Inviting and Rewarding Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Reitano","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6195642_orig.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630412557184","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-reitano"},{"teacherId":6195642,"projectId":10292249,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredibly generous donation to our classroom! Your kindness has given my students and me a wonderful fresh start as we begin a brand-new school year. There is something especially exciting about welcoming students into a classroom that feels prepared, inviting, and full of opportunities, and your donation is helping make that possible. The classroom supplies you provided will allow us to refill and refresh our classroom store with items that my students look forward to earning throughout the year. While these items may seem like simple prizes, they have a much greater purpose in our classroom. Our classroom store is an important part of the financial literacy instruction that I incorporate into our school day. Students earn classroom \"coins\" by demonstrating positive behaviors, participating in lessons, completing assignments, showing perseverance, helping others, and taking responsibility for their learning. Rather than simply receiving rewards, students have the opportunity to make decisions about how they want to use the coins they have earned. They can choose to spend their coins right away or save them over time for something they really want. This gives students a meaningful, hands-on way to practice important financial concepts such as earning, saving, spending, making choices, setting goals, and understanding that money is limited and should be used thoughtfully. Your donation will help us keep this experience going throughout the school year.\r\n\r\nThe impact of your generosity goes far beyond the supplies themselves. My students become genuinely motivated when they know they have an opportunity to earn coins and work toward something in our classroom store. Items such as kinetic sand, sand art, slime, and candy are especially exciting to them, and having these choices available creates an additional incentive for students to participate and give their best effort. \r\nYour generosity is helping create a classroom environment where students are encouraged to work hard, make responsible choices, celebrate their accomplishments, and understand the connection between effort and reward. Thank you for investing in my students and helping me provide them with meaningful learning experiences. Because of your support, our classroom store can continue to be more than a place to pick out a prize—it can be a place where children practice real-world financial skills, build independence, develop motivation, and experience the joy of earning something for themselves. Thank you for believing in our classroom and for helping make learning more engaging, meaningful, and rewarding for every child.","fullyFundedDate":1786366968823,"projectUrl":"project/fresh-ideas-for-the-new-school-year/10292249/","projectTitle":"Fresh Ideas for the New School Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Reitano","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6195642_orig.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630412557184","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-reitano"},{"teacherId":262871,"projectId":10263943,"letterContent":"This project has had a meaningful impact on our students by giving them the opportunity to take an active leadership role in our growing performing arts program. With the iPad, students are learning how to manage music for musicals, talent shows, rehearsals, auditions, and other school performances. Instead of simply watching from the sidelines, students are becoming an important part of the production team.\r\n\r\nStudents are developing independence, responsibility, and confidence as they learn to organize playlists, manage music tracks, coordinate transitions, and work closely with performers. They are also gaining valuable technology and sound-production skills that connect classroom learning to real-world experiences.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, this project has shown students that their contributions matter. They are learning to problem-solve, communicate, collaborate, and take ownership of a performance from behind the scenes. These experiences build technical skills and confidence while helping students discover new ways they can participate and succeed in the arts—and beyond the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1778003351989,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-student-performances-with-tec/10263943/","projectTitle":"Empowering Student Performances with Technology","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Triscuizzi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/triscuizzi"},{"teacherId":262871,"projectId":10263941,"letterContent":"This project has made a meaningful difference in our classroom by giving students access to high-quality, colorful printed materials that make learning more engaging and accessible. With color ink for our classroom printer, I can create colorful charts, graphic organizers, student examples, project materials, and hands-on learning resources that help bring lessons to life.\r\n\r\nMy students are excited when they see their work displayed in color and take pride in materials that feel special and personalized to them. Having reliable access to color printing also allows me to quickly provide resources that support different learning styles and help students better understand challenging concepts.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has helped create a classroom where students can learn, create, present, and celebrate their accomplishments. Thank you for investing in my students and helping make their learning experience more engaging and meaningful!","fullyFundedDate":1778003351774,"projectUrl":"project/printing-for-success/10263941/","projectTitle":"Printing for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Triscuizzi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/triscuizzi"},{"teacherId":7889891,"projectId":10242891,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom by providing markers, tape, and index cards! These supplies will make a wonderful difference in our students' learning and creative activities.\r\n\r\nYour generosity gives our students the materials they need to participate, collaborate, and express their ideas. We truly appreciate your kindness and support of our classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing that education is important. Our students love hands on learning and your donation has helped us make learning fun.","fullyFundedDate":1777892678706,"projectUrl":"project/building-big-learning-with-small-supplie/10242891/","projectTitle":"Building Big Learning with Small Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Christie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7889891_orig.png?crop=828,827,x0,y193&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1632593647536","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7889891"},{"teacherId":8193557,"projectId":6580968,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your gifts! Your kindness brought wonderful new books and fun rewards into our classroom. Our new \"First Little Readers\" books are perfect for our students. They help children move from saying single sounds to reading full sentences. The students are learning to spot tricky words, use picture clues, and talk about the story. Reading time is now full of joy and focus. Students sit in small groups on the rug to read out loud. They also work with partners, taking turns and talking about the characters. They feel very proud to read books that match their level. These supplies help our quietest students who used to struggle. Now, they are the first to grab the new books! Students also earn mini plush animals, fidget toys, and birthday crowns for doing a great job. One student even keeps a plush toy on their desk as a reading buddy to help them focus. \r\n\r\nThank you for making our classroom a happy place to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1659700170246,"projectUrl":"project/books-treasure-chest-more/6580968/","projectTitle":"Books, Treasure Chest & More","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Braadt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8193557_orig.jpg?crop=537,537,x182,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720534257480","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8193557"},{"teacherId":8224811,"projectId":10189538,"letterContent":"We cannot thank you enough for giving us the ability to start our school year off right! \r\nMOO-ving into Pre-K and leaving your parents for a whole day, 5 days a week can be scary. Because of your generosity, we will have a warm and welcoming classroom to help our littles feel safe, loved and comfortable!\r\nWhen the students enter and see all the new toys and learning materials in a fun room, it totally sets the tone for them to see how much fun we truly have daily in our classroom. We could never do all we do without you!","fullyFundedDate":1777892892141,"projectUrl":"project/we-are-mooo-ving-into-a-new-year/10189538/","projectTitle":"We are MOOO-ving Into a New Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kristen McCormack","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8224811_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723754637393","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8224811"},{"teacherId":6493373,"projectId":10240483,"letterContent":"Words cannot begin to describe how incredibly grateful we are for your extremely generous donation. Although I teach in a class of 27 students, I work with a small group of students at various times throughout the school day. When we work in our group we usually move to the hallway where it is more quiet. Since most of our lessons are presented on the smartboard, we lose this tool when we relocate to the hallway. To be effective I am constantly duplicating resources and tools the best I can. \r\nThis movable tablet enables us to have a seamless transition to learning in the hallway. We now have access to the exact same materials that the children in the classroom have! This is exciting, especially from my perspective. The children who move into the hallway need extra help. They need a slower pace. They need a more quiet environment. They need more guided instruction. Moving into the hallway is its own disruption but this tablet makes it less of a disruption. No student and no resource gets left behind. It is interactive and the children are so excited to be able to write on it! \r\nIt also helps me see, in real time, where students are making some mistakes and the specific extra help they need.\r\nThe children are excited to go into the hallway now! They finally have something different than the students remaining in the classroom have. I am able to add to their background knowledge and enhance their learning experience by pulling up images and videos to explain ideas and concepts with which they are unfamiliar.\r\nI feel more effective as a teacher because I have this incredible tool to use with my students. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1777892717784,"projectUrl":"project/portable-learning-for-small-group-instru/10240483/","projectTitle":"Portable Learning for Small Group Instruction in the Hallway","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6493373"},{"teacherId":8053445,"projectId":10285704,"letterContent":"My co-teacher and I would like to express our deepest gratitude for your continued support of our classroom. The materials purchased through your funding of this Donor's Choose project allowed us to order several important materials that are being used to update and refresh our classroom for the coming school year. We take pride in providing a welcoming and engaging environment for our students and feel that having a classroom home that is bright, decorated, well kept and organized has a direct impact on our student's well being and helps to set them up for success.\r\nWe could not do this without you!","fullyFundedDate":1780421290396,"projectUrl":"project/fourth-grade-flourish-classroom-refres/10285704/","projectTitle":"Fourth Grade Flourish: Classroom Refresh & Reset","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mucciariello","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8053445_orig.jpg?crop=2822,2822,x191,y241&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722629150870","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8053445"},{"teacherId":4677845,"projectId":10199974,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for your support in making my vision a reality. Our organization station has had an even greater impact than I could have hoped for. Students have become more organized and independent as they navigate the classroom thanks to our new mailboxes. They know exactly where to look for new information, and can access other supplies on their own. \r\nIt is so hard to put into words just how much it means to me to be supported since the very beginning of the year. 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