{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Charlotte East Language Academy","outOfStateSupporters":44.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1788850,"projectId":9635778,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful for your support to my classroom. Technology in the classroom is such a helpful tool. Students are able to access personalized lessons and games based on their ongoing assessments. This is so helpful when I'm teaching a small group and other students are working independently. They can have something worthwhile and helpful to practice on. As you know, we had a problem with dying ipads, because we only had 1 charging station in our room. \r\n\r\nHowever, since you have donated to my project to buy a second charging station for my ipads, we have had so many fewer interruptions to our learning due to dead ipads. This is incredibly helpful, especially when I'm teaching small groups and don't have to stop my instruction to help my first graders get their ipads charged. Thank you so much!\r\nWith Gratitude,\r\nMrs. Evans","fullyFundedDate":1756144195423,"projectUrl":"project/charge-us-up/9635778/","projectTitle":"Charge Us Up!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Evans","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1788850_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535756802225","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/courtneyevans"},{"teacherId":5150255,"projectId":9506042,"letterContent":"On behalf of the Beautification Buddies at Charlotte East Language Academy, I want to say thank you for your generosity in supporting us through the purchase of materials and supplies needed to enhance not only our school environment, but our community. Your contributions have made a positive and meaningful difference for our students, staff and families.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, we now have the tools and resources necessary to build our garden with vegetables as which allows our students to take pride in their surroundings. The purchased items have allowed our club members to actively participate in beautification projects. These hands-on efforts empower students to see the direct impact of their work, fostering responsibility, teamwork, and leadership.\r\nYour investment extends far beyond supplies—it helps cultivate pride, confidence, and community spirit among our students. Thank you for believing in our mission and for helping us create a school environment that supports learning, creativity, and collaboration.","fullyFundedDate":1758221669528,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-grow-our-school-garden/9506042/","projectTitle":"Help Us Grow Our School Garden!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Carter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5150255_orig.png?crop=500,500,x0,y30&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753194427037","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5150255"},{"teacherId":153601,"projectId":9919475,"letterContent":"Using picture books to address Executive Functioning turns abstract cognitive concepts into relatable, visual narratives. For fourth graders, these stories provide a safe mirror to examine their own struggles with organization, emotional regulation, and focus.\r\nPicture books act as a bridge between a child's internal experience and the external expectations of our classroom. Here is how they specifically impact student development:\r\n1. Externalizing the Struggle\r\nMany students feel \"broken\" or \"lazy\" when they can't stay organized. Characters in EF-focused books (like those dealing with \"brain fog\" or \"tornado energy\") help students realize that executive dysfunction is a hurdle, not a character flaw. \r\n2. Modeling Metacognition\r\nEffective picture books \"think out loud.\" They demonstrate the internal dialogue needed to:\r\nPrioritize tasks: Deciding what to do first.\r\nInhibit impulses: Stopping a reaction before it happens.\r\nShift focus: Moving from one activity to another without a meltdown.\r\nThanks to you, we have the picture books in our classroom to help our students normalize these skills.","fullyFundedDate":1764631317240,"projectUrl":"project/executive-functioning-fun-for-fourth-gra/9919475/","projectTitle":"Executive Functioning Fun for Fourth Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stokes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp153601_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535899289861","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amystokes"},{"teacherId":153601,"projectId":9727846,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the new novels you gave our fourth-grade class! We are so excited to have them.\r\nThe new books will help us with our reading and learning. We can use them to learn new things and go on imaginary adventures. We appreciate your generosity and support of building our classroom library of read alouds. It makes such a difference when the students are able to read along and then go back and reference the text with their very own copy of the book. These new novels will be treasured for many years to come.\r\nThank you again for your wonderful gift.","fullyFundedDate":1758833335652,"projectUrl":"project/new-novel-sets-for-fourth-graders/9727846/","projectTitle":"New Novel Sets for Fourth Graders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stokes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp153601_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535899289861","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amystokes"},{"teacherId":153601,"projectId":9607637,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of school supplies! Your support is greatly appreciated and will help students have the tools they need to succeed in school. We are deeply grateful for your kindness and thoughtfulness. \r\nWe deeply appreciate your support. Your giving has brought smiles to the faces of many students and empowered their learning. With your help, students were ready for the first day of school this fall. We couldn't be more grateful for your support and want you know that you made a difference for so many students.","fullyFundedDate":1757547021166,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-school-basics/9607637/","projectTitle":"Back to School Basics","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stokes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp153601_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535899289861","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amystokes"},{"teacherId":4316918,"projectId":9553743,"letterContent":"I truly appreciate the donations you made to help my classeroom. The room is so organized and useful and the staff and kids who enter all remark on the welcome feelings they get. The materials allowed me to transform a really pretty dull and boring room into a room that has a relaxed and welcoming feel. I even share my space with another teacher for small group purposes. He enjoys using my room and the students all really enjoy the classroom set up. \r\n\r\nThank you so very much for your kindness and thoughtfulness when my classroom needed you!\r\n\r\nThank you,\r\nEmily Wegener","fullyFundedDate":1755713991036,"projectUrl":"project/blank-canvas-to-efficient-learning-space/9553743/","projectTitle":"Blank Canvas to Efficient Learning Space!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wegener","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4316918_orig.jpg?crop=2448,2448,x0,y236&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1620145004399","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4316918"},{"teacherId":153601,"projectId":9295293,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to our classroom. The new school year is off to a wonderful start and so are our Morphology lessons. Students are enjoying learning Greek and Latin roots, as well as, reviewing prefixes and suffixes - all thanks to your donations. The index cards have made it super simple to color code and align with the learning from our notebooks.\r\nI can already see an increase in their vocabulary and ability to break words apart. This is probably the students favorite time of day ( besides recess) because they love learning new word parts and putting them together to create new words.\r\nThank you again for making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1746486822074,"projectUrl":"project/refill-our-classroom-supplies/9295293/","projectTitle":"Refill Our Classroom Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stokes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp153601_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535899289861","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amystokes"},{"teacherId":676225,"projectId":9076257,"letterContent":"\"We get our house shirts today!!!\", one 7th grader shouted down the hallway. The middle school students were SO excited the morning of the distribution of the t-shirts. We passed them out and students immediately changed into them for the day! It was amazing to see each house in a different color, walking the halls, feeling proud of which house they were in. \r\n\r\nLater in the afternoon, students competed in a house competition. They did a variety of activities to earn points for their house. It was evident that students were proud of the house they were representing and the t-shirts definitely contributed to this pride! \r\n\r\nSince the house shirts have been distributed, students have been able to wear them as a part of their uniform and while on field trips. The middle schoolers wear them frequently and reference their house. These shirts have been an amazing to have for our middle school students! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1739984960605,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-show-our-house-pride/9076257/","projectTitle":"Help Us Show Our House Pride!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hersch","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp676225_orig.jpg?crop=1926,1926,x0,y179&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1737575065760","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-hersch"},{"teacherId":153601,"projectId":9121957,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. We absolutely loved reading Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: American Revolution. My students learned so much about the American Revolution and the events leading up to it and did not have to be subjected to a boring history book to do it - all thanks to you.\r\nWe created comics about one specific event from the American Revolution that we learned from our reading and this allowed students to show what they learned in a creative way. I hope you enjoy looking at them and knowing that your donation made a difference for our fourth graders.","fullyFundedDate":1742928156267,"projectUrl":"project/read-about-the-revolution/9121957/","projectTitle":"Read About the Revolution!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stokes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp153601_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535899289861","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amystokes"},{"teacherId":153601,"projectId":8989207,"letterContent":"We absolutely loved the book Wish. We were able to make so many connections to previous texts that we have already read this year. There is a beautiful relationship cultivated between Charlie and a stray dog, highlighting the theme of animal companionship in children's books. Students compared and contrasted the characteristics seen in the two as they begin to grow closer, emphasizing the themes of friendship and emotional healing. We also examined Charlie's great friendship in her neighbor, Howard, who is able to teach her a lot about life with his simple but loving family.\r\n\r\nCharlie learns that what she frequently wishes for may not be what she really needs. This book lends itself to excellent conversations about the importance of foster care in our communities and the role they play in supporting kids. It also opens up opportunities to discuss ways to manage your anger and why others may have difficulty doing so.\r\n\r\nMy students warn that it's \"super emotional at the end.\" However, they also say that it's worth reading.","fullyFundedDate":1733870991063,"projectUrl":"project/help-our-classroom-wish-come-true/8989207/","projectTitle":"Help Our Classroom \"Wish\" Come True!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stokes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp153601_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535899289861","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amystokes"},{"teacherId":6439065,"projectId":8509583,"letterContent":"The books that were donated to my project have given students the gift of reading books about children who look like them. It is so important as an educator to be open to learning about different cultures and learning about the children you work with. \r\n\r\nAs an African American woman working in a predominantly Hispanic population, my culturally relevant books have allowed me to engage more with my students. I enjoy doing what I do and working with all students. My purpose is to help students see their Start Quality. \r\n\r\nThank you!!","fullyFundedDate":1731983587254,"projectUrl":"project/books-to-enlighten-and-recognize-the-bea/8509583/","projectTitle":"Books to Enlighten and Recognize the Beauty of All Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cynthia Johnson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6439065_orig.jpg?crop=584,584,x0,y31&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1605222839468","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6439065"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_122432","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":595,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":89,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":9,"percentWhite":6,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":81,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 7","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":55.9,"schoolId":122432,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Charlotte East Language Academy on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Charlotte East Language Academy","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/north-carolina/charlotte-mecklenburg-school-district/charlotte-east-language-academy/122432"}