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My students are so excited!","fullyFundedDate":1770828891301,"projectUrl":"project/supply-success/9796672/","projectTitle":"Supply Success!!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Andrews","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7624155_orig.jpg?crop=1326,1326,x92,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1632169870279","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7624155"},{"teacherId":8334490,"projectId":9864480,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in providing hats, gloves, and scarves for my students. Winter can be really tough for many of the families in our school community, and simple things like warm winter gear can make a huge difference in a child's day. Because of you, my students are able to go outside for recess, arrive at school in the morning, and walk home in the afternoon feeling warmer, more comfortable, and more cared for. 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These are both state mandated and district created. I am giving 24 test at the same time. You could only imagine how loud it would be without these headphones! I want to thank you again for your donation. My students are able to better focus on their task without distractions. It has shown in the amount of time they are on task. We have made great gains.","fullyFundedDate":1746707878860,"projectUrl":"project/testing-testing-read-all-about-it/9061282/","projectTitle":"Testing! Testing! Read All About It","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6737242"},{"teacherId":9753328,"projectId":9535394,"letterContent":"I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart, for your generous gift of sensory materials for my students. 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The highlight of the items was receiving the cool and colorful headphones. \r\n\r\nYou helped me to provide my students that would allow them to have the necessary tools for small group and independent work time. I want to sincerely thank you for your generous donation. You all were truly a blessing to me and my scholars!","fullyFundedDate":1746584362762,"projectUrl":"project/gear-up-for-a-new-year-part-3/9311893/","projectTitle":"Gear Up For a New Year- Part 3","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alexander","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp487197_orig.jpg?crop=1115,1115,x0,y144&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761074768856","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shonja-alexander"},{"teacherId":487197,"projectId":8510645,"letterContent":"It was such an honor to receive the basic school supplies and incentives for my students. They were super excited to start the new year off with some of the supplies (pencils, highlighters, post its, and storage clipboards) necessary to be successful in the classroom. The highlight of the items was receiving the storage clipboards. You helped me to provide my students that would allow them to keep small group and independent work and manipulatives organized and accessible during reading and math workshop time.\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nMrs. Alexander","fullyFundedDate":1723653924020,"projectUrl":"project/gear-up-for-another-year-again/8510645/","projectTitle":"Gear Up for Another Year Again!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alexander","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp487197_orig.jpg?crop=1115,1115,x0,y144&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761074768856","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shonja-alexander"},{"teacherId":5496449,"projectId":9859285,"letterContent":"This is one of the best projects in our school! 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Highland Renaissance Academy is
an urban public school
in Charlotte, North Carolina that is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District.
It serves 409 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
Its teachers have had 1,334 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Highland Renaissance Academy
$422,535
raised using DonorsChoose
1,334
projects
funded
115
teachers
funded
2,170
donors
130
projects
for
basic supplies
203
projects for
technology
215
projects for
books
61
projects
for
art supplies
Highland Renaissance Academy has received support from
1,062 individuals from North Carolina and
1,108 individuals out-of-state.