{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Edmond Santa Fe High School","outOfStateSupporters":17.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9868642,"projectId":9487088,"letterContent":"My students are using these new resources to make our career and personal finance lessons more interactive and meaningful. The 5-Minute Career Activities give students quick, practical opportunities to explore careers, workplace skills, and future goals. The Stock Exchange Game allows students to experience investing and see how financial decisions can affect their money over time. We are also using the Bank Account Money Game to help students understand saving, spending, deposits, withdrawals, and managing a bank account. The pencils and disinfecting wipes are being used every day to help keep our classroom supplied, clean, and ready for learning. One of the most exciting moments has been seeing students become competitive and engaged during the financial games while realizing that the decisions they make can have real-life consequences.\r\nThe students were excited to see something new that allowed them to learn by doing instead of just reading about financial concepts in a textbook. The games especially caught their attention because they immediately wanted to know how they worked and who would win. Students were surprised to discover that topics like investing, banking, careers, and money management could be turned into activities that felt more like a game than a traditional lesson. The new materials have created more conversation, participation, and friendly competition in the classroom.\r\nOur next step is to continue building on these activities by connecting the concepts to real-life financial decisions. Students will practice creating budgets, making decisions about saving and spending, exploring career options, and understanding how their future income can affect their financial choices. We will continue using the stock market and banking activities to help students understand that financial success is built through informed decisions, planning, and discipline. As the semester continues, students will take what they have learned from these activities and apply it to realistic situations involving careers, income, expenses, saving, and investing.","fullyFundedDate":1755522439464,"projectUrl":"project/finance-is-fun/9487088/","projectTitle":"Finance Is Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Hayden","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9868642"},{"teacherId":9868642,"projectId":9274184,"letterContent":"This technology has made a big difference in how my students learn. It allows me to make lessons more interactive and gives students opportunities to practice skills, collaborate, and receive immediate feedback. My students are especially excited when they can use the technology themselves rather than simply watching or listening. I have noticed that students who are sometimes quiet or hesitant to participate become much more involved when technology is part of the lesson. It has helped create a more engaging classroom where students are excited to learn, participate, and take ownership of their education.","fullyFundedDate":1746451050520,"projectUrl":"project/no-cellphones-during-class/9274184/","projectTitle":"No Cellphones During Class","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Hayden","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9868642"},{"teacherId":9868642,"projectId":9116533,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom technology! These resources have made learning more interactive, engaging, and accessible for my students. Instead of simply listening to a lesson, students can explore ideas, practice new skills, collaborate with classmates, and receive immediate feedback. The most exciting part is seeing students become more involved and confident in their learning. Students who sometimes struggle to participate in traditional lessons have especially enjoyed using the technology because it gives them different ways to understand and demonstrate what they know. Your generosity is helping make our classroom a more engaging place to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1742909497544,"projectUrl":"project/no-cell-phones-during-class/9116533/","projectTitle":"No Cell Phones During Class","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Hayden","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9868642"},{"teacherId":9868642,"projectId":8996754,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting \"Business Finance Taught in Multiple Languages\"! Your generosity has helped my students learn important real-world skills like budgeting, saving, investing, credit, and making smart financial decisions. Students read, discuss, and connect these lessons to their own lives and futures. Providing materials in multiple languages has helped more students participate confidently and feel included. Most importantly, my students are discovering that financial literacy is not just a class—it is preparation for real life!","fullyFundedDate":1734548305964,"projectUrl":"project/business-finance-taught-in-multiple-lang/8996754/","projectTitle":"Business Finance Taught in Multiple Languages","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Hayden","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9868642"},{"teacherId":10081573,"projectId":10401010,"letterContent":"I would like to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generosity and support of my Algebra 1 classroom. Your donations of classroom supplies, snacks for students, and a new teacher chair mean more to me and my students than I can adequately express. Your kindness has made a meaningful difference in our classroom, and I am truly thankful that you have chosen to invest in our students and their education.\r\n\r\nAs an Algebra 1 teacher, I know that creating a positive and productive learning environment requires more than just textbooks, lessons, and assignments. Students need to feel welcomed, supported, and prepared to learn. Having the right supplies and resources helps remove distractions and allows students to focus on understanding mathematical concepts, asking questions, and developing the confidence they need to succeed. Your generosity has helped make that possible.","fullyFundedDate":1788105114403,"projectUrl":"project/algebra-4-teens/10401010/","projectTitle":"Algebra 4 Teens","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Axton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10081573_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752701127846","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10081573"},{"teacherId":3659565,"projectId":10239212,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and for helping bring our calming corner to life! Because of your support, our students now have a welcoming, comfortable space where they can take a moment to breathe, reset, and find the support they need during the school day.\r\n\r\nOur new calming corner includes a giant bean bag that gives students a comfortable place to sit and decompress, along with weighted blankets and stuffed animals that can provide a sense of comfort and security when emotions feel overwhelming. We also have coloring sheets that give students a quiet activity to focus on while they calm their minds and bodies.\r\n\r\nYour donations also provided organizers for our collection of fidgets and mental health resources. Having these materials organized and easily accessible makes a huge difference. Students can find tools that work for them, whether that means using a fidget while we talk, completing a calming activity, looking through a mental health resource, or simply having something to help keep their hands busy while they process their thoughts and emotions.\r\n\r\nOne of my biggest goals as a school counselor is to make the counseling office a place students feel comfortable visiting—not only when there is a crisis, but whenever they need support. 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These new resources have already made a meaningful impact in our classroom by giving students additional opportunities to learn about important real-world topics such as money management, communication, decision-making, and preparing for their future careers. When the students first saw the new books, they were excited to have new materials they could actually use and learn from. We have been incorporating the books into our lessons through classroom discussions, small-group activities, and independent reading, allowing students to connect what they are learning to situations they may encounter in their everyday lives.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to continue using these resources throughout the school year as we explore financial responsibility, effective communication, and the skills students will need after high school. Students will be applying what they learn through classroom projects, discussions, and real-life scenarios that challenge them to make thoughtful financial and personal decisions. Your generosity has provided much more than books—it has given my students valuable tools to help prepare them for life beyond the classroom. Thank you for investing in my students and helping make learning more meaningful, engaging, and practical.","fullyFundedDate":1778090009305,"projectUrl":"project/advance-students-learning/10143502/","projectTitle":"Advance Students Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Coach Hayden","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9868642"},{"teacherId":7715753,"projectId":10453466,"letterContent":"Your donations have helped us collect many incentives for students to participate in the selection of the next High School Sequoyah Book Award. The prizes are highly visible at the moment while we wait for a display cabinet, and they've inspired a lot of interest in the punch card system. We've seen a noticeable difference in how many students are checking out books from the Sequoyah Nominees, so the program should be a success. We've even had two students collect their first prizes, and it's only the third week of school!","fullyFundedDate":1787192888084,"projectUrl":"project/reading-is-its-own-reward-but-prizes/10453466/","projectTitle":"Reading Is Its Own Reward... but Prizes Help!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wansick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7715753_orig.jpg?crop=1320,1320,x0,y123&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746472882170","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/wansick"},{"teacherId":8825598,"projectId":10230548,"letterContent":"We cannot adequately express our thanks to the gracious donors who helped the Edmond Santa Fe Library Learning Center by donating to our \"Turning Pages\" project. It is so exciting to be able to provide our Book Club students with these options for reading and preparing for Book Club discussions. We hope students will gain a great deal of enjoyment from reading these books and will be able to talk about them with their peers.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for helping us continue to cultivate the love of reading in our students.","fullyFundedDate":1778015273532,"projectUrl":"project/turning-pages/10230548/","projectTitle":"Turning Pages","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bowlan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8825598_orig.jpg?crop=319,319,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691634680136","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8825598"},{"teacherId":3834835,"projectId":9290067,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our new calculators and whiteboards! Your generosity has truly transformed our daily lessons.\r\n\r\nMy students were incredibly excited to open the boxes, and they are already putting these materials to great use. The whiteboards have made math and problem-solving much more interactive, allowing students to map out their thinking and collaborate easily in groups. Having a reliable set of calculators ensures that every student has the tools they need to succeed without barriers.\r\n\r\nYour support has not only boosted their learning but also showed them that a whole community is rooting for their success. Thank you for making a lasting investment in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1746456325397,"projectUrl":"project/geometry-stem/9290067/","projectTitle":"Geometry STEM","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Henisa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3834835_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724299836074","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3834835"},{"teacherId":5233085,"projectId":10532668,"letterContent":"Having a color printer and printer stand in my classroom is going to make an immediate difference in the quality and variety of learning experiences I can provide for my students. In my Spanish classes, color is an important instructional tool because so much of language learning is connected to visuals, culture, geography, and authentic resources. With this printer, I will be able to create colorful vocabulary cards, cultural infographics, maps, reading activities, task cards, station activities, games, student project materials, and classroom displays without relying on limited school printing resources. Students will also be able to design and print projects such as travel brochures, cultural posters, restaurant menus, country profiles, album covers, advertisements, infographics, and visual presentations. Having a dedicated printer and stand in the classroom will make it much easier to turn student ideas into polished products they can proudly display and share.\r\n\r\nThe printer will also have a tremendous impact on both Spanish Club and Spanish Honor Society. These organizations rely on student participation, schoolwide visibility, and communication, and having access to color printing will allow students to create professional-looking advertising materials for meetings, cultural celebrations, service projects, fundraisers, recruitment events, and special activities. Students can design colorful posters, flyers, signs, invitations, certificates, event programs, QR-code displays, bulletin board materials, and promotional materials to place throughout the school. Spanish Honor Society students will also be able to create materials for induction ceremonies, community service projects, tutoring programs, cultural awareness campaigns, and recognition displays. Instead of simply announcing an event, students will be able to design materials that attract attention, communicate a clear message, and help build excitement around our programs.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, this printer will give students more opportunities to create rather than simply complete. They will be able to see their digital designs become real products that can be displayed in the classroom, hallways, and throughout the school. It will support creativity, collaboration, communication, technology skills, and student ownership while allowing me to develop more engaging instructional resources for multiple classes and organizations. The printer stand will provide a permanent, organized location for the printer and supplies, making this resource easily accessible and practical for everyday use. This project is much more than providing a piece of classroom equipment—it is providing students with a tool that will help bring their learning, creativity, cultures, clubs, and ideas to life. I am incredibly grateful to the donors who are making these new opportunities possible for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1787749788939,"projectUrl":"project/color-their-world-bring-learning-to-lif/10532668/","projectTitle":"Color their World: Bring Learning to Life!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Garrett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5233085_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y103&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786812453663","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/paige-garrett"},{"teacherId":5233085,"projectId":10495543,"letterContent":"Having a classroom library has had a meaningful impact on how I teach and engage my students. Instead of books being something we use only during a specific reading assignment, they have become an everyday resource that allows me to create more interactive, creative, and student-centered lessons. One of the most successful activities has been the One-Pager, in which students choose a book or reading selection and demonstrate their understanding through key quotes, vocabulary, illustrations, themes, and personal connections. We have also used the books for \"Continue the Story\" activities, in which students read part of a text and then use their comprehension, creativity, and writing skills to predict what might happen next. Having books readily available in the classroom gives students choices and allows me to design activities that feel much more authentic than working only from worksheets or a textbook.\r\n\r\nThe library has also enabled us to build a stronger reading community through activities such as the Read With Me circle reading. Students can sit together, share a book, take turns reading aloud, discuss what is happening, and help one another work through unfamiliar words or confusing passages. For students who are hesitant readers, this type of activity makes reading feel more social and less intimidating. I have used the books not only in my Spanish classes, where students can explore language, culture, vocabulary, and storytelling, but also in my Effective Learning Strategies: Reading class. That class serves students who need additional support with reading, so having a variety of books available at different interest and ability levels has been especially valuable. 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