{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Gilbert Park Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":34.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5770276,"projectId":10156554,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our DonorsChoose project and providing our students with flexible and adaptive seating! These new seating options have already made a meaningful difference in our library. When the students arrived for their first day back to school, they immediately spotted the new seats and were excited to try them out and discover which options worked best for them. During independent reading, I have loved watching students choose a space where they can feel comfortable and focused—some preferring traditional seating while others benefit from seats that allow them to move, rock, or change positions. \r\n\r\nThe new seating has also transformed how we use our library for collaboration. Students can easily move seats to create small groups for book discussions, research projects, and library lessons. Our next steps are to continue building a strong culture of reading as students explore our collection, recommend books to one another, and participate in activities that encourage them to share their thinking. Most importantly, these resources have helped us create a library that feels more welcoming, comfortable, and accessible to all learners. Thank you for investing in our students and helping create a space where they can read, move, collaborate, and learn in ways that work best for them!","fullyFundedDate":1778046436330,"projectUrl":"project/bodies-and-brains-flexible-and-adaptive/10156554/","projectTitle":"Bodies and Brains: Flexible and Adaptive Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Topolski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5770276_orig.jpg?crop=792,792,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1783744337409","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5770276"},{"teacherId":5770276,"projectId":10156610,"letterContent":"Wow! Thank you for contributing to our classroom. When we opened our new books, the students were so excited to see characters that looked like them! My student who has a physical disability now sees \"herself\" in several of our books. My students who wear a hijab see themselves in our books. A classroom library that directly reflects the student population serves as a powerful validation of each child's unique identity and lived experiences. When students see characters who share their backgrounds, languages, and abilities it signals that their stories matter and belong in our school. These powerful \"mirrors\" boost self-esteem and reading engagement. A diverse and inclusive library fosters a sense of safety, pride and belonging. \r\n\r\nSimultaneously, literature centered on belonging, empathy, and diversity acts as an essential \"window\" through which students learn to navigate the community around them. These stories provide age-appropriate language to discuss differences, resolve conflicts and celebrate unique families and cultures. Ultimately, integrating these new books have helped created a positive classroom community where every student feels seen, heard and supported.","fullyFundedDate":1773846923422,"projectUrl":"project/books-to-build-community/10156610/","projectTitle":"Books to Build Community","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Topolski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5770276_orig.jpg?crop=792,792,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1783744337409","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5770276"},{"teacherId":1990369,"projectId":9632462,"letterContent":"My students and I have been greatly enjoying the items from the project I requested. While all the items we received are for student use, many have helped improve classroom organization and systems, so I am probably a bit more excited than they are. LOL! Personally, my favorite items are the cardboard magazine file boxes and the mailbox system. Adding both of these to our classroom has helped to provide order and organization to two things that would cause me stress. First, file boxes were added to students' cubbies, providing a place for them to store all their workbooks. This has made it easier for them to obtain the materials needed for each subject and has also improved their cubby organization, reducing the likelihood of items falling out. The mailbox systems also provide a place for students to store work that they will take home at the end of the day, so it won't get lost in their work cubbies, and thus prevent papers from falling off their desks and ending up all over the floor. Both of these items create a much happier and more organized \"Ms. S\" for my students. The stools have been put to good use, providing them with an easier and higher seat when coming to reading groups, which is great for the taller tables they sit at with adults. The headphones, while not put to use yet, will be a blessing. 1st graders are not that kind to headphones, so the ones I have requested will provide a replacement for the less durable ones the school has provided. \r\n\r\nBy far, the students are most excited about the kinetic sand that was also included in this project. I had kept it hidden from them for a few days as I was getting items because I needed to get organized. One of the students noticed all the items I was receiving and said, \"Ms. S, where is the kinetic sand you said when these other items came, we would also get that?\" So I made sure to get that out for them to use shortly after that comment. They have used it every day since and are constantly asking if it is a good time to use it. Throughout adding all of the items from this project, the students have been very curious as to what everything was for, and were excited each time they finally got to use something new. \r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting my students and their needs.","fullyFundedDate":1758289852182,"projectUrl":"project/materials-to-support-small-group-reading/9632462/","projectTitle":"Materials to Support Small Group Reading & Organizing Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schlesser","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1990369_orig.jpg?crop=958,958,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1566280769362","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-schlesser"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_88177","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":475,"numTeachers":28,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":10,"percentBlack":12,"percentWhite":43,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":20,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":1,"percentMultiracialImputed":8,"gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"17.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":65.4,"schoolId":88177,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Gilbert Park Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Gilbert Park Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/oregon/david-douglas-school-district-40/gilbert-park-elementary-school/88177"}