{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pittsburgh Brashear High School","outOfStateSupporters":23.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3203213,"projectId":10186160,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my students have been able to continue building positive classroom habits through our PBIS store. The new snacks, treats, and rewards have become a huge motivator for students to stay on task, participate, improve attendance, and make positive choices in class each day. It has created such a fun and encouraging classroom environment.\r\nOne of my favorite moments was watching students excitedly save up their points and carefully choose rewards they had been working toward. Even small items brought so much excitement and pride. Students immediately noticed the new supplies and treats, and many of them were genuinely shocked that people they had never met cared enough to support our classroom. It sparked conversations about kindness, generosity, and community support.\r\nThese resources are also helping me continue strengthening our classroom culture during an especially important time of year as students prepare for exams and finish major Algebra 1 concepts. Students are working hard on Keystone preparation, collaborative activities, and review games, and the PBIS rewards help keep them motivated and engaged. Moving forward, we will continue using these incentives to celebrate growth, perseverance, attendance, and academic improvement.\r\nThank you again for investing in my students and helping create a classroom where they feel supported, encouraged, and excited to learn every day.","fullyFundedDate":1778005287056,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-positive-choices-pbis-rewards-f/10186160/","projectTitle":"Fueling Positive Choices: PBIS Rewards for My Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Germansky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3203213_orig.jpg?crop=684,684,x275,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1583255571838","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3203213"},{"teacherId":5132953,"projectId":10049186,"letterContent":"Thank you to the Tepper Foundation and DonorsChoose for your generous support of our high school nurses' office. Health, comfort, and hygiene shouldn't be a barrier to education—but for many of our students, it can be at times. Because of your kindness, we're able to help students stay healthy, confident, and focused on learning each day.\r\nStudents were especially excited about the everyday essentials like chapstick and deodorant, which they use regularly. The undergarments have made an even deeper impact, allowing students in urgent situations to remain at school without embarrassment or disruption to their day. Having access to these supplies has brought both relief and dignity to so many.\r\n\r\nOur students were truly surprised and grateful for the care and thought behind these donations. Your support is making a meaningful difference in their daily lives—thank you for helping us create a healthier, more supportive school environment.","fullyFundedDate":1769297595171,"projectUrl":"project/help-keep-students-comfy-and-confident-i/10049186/","projectTitle":"Help Keep Students Comfy and Confident in School!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Megan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5132953_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769086047945","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5132953"},{"teacherId":846021,"projectId":9913612,"letterContent":"Your contributions to our classroom are used on a daily basis. After PE/swimming class the children use their deodorants. This helps them to learn routines for their daily hygiene skills. The cough drops and throat lozenges are a wonderful addition to ur classroom hygiene corner. We can now treat the children in our own room without sending them to the Nurse's office for cough drops. \r\nWhen the students saw all of the hygiene corner supplies, they were mesmerized with the chapsticks, the hand lotion, and the antiseptic wipes. The students are able to ask for and grab the hygiene items they need. \r\nThank you for your continued support.","fullyFundedDate":1766330219225,"projectUrl":"project/hygiene-help/9913612/","projectTitle":"Hygiene Help","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Munnell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp846021_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472148095103","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissamunnell"},{"teacherId":846021,"projectId":9654669,"letterContent":"We can't thank you enough for the donation of the new refrigerator for our classroom. The students and I use the new fridge every day, whether to put lunches in or to get our DonorsChoose water bottles from another fully funded project. The new fridge has added a sense of 'home' in our classroom.\r\nThe students were so shocked to see the fridge being brought into our classroom by our custodian. They offered to assist him in placing the new fridge in the 'right' place in the classroom. The freezer is especially great because new we can plan menu items that need to remain frozen until we can use our DonorsChoose air fryer. The students are also available to bring in food/s to keep in the freezer for their daily lunches.\r\nOur next DonorsChoose project is another item for our classroom: shelves/cupboards. We are always trying to use every inch of our classroom work space, hence the need for new shelves/cupboards. We again thank you, the donors, for your continued support for our projects!","fullyFundedDate":1765303593273,"projectUrl":"project/keep-it-cold/9654669/","projectTitle":"Keep it Cold!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Munnell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp846021_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472148095103","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/melissamunnell"},{"teacherId":8062892,"projectId":9906721,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of our classroom. Because of your kindness, my students now have seat cushions that make their chairs much more comfortable. This simple change has already helped create a more welcoming and focused learning environment.\r\n\r\nWe also received snacks that I use as positive reinforcement. These small rewards help motivate students and recognize their hard work, effort, and positive behavior throughout the day. Your support helps encourage them to keep trying their best.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the box of tissues is greatly appreciated. It is a simple but important item that our classroom uses every day. It is something that we go through very quickly, especially during this winter season. \r\n\r\nYour generosity truly makes a difference for both me and my students. We are very grateful for your support and for helping create a positive and comfortable space for learning.","fullyFundedDate":1765391936624,"projectUrl":"project/ms-k-has-a-seat-for-you/9906721/","projectTitle":"Ms. K. Has a Seat for You!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kassep","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8062892_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x176,y112&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1632146432147","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kassepsclassroom"},{"teacherId":5841777,"projectId":10053654,"letterContent":"Our high school robotics recently expanded its program to include middle school students from a nearby school. For the past three weeks, students from the middle school had been staying after school every day from 3 pm to 5:30 pm to build two robots to complete in the FTC Competition. We completed the robots, and had an outstanding experience at the competition. \r\n\r\nOriginally, we only had four students staying after school, but we expanded that to nine after word spread that we were providing good snacks. The nutrition provided a nice incentive, and it allowed the students to work longer without fighting hunger pain. This donation had a huge impact.\r\n\r\nWe've only used about 25% of the snacks so far, and the remainder are currently being provided after school for our high school robotics students while they prepare for their FRC Competition in March. This donation will continue to benefit our students through the remainder of the school year.","fullyFundedDate":1769336400851,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-feed-the-robot-builders/10053654/","projectTitle":"Help Us Feed the Robot Builders!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Laurenson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5841777"},{"teacherId":3214040,"projectId":9927745,"letterContent":"My students and I really appreciated getting the copies of the sequels to The Hunger Games! SO many have signed them out that it is hard keeping them on the shelves. Watching my students choose to continue reading a story because they are invested is so rewarding. They are learning even more about character development and vocabulary and they don't even realize it!\r\n\r\nAny time a student finishes an assignment early, he/she/they can pop over to my bookshelves and read. (Our building collects cell phones all school day, so this is one of their favorite options.) I also permit them to sign the books out to read whenever they choose as well. Catching Fire, Mockingjay, and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes have all been favorites since they arrived. My freshman students read the book, but even more 10th graders have asked about them because they read The Hunger Games last year and want to know how it ends! \r\n\r\nThank you all so much for furthering my students love of reading!","fullyFundedDate":1764601399688,"projectUrl":"project/continuing-the-hunger-games/9927745/","projectTitle":"Continuing the Hunger Games","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Morse","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3214040_orig.jpg?crop=2544,2544,x0,y754&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762183239735","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3214040"},{"teacherId":2820421,"projectId":9151503,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my physics students now have the tools they need to work confidently and independently every day. The binders you funded have completely transformed our classroom organization—students now maintain structured lab notebooks and keep all of their practice work in one place, which has made a tremendous difference for many who struggle with executive functioning. The extra laptop chargers have been a game‑changer as well. My students rely heavily on technology for simulations, data collection, and online labs, and your support ensures that dead batteries never interrupt their learning. One of my favorite moments came during our first digital lab of the semester: several students who often feel anxious about being unprepared lit up when they realized they could grab a charger and get right to work without missing a beat.\r\nWe're already putting these resources to use in our current unit on energy and motion. Students are building long‑term lab portfolios, comparing their predictions, data, and explanations from hands‑on investigations. Because they can keep their devices charged and their materials organized, they've been able to work more efficiently—and with noticeably more pride. Next week, students will begin a multi‑day project analyzing real‑world phenomena using online simulations and recorded lab data. Their organized binders will help them track their progress, while the chargers will allow groups to stay collaborative and mobile around the room.\r\nYour support has not only provided materials—it has given my students a sense of preparedness, independence, and ownership of their learning. Thank you for believing in them and investing in their success.","fullyFundedDate":1745846965079,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-curiosity-essential-supplies-fo/9151503/","projectTitle":"Fueling Curiosity: Essential Supplies for Engaging Science Lessons","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Glisan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2820421_orig.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1663677472579","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2820421"},{"teacherId":6611857,"projectId":7537833,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating! The students I support greatly appreciate you! All of the things donated will help with behavior support and breakfast in the am. Students will be able to focus on their education!!\r\n\r\nThe support from others goes a long way in classrooms and without it, there are items that students will not be able to have. Being able to supply not just needs but wants of students helps to have a smooth school day and year! These items will last through the remainder of the school year.\r\n\r\nThank you!!","fullyFundedDate":1699012784216,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-materials-and-rewards/7537833/","projectTitle":"Classroom Materials and Rewards","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cassler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6611857"},{"teacherId":3214040,"projectId":9870982,"letterContent":"My students and I are loving the upgrades to the furniture in our space. I love the quiet when students get in and out of their chairs. The students love to have a soft surface to sit on after a day of mostly uncomfortable, hard chairs.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the tennis balls on the chairs, they were confused. But they soon realized how smooth pulling their chairs in and out would be. Deep down, I am sure they enjoy not hearing the scraping of legs on the floors whenever they move too. The cushions for the chairs have become a commodity! Some students actually come to class earlier so they can choose their favorite color for the day.\r\n\r\nMy students and I will continue to enjoy these furniture upgrades as we read and write together in the classroom. It makes coming to English class just a bit more enjoyable for them!","fullyFundedDate":1762267725758,"projectUrl":"project/furniture-upgrades/9870982/","projectTitle":"Furniture Upgrades","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Morse","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3214040_orig.jpg?crop=2544,2544,x0,y754&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1762183239735","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3214040"},{"teacherId":3465823,"projectId":9598751,"letterContent":"As each school year ends and begins, we take stock of our classroom and see what will last another year and what needs to get updated. Many times we update on our own without reaching out for help, but this year the task felt a little daunting and therefore I chose to reach out via Donors Choose for some of the bigger ticket items and some of the things are replaced year after year such as tissues.\r\n\r\nThe stools have come in handy in creating more seating arrangements and allowing for flexible grouping. The laminator has allowed us to laminate our new posters and the newly created student work. We use the posters and student work to decorate our walls and show off what we have accomplished in our classroom.\r\n\r\nWithout your generosity, none of the work we have accomplished this year would have been done.","fullyFundedDate":1759266584346,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-basics/9598751/","projectTitle":"Back to Basics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kelly Tsipras","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3465823_orig.png?crop=293,293,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754712026034","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3465823"},{"teacherId":9587602,"projectId":9810256,"letterContent":"The students were so excited to have a more welcoming room with the light covers. The fluorescent lighting is not as bothersome to some of the students while we are working. Also the PBIS is working better with the large variety of snacks the students can choose for rewards. They have other options too, but food is their number one option when they get rewarded. It is very much appreciated that you took time to consider the kids and support schools who sometimes get looked over. My students got excited to see the boxes waiting for them when they walked into the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1762267719883,"projectUrl":"project/pbis-builds-a-positive-culture/9810256/","projectTitle":"PBIS Builds a Positive Culture","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kliber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9587602_orig.jpg?crop=4000,4000,x2000,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720578986184","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9587602"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_42531","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":897,"numTeachers":103,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":7,"percentBlack":44,"percentWhite":26,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":13,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":8,"gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"8.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":76.4,"schoolId":42531,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Pittsburgh Brashear High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Pittsburgh Brashear High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/pennsylvania/pittsburgh-public-schools/pittsburgh-brashear-high-school/42531"}