{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pittsburgh Dilworth Arts & Hum","outOfStateSupporters":18.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10420840,"projectId":10066063,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting this DonorsChoose project and helping our school health office better serve students. \r\n\r\nYour generous donation provided essential items such as healthy snacks, reusable ice packs, medications and organizers, hygiene supplies, cleaning materials, a resting mat, and a standing scale for health screenings.\r\nThese resources are already helping our students when they are ill, injured, hungry, or simply need a safe place to rest. I have had students who did not sleep the night before come in and take a short nap and return to class and students who missed breakfast were able to refuel with some healthy snacks to bolster their learning. \r\n\r\nYour kindness ensures that I can respond quickly to student needs and help them return to class healthy, comfortable, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in the health of our students. Your support is making a noticeable impact.","fullyFundedDate":1778295250965,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-habits-start-here/10066063/","projectTitle":"Healthy Habits Start Here","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Yuhas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10420840"},{"teacherId":7817306,"projectId":10525920,"letterContent":"Thank you for your kindness in donating to our project. Because of you we have had a very successful first week of school. We are enjoying our new routines thanks to our new mailbox system. I was also able to create a cultrurally relevent section of our classroom with our new book shelf!\r\nPens, stickers, and mints to help ease worried minds and tummys have been very usefel this week. We have utlized the new dry erase markers and the dry erase holder to help play games on our white board and have some first week fun!\r\nThank you again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1787759815143,"projectUrl":"project/ela-success/10525920/","projectTitle":"ELA Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lemon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7817306_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1618270116406","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/h-lemon"},{"teacherId":8573121,"projectId":10194932,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping my speech and language students experience the joy and opportunity to become \"Service Stars!\" The Allstate Foundation has blessed my classroom culture yet again, and I am so grateful for your generosity. \r\n\r\nIn the future, when my students look back on the lessons they have learned in my class - in addition of course to how to articulate their sounds correctly or respond to \"WH\" questions - I know lessons like giving back to their community as \"Service Stars\" and will certainly come to mind. Thanks again for making that possible!","fullyFundedDate":1776889195303,"projectUrl":"project/service-stars-in-speech/10194932/","projectTitle":"Service Stars in Speech!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baxter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8573121_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1672861040518","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsbaxterslp"},{"teacherId":1769058,"projectId":10274837,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and for bringing our DonorsChoose project, \"Learning That Stands Out in a Calm Space,\" to life! Because of you, our second-grade classroom has been transformed into an inviting, organized, and tranquil environment where my students can truly thrive.\r\nWhen my students first walked into the room and saw the new decor—including our lovely gold-starred sheer curtains and fresh bulletin board displays—their faces completely lit up. They were so excited to explore the space, and the calming atmosphere has made an immediate difference in our daily routines. We've also been incorporating our new sensory and stress-relief items into our learning spaces, which have been wonderful for helping students center themselves, focus, and reset when tackling challenging second-grade math concepts.\r\nWith our calm and welcoming space fully set up, our next steps involve diving deeper into our hands-on math centers and collaborative group work. Your support has given my students a physical space that feels special, valued, and ready for learning every single day. Thank you again for investing in our classroom and for making such a lasting impact on these amazing kids!","fullyFundedDate":1778203065811,"projectUrl":"project/learning-that-stands-out-in-a-calm-space/10274837/","projectTitle":"Learning That Stands Out in a Calm Space","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Liberto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1769058_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786470418685","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-liberto"},{"teacherId":1769058,"projectId":10165126,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our project, *Engaging Every Learner Through Visuals and Hands-On Practice*. Your generous donations provided Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards that allowed me to purchase high-quality educational resources designed to make learning visible and meaningful for my students. These resources have brought lessons to life through engaging visuals, interactive activities, and hands-on practice opportunities that help students better understand and retain important concepts.\r\n\r\nThe materials have been especially exciting for students because they are colorful, interactive, and tailored to their learning needs. Visual supports, graphic organizers, task cards, and hands-on activities help students connect abstract ideas to concrete experiences. Instead of simply listening to a lesson, students are actively participating, discussing, sorting, building, and practicing skills in ways that keep them engaged and motivated to learn.\r\n\r\nThe impact has been particularly noticeable among students who benefit from additional visual supports and structured learning opportunities. These learners have gained confidence, become more independent, and are participating more actively during lessons. Because of your generosity, I have been able to differentiate instruction and provide resources that meet a variety of learning styles and abilities. Thank you for helping create a classroom where every student has access to engaging tools that support success. Your support is making a lasting difference in the learning and growth of my students every day.","fullyFundedDate":1778149882643,"projectUrl":"project/engaging-every-learner-through-visuals-a/10165126/","projectTitle":"Engaging Every Learner Through Visuals and Hands-On Practice","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Liberto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1769058_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786470418685","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-liberto"},{"teacherId":1769058,"projectId":10278571,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, *Color-Coded Classroom Ink to Help Primary Students Learn*. Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in our classroom. The color-coded ink has helped make learning more engaging and accessible for our young learners. By using different colors to highlight important information, identify letter and number patterns, and organize ideas, students are able to better understand concepts and stay focused during lessons.\r\n\r\nThe most exciting part for students has been seeing learning come to life through color. They are eager to participate in activities that use the color-coded materials, and many students are making connections more quickly because the visual cues help them remember information. Tasks that once felt challenging now feel more manageable and fun.\r\n\r\nSeveral students who struggled with organization and confidence have especially benefited from these materials. The color-coding provides clear guidance and reduces frustration, allowing them to work more independently and successfully. It has been wonderful to watch students take pride in their work and grow as learners. Thank you for helping create a classroom environment where every child has additional tools to succeed. Your support is making a lasting impact on our students each day.","fullyFundedDate":1779357842948,"projectUrl":"project/colorcoded-classroom-ink-to-help-primar/10278571/","projectTitle":"Color‑Coded Classroom Ink to Help Primary Students Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Liberto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1769058_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786470418685","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-liberto"},{"teacherId":4249179,"projectId":10152132,"letterContent":"Dear Donors,\r\n\r\nThank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for funding our project, \"The Right Click: Equipping Kids for Excellence!\" Because of your kindness, our classroom received a wonderful set of computer mice, and they have been a true blessing for our students during a very important time of the school year.\r\n\r\nOur main goal for these mice was to give our students an extra layer of comfort and support during the PSSAs. Laptop trackpads can be so tricky for small hands to use, especially when they are trying their best on a big test. Having a real mouse to hold onto made a world of difference! It helped our kids click exactly where they wanted to, taking away the frustration of accidental slips so they could relax and focus entirely on doing their absolute best.\r\n\r\nWe have a few students who usually get very nervous on test days, sometimes because they struggle with the finger control needed for laptop trackpads. These sweet students completely warmed up to the new mice. Having that physical mouse to hold onto seemed to wash away their test anxiety and gave them a wonderful boost of confidence. It was incredibly heartwarming to see them go from feeling overwhelmed to smiling and working calmly through their tasks.\r\n\r\nJust a little note: To keep our testing private and secure, we aren't allowed to take photos during the actual PSSAs. However, please enjoy these sweet pictures of our students happily using their new mice during our bonus project, creating stop-motion animation movies on iMovie!\r\n\r\nThank you again for caring so much about our school family and giving our kids exactly what they needed to succeed!","fullyFundedDate":1773838700535,"projectUrl":"project/the-right-click-equipping-kids-for-exce/10152132/","projectTitle":"The Right Click: Equipping Kids for Excellence","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Desiderio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4249179_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y121&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1660584363780","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-desiderio"},{"teacherId":9280352,"projectId":8874807,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom! Your support is helping us receive a full class set of books that will allow our students to participate in an engaging novel study together. Having a copy for each student will give everyone the opportunity to read, discuss, make connections, and dive deeper into the story as a class. This novel study will help strengthen reading comprehension, critical thinking, and a love of reading. We are incredibly grateful for your kindness and for helping provide our students with this meaningful learning experience!","fullyFundedDate":1734703514123,"projectUrl":"project/library-novel-study/8874807/","projectTitle":"Library Novel Study","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. A","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9280352"},{"teacherId":7817306,"projectId":10128455,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity in supporting this project! The students are enjoying the books! We are putting all of the other resources to good use also. We are using the pencils and paper to help write stories and the push pins are currently holding up our comic strip projects! The pens, paper clips, glue and tape are helping us to get we through the end of the year projects! We thank you for all your support of our classroom throughout this school year! Your support makes my job a lot easier!","fullyFundedDate":1773858604279,"projectUrl":"project/project-success/10128455/","projectTitle":"Project Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lemon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7817306_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1618270116406","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/h-lemon"},{"teacherId":7817306,"projectId":9641568,"letterContent":"A Snicker of Magic is one of my favorite books! It has been such a pleasure to share it with my students! We used it for a novel study this year. What was supposed to be an assignment that took a few weeks, turned out to be around a week. The students could not put it down!! We worked in small groups as well as a large group. Students came to my room during lunch to read!! It was amazing to watch students learn to love a book so much and ask to read it again and again. Thank you for giving us this opportunity!!","fullyFundedDate":1758294324972,"projectUrl":"project/reading-magic/9641568/","projectTitle":"Reading Magic","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lemon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7817306_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1618270116406","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/h-lemon"},{"teacherId":7817306,"projectId":10102780,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to this project. In 3rd grade our students love to read! Having an exceptional classroom library is very important. With your generosity I have been able to expand our library and give students choices in what they want to read. We have started a sign out sheet for students to borrow and take home our books. It has been an amazing addition to our reading library!! Students work towards the goal of reading 100 books a year and with the new books they have exceeded that goal!","fullyFundedDate":1772131522427,"projectUrl":"project/reading-reset/10102780/","projectTitle":"Reading Reset","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lemon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7817306_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1618270116406","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/h-lemon"},{"teacherId":5890315,"projectId":10080790,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for fully funding our classroom project for a new mop and vacuum. Your generosity has made an immediate difference in our learning environment. With young children in the classroom, messes are a part of our daily routine, and having reliable cleaning tools allows us to maintain a safe, healthy, and welcoming space for all students.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, we can spend less time worrying about cleanup and more time focused on learning, exploring, and growing together. A clean classroom helps my students feel comfortable, cared for, and ready to engage each day. We are incredibly grateful for your kindness and for investing in our classroom community.","fullyFundedDate":1774963704358,"projectUrl":"project/little-hands-clean-spaces/10080790/","projectTitle":"Little Hands, Clean Spaces!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Vratoric","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5890315_orig.jpg?crop=380,380,x192,y310&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1558027878210","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5890315"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_88678","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":454,"numTeachers":31,"percentFrplEligible":93,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":55,"percentWhite":28,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":3,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":10,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"14.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":81.4,"schoolId":88678,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Pittsburgh Dilworth Arts & Hum on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Pittsburgh Dilworth Arts & Hum","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/pennsylvania/pittsburgh-public-schools/pittsburgh-dilworth-arts-hum/88678"}