{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"General Marshall Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":23.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10187208,"projectId":9869283,"letterContent":"The power strip tower and CD player have made a quick impact in our classroom. With reliable charging for all devices, students can focus on their work without interruptions, ensuring our digital and bilingual lessons run smoothly.\r\n\r\nThe CD player has been especially valuable as we prepare for the AP Spanish exam. Students can now practice the listening sections with clear audio, replay passages, and become more familiar with the format they will face on test day.\r\n\r\nThanks to your support, our classroom is better equipped, more organized, and ready to help every student succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1764075866272,"projectUrl":"project/voices-and-voltage-bringing-audio-pow/9869283/","projectTitle":"Voices and Voltage: Bringing Audio & Power","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Torres","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10187208"},{"teacherId":3768952,"projectId":9618647,"letterContent":"Having a classroom library of diverse art history books has had a wonderful impact on our classroom. Currently, we are in the middle of a unit where students do research on an artist of their choosing, create an artwork inspired by their process, and then present their research and artwork to their peers. In a digital world, having physical books as a starting point for their research helped build a tactile research experience and also introduced them to diverse artists. \r\n\r\nThis \"Artist Study\" project gives students reading, writing, and research skills, in addition to creating original works of art. During their presentations, they will be practicing communication and public speaking skills. Lastly, this project allows students to develop their capacity to be *inspired* by artists without directly copying their work. \r\n\r\nThis is just one example of how we are using the new books in our art library. Thank you so much for providing these books to our classroom, they really provide endless opportunities for students to step into another world and explore artists and artwork from around the world, throughout the school year. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1755702787132,"projectUrl":"project/a-diverse-library-of-art-history/9618647/","projectTitle":"A Diverse Library of Art History","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Foster","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3768952_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1501614438376","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-jessicafoster"},{"teacherId":3768952,"projectId":9570374,"letterContent":"The impact these items have had on our start to the new school year has been immense! It's a joy to have materials that help both students and teacher create a clean, safe, fun, and organized environment. \r\n\r\nAs students fill up their art party chart with points earned by following the rules, their excitement builds for the competition between class periods and that sweet art party day! During art parties, we take a day off from our projects and set up art-making centers where students can collage, paint, draw, and sculpt with their friends while enjoying some popcorn and music. \r\n\r\nHaving a color-coded system in the classroom ensures that students are responsible and accountable for their own work and assist in the process of keeping our classroom clean and organized. Items like brooms and cleaning spray help students keep things tidy while magazine holders for sketchbooks and containers for materials at each table helps us keep things organized and saves us time. \r\n\r\nWe are really thriving in the art classroom this year, thanks to you and your generous donations. From the bottom of our hearts (and especially mine), thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1755702422660,"projectUrl":"project/from-drab-to-fab-creating-a-fun-art-env/9570374/","projectTitle":"From Drab to Fab: Creating a Fun Art Environment","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Foster","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3768952_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1501614438376","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-jessicafoster"},{"teacherId":10187208,"projectId":9620327,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting \"Hear Marshall Speak: Amplifying Bilingual Voices.\" The headphones you helped provide are already making a difference in our Dual Language classrooms, especially in English practice, AP Spanish, and Spanish 3A/3B.\r\n\r\nStudents are using them to enhance their listening and speaking skills through focused practice and assessments. The clarity of the audio helps them better understand spoken language and gain more confidence when recording responses for exams like STAMP, TELPA, and AP Spanish. One student told me she finally feels \"heard\" when practicing her speaking skills.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping our students grow as bilingual communicators—and for that, we are truly grateful.\r\n\r\n\r\nEstimados donantes,\r\n\r\nGracias por apoyar \"Hear Marshall Speak: Amplifying Bilingual Voices.\" Los audífonos que ustedes ayudaron a proporcionar ya están marcando una gran diferencia en nuestras clases del programa de Dual Inmersión, especialmente durante la práctica del inglés, en AP Spanish y en Español 3A/3B.\r\n\r\nNuestros estudiantes los están usando para mejorar sus habilidades de comprensión auditiva y expresión oral, tanto en actividades diarias como en la preparación para exámenes como el STAMP, TELPA y AP Spanish. La claridad del sonido les permite entender mejor y grabar sus respuestas con más confianza. Una estudiante me comentó que, por primera vez, siente que realmente \"la escuchan\" al practicar su español.\r\n\r\nSu generosidad está ayudando a que nuestros estudiantes crezcan como comunicadores bilingües. Les agradecemos sinceramente su apoyo.\r\nCon aprecio,","fullyFundedDate":1755812116173,"projectUrl":"project/hear-marshall-speak-amplifying-bilingu/9620327/","projectTitle":"\"Hear Marshall Speak: Amplifying Bilingual Voices\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Torres","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10187208"},{"teacherId":3768952,"projectId":9444993,"letterContent":"As described when I initially reached out for help funding this project, paper is the most used art tool in my classroom. Cardstock for screenprinting, watercolor paper for painting, and nice heavyweight drawing paper for everything in between. Thanks to you, we are fully stocked for the school year!\r\n\r\nOne way we can ensure more equitable art education is by providing high quality materials to all students. Through your generous donations, students in my classroom have access to the best foundation for their 2D artworks: high quality paper. Whether the student is new to art or preparing their portfolios for upcoming art competitions, ensuring that every student can begin their projects with the right surface is very meaningful.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support of our classroom, art education is so important and we can't do it without your help!","fullyFundedDate":1755187194574,"projectUrl":"project/paper-paper-and-more-paper/9444993/","projectTitle":"Paper, Paper, and More Paper!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Foster","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3768952_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1501614438376","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-jessicafoster"},{"teacherId":3106634,"projectId":7719791,"letterContent":"My students still talk about the library of snacks I was able to provide them thanks to your generous donations. I have been able to even begin a community snack program with kids contributing snacks for each other. It is such a beautiful thing to see them taking this further. It has also helped create a strong sense of care and family to have a place where they can just get a small bit of food for their growing tween/teen selves. I'm so grateful to your generous donations and hope to continue the snack stations!","fullyFundedDate":1699760299145,"projectUrl":"project/keep-kids-fed-and-learning/7719791/","projectTitle":"Keep Kids Fed and Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3106634_orig.jpg?crop=514,514,x74,y53&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754491919061","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3106634"},{"teacherId":9879766,"projectId":9014419,"letterContent":"With the jazz shoes your donations purchased, my dance students were able to attend their first dance competition and compete looking professional and polished! They had such an amazing time competing, watching other teams, and finding their place in the dance world. \r\n\r\nOnce we returned from competition, I saw a focus on technique and these shoes help tremendously with that. All the dancers have improved their skills with your help!\r\n\r\nMy students have expressed their desire for more ballet technique, more leaps and turns, and more dance competitions next school year, so these shoes will keep getting used!\r\n\r\nThank you, thank you, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1736208919439,"projectUrl":"project/dance-shoes-for-new-dancers-to-perform/9014419/","projectTitle":"Dance Shoes for New Dancers to Perform","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McCoy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9879766"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_131805","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":214,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":76,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":23,"percentWhite":18,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":54,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 6","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":76.6,"schoolId":131805,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about General Marshall Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"General Marshall Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/texas/austin-independent-school-district/general-marshall-middle-school/131805"}