{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Cass Street School","outOfStateSupporters":31.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7361340,"projectId":9551556,"letterContent":"We can't thank you enough for your generosity! Our students were so excited to get there backpacks this year. Parents were so thankful and some kids even hugged their backpacks with excitement (especially the kindergarten kids as it's their first time in school and having a backpack made them feel so grownup). For my class, and I know several others as well, we haven't had to pass out plastic bags for kids to take work home in this year as kids have their own backpacks that they bring every day (many to just show off how pretty they are).\r\n\r\nWe truly thank you with all our hearts for your donations. Our kids really appreciate you, and so do we.","fullyFundedDate":1755528201000,"projectUrl":"project/new-backpacks/9551556/","projectTitle":"New Backpacks","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bergtrom","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7361340"},{"teacherId":7361340,"projectId":9471490,"letterContent":"We can't thank you enough for your generosity! Our students were so excited to get there backpacks this year. Parents were so thankful and some kids even hugged their backpacks with excitement (especially the kindergarten kids as it's their first time in school and having a backpack made them feel so grownup). For my class, and I know several others as well, we haven't had to pass out plastic bags for kids to take work home in this year as kids have their own backpacks that they bring every day (many to just show off how pretty they are).\r\n\r\nWe truly thank you with all our hearts for your donations. Our kids really appreciate you, and so do we.","fullyFundedDate":1753547940671,"projectUrl":"project/new-backpacks-for-a-new-year/9471490/","projectTitle":"New Backpacks For A New Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bergtrom","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7361340"},{"teacherId":9731381,"projectId":9209571,"letterContent":"I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt thanks for your support, kindness, and dedication. Teaching is truly a collaborative effort, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with such thoughtful and engaged [students/parents/colleagues].\r\n\r\nYour support has made a meaningful difference in our classroom, and I deeply appreciate all that you do. It's been a joy to teach and feel that there are people out in the world ready to support our next generation. \r\n\r\nThe look of love and gratefulness from my students was unforgettable. \r\n\r\nThank you again for making this year so special!!!","fullyFundedDate":1746698836018,"projectUrl":"project/safe-respectful-responsible/9209571/","projectTitle":"Safe, Respectful, Responsible","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Haddeman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9731381_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725566795799","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9731381"},{"teacherId":5775144,"projectId":8911354,"letterContent":"THANK YOU for your generous donation towards self-care packages for our Girls of Color Alliance's personal hygiene events, including our Spa Party. I am so grateful; but more importantly, our girls are. They have stated that they have learned so much important information about taking care of their bodies; and now, through your generous donations of hygiene and feminine care products, they feel empowered to take control of their self-care. \r\n\r\nBy donating to our project, every one of our participants received their own self-care packages complete with basic feminine care products. The girls took one package home and kept a small bag in their lockers for emergencies. It's so nice to see the confident look on their faces, knowing they are able to take care of their needs. The informational session even opened the door for difficult conversations about how to tell a friend about their body odors. Since the sessions, none of our girls have struggled with body odor. \r\n\r\nMiddle school girls of color face daily challenges that adversely affect their self-esteem, mental health, social participation, and ultimately their academic progress. One of the biggest challenges for some of our girls is limited access to basic self-care products. Our Girls of Color Alliance is a group of middle school girls who are committed to changing this trajectory in our school. Since learning more about self-care they have been sharing what they learned with their peers. They are planning to host a self-care spa party for younger girls this spring. Your generosity, support, and investment into our Girls of Color Alliance is so appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1733438465057,"projectUrl":"project/self-care-packages-for-teen-girls/8911354/","projectTitle":"Self-Care Packages for Teen Girls","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Beckley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5775144_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753143205191","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-collins-beckley"},{"teacherId":3335840,"projectId":9037166,"letterContent":"My class was so appreciative of the help provided in funding our Wiggling, Wobbling and Wise project. Some said they were really \"pleased\" to sit on their pad and others said the wiggle feet helped with their boredom. Another student said the wiggling chair feet really helped with her anxiety as it gave her something to lock into instead of what was bothering her.\r\n\r\nThese tools will last us a long time and will be used by many classes in the future. We appreciate their generosity and support. My students learned which tools could help them focus and will take that with them in the future. \r\n\r\nThanks for helping to make this project happen and we appreciate your support.","fullyFundedDate":1737033517765,"projectUrl":"project/wiggling-wobbling-and-wise/9037166/","projectTitle":"Wiggling, Wobbling and Wise","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kartheiser","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3335840_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628043585700","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrkatcass"},{"teacherId":5775144,"projectId":8911540,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating feminine hygience supplies to our Girls of Color Alliance. Hygiene is a challenge for our middle school girls in our community. On a daily basis there are students who don't have the hygiene supplies they need to properly care for themselves. In additon to lacking supplies, many students lack the knowledge of how to properly care for their bodies. This has been a big concern for the girls in our Girls of Color Alliance. This year they made it their mission to educate themselves and their friends about the importance of self-care and proper hygiene. The girls have shared that hygiene is not an easy topic to discuss with others without offending them or causing harm. So the girls formed a self-care planning team and began to troubleshoot respectful ways of addressing these issues with their peers. They discussed many ideas including a hygiene talk, skincare testimonials, a spa party, and distributing self-care packages with feminine care products. \r\n\r\nAfter much planning, the girls invited a guest speaker to present a talk on proper hygiene. The speaker shared an easy to understand and engaging presentation which also included ideas on how to talk with friends and peers who struggle with hygiene. Many of the girls stated that they had learned something new, weven those who felt they had good hygiene practices. The girl also prioritized providing the products necessary to practice good self-care. That's where your donations have made the greatest impact. The girls were able to make and distribute 24 self-care packages that included much needed feminine care products. The packages were beautiful as well as functional. The packages created so much interest from girls in other grades (4th-6th), that now our 7th-8th grade girls are now considering how they can spread their lessons learned to younger girls. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generous donations and for your interest in supporting tween girls of color. When I told them about your donations, they were in awe that people they don't even know would support their vision. That realization is heart-warming for me as well as them.","fullyFundedDate":1731255350295,"projectUrl":"project/feminine-hygiene-supplies-for-tween-girl/8911540/","projectTitle":"Feminine Hygiene Supplies for Tween Girls","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Beckley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5775144_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753143205191","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-collins-beckley"},{"teacherId":5775144,"projectId":8783049,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to Cass Street School's Girls of Color Alliance. We are a group of 7th and 8th grade girls who are finding positive ways to support and empower other girls. Our motto is \"safe spaces with safe people.\" Since we started our group in March of 2024, we have seen less conflict between girls in our group, even those who were previously at odds. The girls in the group have expressed feeling a greater sense of belonging and confidence as a result of participating in our group. \r\n\r\nOne of things we are doing this year is building our love of reading with a focus on literature about girls of color, written by female authors of color. We started our book club with a book tasting and hot cocoa bar set in a coffee shop atmosphere. The girls loved it! Initially we planned to incorporate the journals in our book club so the girls could express their thoughts and feelings about the books we read. However, the girls were so excited about the journals we are using them for entries on various topics of interest to our girls. \r\n\r\nThe stickers, gel pens and markers have afforded the girls the opportunity to personalize their composition style journals. It's such a joy to see them writing for pleasure with no fear or worries about being graded, etc. Thank you again for giving the girls the opportunity to express themselves creatively and in writing.","fullyFundedDate":1726796051675,"projectUrl":"project/girls-of-color-alliance/8783049/","projectTitle":"Girls of Color Alliance","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Beckley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5775144_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753143205191","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-collins-beckley"},{"teacherId":7361340,"projectId":8585459,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for our amazing new laptop for our Smartboard! It has made such a difference in our ability to do our work in class. We are able to listen to more songs and play more games now that our laptop is fast connecting and doesn't freeze constantly. We are so excited to have our new laptop and it is all thanks to you! We really appreciate your generosity! We are so excited to be able to do our work and even meet with more people on Zoom meetings now that we have a laptop that works properly.","fullyFundedDate":1724247102929,"projectUrl":"project/working-laptop-for-our-smartboard/8585459/","projectTitle":"Working Laptop for Our Smartboard","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bergtrom","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7361340"},{"teacherId":7361340,"projectId":8580674,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity my students have not only the supplies they need, but some great educational games and activities for our classroom. You have helped my students feel not only excited about being in school but have given them the feeling of belonging because they don't feel different from anyone else for 'not having what they needed'. My students have their own materials and now special games that help them learn and feel more confident in their learning skills. Being able to do small group activities with the materials you provided has helped them to grow academically in ways they might not have been able to before.\r\n\r\nThank you again! We couldn't have done it without you!","fullyFundedDate":1723647169671,"projectUrl":"project/school-supplies/8580674/","projectTitle":"School Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bergtrom","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7361340"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_37724","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":265,"numTeachers":18,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":85,"percentWhite":2,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":6,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"14.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":68.4,"schoolId":37724,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Cass Street School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Cass Street School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/wisconsin/milwaukee-public-schools/cass-street-school/37724"}