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Mrs. Ashford from Nashville, TN is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Create Our Classroom Library!

My students need an easy-to-use, front-facing bookshelf for the new school year as we move into a new school building.

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My Students

You CAN tell a book by its cover! When young students see the cover of a book, they are more likely to pick it up and start reading than if they just looked at the book from the side.

I teach Kindergarten in a high-poverty school in Tennessee.

Currently all of my students are on free lunch and most come from single-parent households. They do not have the resources available to read at home for pleasure. It is so important to offer them a strong Kindergarten experience so that they are ready for the rest of their school career. We are a new school this school year. We are in a temporary location this year while our school building is being renovated. In July we hope to move into a fresh, remodeled building. Because it is a new school in a new building, there is very little furniture available in the classrooms. This bookshelf will be a welcome addition to my classroom!

My Project

My students love looking at books! This new bookshelf will help organize our classroom library, as well as encourage more "book browsing" among students. The separated bins will allow me to organize books by category and the front-facing feature will make books more appealing to students. We are currently using a traditional bookshelf, which makes it hard to see more than the spine of a book. This bookshelf will allow my disadvantaged students the opportunity to fall in love with books!

I am finishing my first year of teaching, and one of the most important things I have learned is how valuable books are to a child's education.

With a better bookshelf, I will be able to better equip my classroom and serve my students. This donation will not only help for next school year, but all of the school years to follow. Who knows how many children will fall in love with books by using this bookshelf??

Mrs. Ashford Robert Churchwell Museum Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nashville, TN View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

16 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ676 - Classic Birch Mobile Book Organizer • Lakeshore Learning $329.00 1 $329.00

Materials cost

$329.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$342.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.28

Total project goal

$418.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $418.22

9 Donors

-$418.22

Donations toward project cost

-$342.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.28

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 $0.00

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