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To submit a proposal at DonorsChoose, the teacher, coach, counselor, or librarian must be:
  1. A full-time employee, in good standing, of the school or school system;
  2. Physically located at one or more schools, or based out of a district office;
  3. Primarily assigned to directly serve students; and
  4. Responsible for some (preferably all) of the students to benefit from the proposal, meaning that the students concerned are on the teacher's roll book or in the teacher's club or sports team.
Below are guidelines for border-line cases:
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Guidance counselor, librarian, and school nurses employed by the public school system and assigned to a particular school Parent coordinators, paraprofessional, or teacher assistants
ESL teacher who works with students at 3 different schools Literacy "coach" who spends time in classrooms but is primarily charged with staff development
Teacher proposing a field trip where at least some of the participating students are on that teacher's roll book Teacher submitting a proposal on behalf of a colleague
Social worker or medical professional who is a full-time employee of the public school system and assigned to a particular public school Social worker or medical professional who reports to another governmental agency or institution
Teacher working out of a school or district office who serves home-bound, disabled students Home-visiting teacher who may be compensated by the government but is a private contractor
Summer school teacher who is a full-time teacher during the normal school year. Similarly, after-school teacher who is simply staying behind at the school where he/she teaches during the day. Part-time teacher who only works during the summer or after school.