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Mr. Upchurch from Saint Louis, MO is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Get Organized

My students need 1 inch binders to improve organization and accountability.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Upchurch's classroom raised $430

This project is fully funded

My Students

Organization is a huge challenge with my students. Students do not carry book bags which makes it difficult to keep up with assignments. My students need to learn how to organize themselves before they matriculate to high school.

My students are students are fun-loving but tough.

They come from many of the most impoverished communities in the Saint Louis Metropolitan area. Our school is struggling to make the gains needed to receive accreditation, but our students still are struggling to retain the academic habits which will increase their rate of success.

My Project

My students need 1 inch binders to improve organization and accountability. Organization is a tremendous challenge for my students. I envision the binders as a way to help students become organized. My students also need to be accountable for their own learning. The binder will be a way in which I can track accountability.

Your donation will help make my classroom a little more organized.

Student work will be centralized and students will have more autonomy on how and when they complete assignments.

Mr. Upchurch Barack Obama Elementary School Grades 6-8

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

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Saint Louis, MO View local requests

Nearly all 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

120 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wilson Jones Round Ring View Binder, 1-Inch, Basic, Customizable, White, 12 Pack (W362-14WPK) • Amazon Business $32.99 10 $329.90

Materials cost

$329.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$364.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.39

Total project goal

$429.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$429.24

4 Donors

-$429.24

Donations toward project cost

-$364.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.39

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$0.00

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