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Franklin D Roosevelt High School
Brooklyn, NY
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

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Learning History Through Biographies
Funded Dec 31, 2014
I would like to thank you all for your generous donation to my classroom. My students have loved learning about the many different inventors, innovators and change makers throughout history. These books have allowed them to read biographies that are more on their grade level, yet are still involved in a general education curriculum. It has been amazing for me to watch they grab those books, and be able to read the words and understand the material. I cannot thank you enough for helping my class with their biography projects.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. O'Keefe
This classroom project was brought to life by Kia and 2 other donors.

My Students are apart if the NYSAA program known as ACES. These amazing students are a low function population amongst the larger special education population. Many of my students, though in High School cannot read beyond a 1st grade level. As a Social Studies and Reading teacher, it is my job to bring them a traditional high school curriculum in a way that they can understand. It is a challenge to keep them interested in a topic for long periods of time, so many of our topics are extended over many weeks. They are apart of a work study program as well. They gain both life skills and academics in one place. This helps them to gain a better sense of life after they leave our program. They have the opportunity to stay in this program until they are 21, meaning many of my students will be with me for 8 years. This also causes a challenge because granted many of them do not retain info for that long, I must recreate the curriculum each year.

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