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Ms. Dorothy from Brooklyn, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Bereft Student from Single Parent Home Deserves Second Chance

Help me give my students an iPad to replace the one he lost.

  • $596 goal

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My Students

My students are in an elementary school setting for a range of disabilities, including emotional disorders. This item is for an emotionally disturbed six year old boy who is energetic, adorable, and capable of learning quickly. He is in a single parent home, since he lost his father early this year, soon after I started working with him. His mother, a young woman from the Dominican Republic who works as a home attendant, is struggling financially and unfortunately the iPad the student was using in the spring was lost, probably stolen. He was inconsolable for weeks.

If his iPad could be replaced he would learn so much from using it, and it would enable him to participate in off-site learning.

My Project

As a speech therapist in special education in Brooklyn, I added to my caseload this past February a lively Dominican boy who recently turned six, and was transferred to our school from a regular education classroom. He has issues with emotional disturbance and ADHD, and presents as an engaging and lively student who prefers dancing to sitting at his desk. Shortly after this major transition, he lost his father, and was in the Dominican Republic to attend the funeral when the Covid-19 pandemic caused travel restrictions, keeping him and his mother there for over a month. When they returned in April, the mother found employment as a home attendant and with the help of our school, this student was able to attend daycare for essential workers' children. He received an iPad with WiFi from our school for remote learning.

This student was making significant advances in remote learning, participating independently at times and enthusiastically engaging in activities and assignments, but unfortunately his iPad was stolen sometime in May.

After all the traumatic events of his recent life, this student was profoundly upset by this loss and was still demonstrating emotional episodes triggered by it for weeks after it happened. It seems clear that this student would benefit greatly from the use of an iPad, which is why I am asking for help in replacing it. His mother is dedicated to his progress and has been adamant that she will not allow another loss of this nature to happen to her son. Please consider helping this wonderful, deserving child who has been through so much, and loves to learn.

Ms. Dorothy PS 771K Grades PreK-2

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Brooklyn, NY 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple iPad mini 5 Wi-Fi - 5th generation - tablet - 64 GB - 7.9' • Best Buy Education $399.99 1 $399.99
AppleCare+ for iPad Orig & Mini - 2-year plan • Best Buy Education $69.00 1 $69.00

Materials cost

$468.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$506.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.30

Total project goal

$595.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $595.32

7 Donors

-$332.66

Donations toward project cost

-$282.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.90

match offer

-$262.66

Match offer toward project cost

-$223.26

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.40

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 $0.00

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