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Mr. Kurdyla from San Pedro, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Dream in Logistics: No More Monday Morning Copies

My students need computers to full optimize their learning experience and to learn the necessary 21st century learning skills to be competitive in a global economy that is becoming more and more reliant upon technology. WE need chromebooks.

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My Students

Within a typical class I will have highly gifted students, students with special needs, and also English learners. Over 62% of the students at the school qualify for free or reduced lunches, and for many of these students their only access to technology (computer desktops/laptops) is at the school site. With more state and national testing as well as core textbooks becoming digitized there is an ever increasing gap between technological fluency in my classroom. When my students have prolonged access to technology their presentation skills flourish as well as their ability to research and dive deeper into unit themes.

My Project

Logistics...11:30 PM you're tossing and turning thinking about tomorrow's lesson plan when inspiration hits. You remember an old NY Times article you used that would be the perfect accompaniment to the selection your class is analyzing. Logistics...7:30 AM rifling through stacks of old files looking for a class set for 1st period. 7:45 you locate that file only to realize that your class size is 35 vs the previous cap size of 25 (5 years ago when you last used it). Logistics...sprinting down the hall in a moment eerily similar to an infamous football star dashing for his plane you charge for the copy machine with 10 minutes to spare. Standing in line behind Dave waiting for his chem tests and Terri running off the Declaration you realize that 11:30 epiphany will have to be postponed.

Access to a digital resource provides my students and myself with the type of flexibility that is not limited by logistics.

"Johnny you forgot your book again at home. No problem let me upload the text selection to your account...click...Logistics. This grant would revolutionize my classroom with Chromebooks and open my students up to a world of choice. The ability to change lessons on the fly. To differentiate Lexile levels, to provide audio/media adaptations of poems, short stories and novels creates a classroom where limitations are no longer dependent upon a clear path to the copy machine.

Mr. Kurdyla San Pedro High School Olguin Campus Grades 9-12

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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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San Pedro, CA 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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP Chromebook 11 G5 11 6 Celeron N3060 4 GB RAM 16 GB SSD US • CDW-G $173.24 11 $1,905.64

Materials cost

$1,905.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $174.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$28.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,138.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$377.40

Total project goal

$2,515.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,515.99

1 Donor

-$2,515.99

Donations toward project cost

-$2,138.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$377.40

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