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Ms. Le from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Lifetime Love of Reading Starts With a Library

Help me give my students 72 books that will supplement their broad range of reading levels, passions, and interests.

  • $765 goal

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Teaching at a Title 1 school comes with late nights, busy Sunday's, heartaches, and headaches, but I've never felt as happy and exhilarated in my life because I have the pleasure of educating the most hard-working, kind-hearted students.

Due to our little humans' strong work ethic, our school was recently recognized by USC as one of the top public schools in Los Angeles for underserved students!

Our school is such a special, safe, and academically-rigorous place. I’ve had so many tears-eyed parents come up to me so that they can thank me for changing their kids’ attitudes toward school. At my school, kids fall in love with reading, find a safe place away from bullying, and connect with amazing teachers. On average, our students are learning about 1.5 - 2 years of content in a single year's time. At the beginning of 5th grade, 34% of my current 6th graders were proficient or exceeded in ELA. Within one year, that percentage increased to 64%.

Our school is currently moving mountains and on the verge of breaking socioeconomic barriers, and I am blessed to be a part of this incredible community of supportive faculty, parents, and students.

My Project

When my current 6th graders were in 5th grade, they participated in the daunting-to-some, yet outrageously awesome 40 BOOK CHALLENGE, which entailed reading 40 books from a variety of genres by the end of the school year. Although no one rose to victory, my students are determined to beat the challenge this year!

I want my classroom to foster students' love for reading.

After a full morning of classes that runs from 7:30 am to 12:10 pm, my students enjoy coming back from lunchtime to the classroom for their independent reading block, which is the time when they get to read their favorite book for 20 minutes.

THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN. I'd love to provide my kiddos with wonderful reading material, but our library is severely lacking. In order to accommodate my class of 70 students, my goal is to build a comprehensive library - with an extensive range of books covering multiple genres and reading levels.

Any and all donations would be monumental in building out a beautiful library for my current and future Libertas students!

Ms. Le Libertas College Preparatory Charter School Grades 6-8

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.

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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

70 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 6 Classic Grade Level Library • AKJ Education $397.25 1 $397.25
Hard as Nails History (8 Books) • AKJ Education $71.53 1 $71.53
Louis Sachar (6 Books) • AKJ Education $43.35 1 $43.35
Mr. Terupt (3 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $24.67 1 $24.67
Wonder • AKJ Education $9.99 1 $9.99
The Maze Runner • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29

Materials cost

$560.37

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $51.27

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$650.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$114.71

Total project goal

$764.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $764.76

7 Donors

-$457.30

Donations toward project cost

-$420.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.75

match offer

-$270.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$229.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$37.46

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 $0.00

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