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Teacher D'Alessandro from Staten Island, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Adapted Physical Education

My students need indoor supplies when the weather changes and we can't go outside.

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My Students

The school I work for is a special needs school; all students have some kind of physical or educational disability. Our school has over three hundred students in seven different locations. The location I work at is housed in a general education high school, which has over three thousand students. With that many students in one school, I do not have access to the gymnasium or any open space for my students. I have fifty students that I teach adapted physical education to, and it's all done in the classroom. Before we start, desks and chairs need to be moved, and safety is an issue. However, the students love to participate in A.P.E. and will do anything to help the staff and I make an appropriate space for their activities.

My Project

The school I work for is a special needs school; all students have some kind of physical or educational disability. All of the equipment I am asking for, like the wool fleece balls and the Stack Cups, are helpful for my students to be active in a safe setting. Since I do not have access to the gymnasium or any open space for my students, I have to work in small spaces, so fleece balls and Stack Cups are safe for my students. I have fifty students that I teach adapted physical education to, and it's all done in the small spaces. They call me the traveling Phys. Ed. Teacher, since I move around from class to class. Having bags to carry the equipment around would be a great help for me. Also, it would be easier to store the equipment in my 6 ft by 6 ft office that I have.

Teacher D'Alessandro Richard H Hungerford School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

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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Staten Island, NY 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

60 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Jumbo Stacks • Nasco $199.99 1 $199.99
4 Wool Fleece Ball - White • Nasco $3.95 30 $118.50
SureShot • Nasco $39.96 1 $39.96

Materials cost

$358.45

Vendor shipping charges

$35.84

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$429.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.82

Total project goal

$505.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$505.49

3 Donors

-$505.49

Donations toward project cost

-$429.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.82

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$0.00

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