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Mrs. Perez-Maldonado from Bronx, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Amplify all our Voices!

Help me give my students 17 Voice amplifiers and 77 microphone headsets to amplify their voices drowned out by covid-19 air filters and face masks.

  • $1,041 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Now that we’re back to in-person learning, my students are excited to interact with each other and be a part of a supportive classroom community. Even though our classrooms are now totally transformed with noisy appliances to minimize COVID-19 transmission, my students eagerly speak up in order to be able to listen to each other. In our first weeks of classes, no one has complained about the need to speak loudly in order to be heard. They have hopes of having traditional senior activities such as prom and a senior trip this year.

My students are hard working, inquisitive, generous, supportive of each other and love to volunteer their time to help their peers.

We are a part of a small school, located on the 8th floor of a large campus in the Bronx. Our classroom is not a place for competition, but a place for collaboration. The majority of them come from immigrant families and many are the first in their families to apply to college. A third of my students are English language learners, unafraid of making mistakes to grow their language skills.

My Project

We begin each class with a singing bowl meditation and often hold full class discussions. I encourage my students to question everything and respond to each other’s inquiries. In our College English class, after independent and group assignments, we debrief class content as a whole class. However, the three air filters, two air conditioners, open doors, and windows, as well as our face masks drown out my students’ voices. We appreciate all of these resources to keep us healthy during the current pandemic, but it’s hard for me to hear them and they have a difficult time listening to each other when they speak out loud.

My students deserve to have a school year closer to the norm they remember, and it begins with the ability to access the class conversation.

At the moment, I use a voice amplifier and my students need to project their voices as loudly as they can. My English language learners, in particular, would benefit from understanding what their peers say without any further obstacles.

With these voice amplifiers, my students would be able to participate in class discussions without straining their voices or the need to repeat themselves. With the storage cart, we would be able to organize our amplifiers and headsets and efficiently access them for class. My students have shown an interest in analyzing class texts as a class community, and this project will greatly help them continue this experience.

Mrs. Perez-Maldonado Marble Hill High School - International Studies Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

More about Mrs. Perez-Maldonado

Bronx, 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

77 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
NORWII S358 Portable 2000mAH Rechargeable Voice Amplifier with Wired Microphone Headset & Waistband, Personal Microphone and Speaker for Teachers Tour Guides ect (Black) • Amazon Business $24.69 17 $419.73
Set of 2 Headset Microphone, Flexible Wired Boom for Voice Amplifier,Teachers, Speakers, Coaches, Presentations, Seniors and More, Black • Amazon Business $11.99 30 $359.70
Honey-Can-Do Rolling Storage Cart and Organizer with 12 Plastic Drawers • Amazon Business $62.41 1 $62.41

Materials cost

$841.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$884.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$156.08

Total project goal

$1,040.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,040.55

10 Donors

-$867.00

Donations toward project cost

-$736.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$130.05

Matching donations from our partners

-$173.55

Match offers toward project cost

-$147.52

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.03

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 $0.00

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