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Mrs. Doster from Chicago, IL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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An Organized Room is a Room Where Learning Happens

Help me give my students an ORGANIZED classroom! I would love for each group of desks to have their own command center to streamline transitions and create a calm environment.

  • $566 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

My students are a diverse group of individuals, most of whom come from low-income immigrant families. Many of my students are bilingual; most of these students speak Spanish or Polish at home and English at school. They are energetic and committed learners, and they deserve to be instructed where they are, not where they should be or where their classmates are.

My 8th graders are reaching the end of their elementary education and are preparing to apply for and enter high school which is a competitive, demanding, and sometimes daunting experience.

Your funding will help them make strides toward a bright future, and they are grateful for the opportunities you contribute to our classroom.

My Project

I am tired of a messy classroom!

Please help me give my students the organization they deserve.

It's my goal to have a command center at each group of desks to store extra supplies, daily handouts and instructions, and work that needs to be turned in and passed back. Matching dividers for each student to put in their binders will help keep everyone organized; when the red tab is for writing for everyone, it's so much easier to teach executive functioning and for students to learn and retain those necessary life skills.

Some extra stools will help make collaboration easier and less chaotic, too. We are grateful for your support, and I'm excited to model systems and structures that promote learning and foster the kind of environment my students need at school.

Mrs. Doster
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Avery Big Tab Insertable Two-Pocket Plastic Dividers, 5 Multicolor Tabs, Case Pack of 24 Sets (11906) • Amazon Business $67.93 3 $203.79
Furinno 3-Tier Open Shelf Bookcase, White 11003WH • Amazon Business $21.54 5 $107.70
Norwood Commercial Furniture NOR-STOOLBS-SO Plastic Stack Stools, Black & Grey, Pack of 5 • Amazon Business $57.70 1 $57.70
Ikea - TOLSBY Frame for 2 pictures, white (pack of 10) • Amazon Business $30.99 1 $30.99
Royal 25 White Magazine File Holders Storage Boxes 12 1/4"H x 3 1/2"W x 9 3/4"D • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
VELCRO Brand - Sticky Back Hook and Loop Fasteners | Perfect for Home or Office | 3/4in Coins | Pack of 200 | White • Amazon Business $14.69 1 $14.69

Materials cost

$443.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$480.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.80

Total project goal

$565.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $565.32

10 Donors

-$501.00

Donations toward project cost

-$433.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.65

match offer

-$55.49

Match offer toward project cost

-$47.17

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.32

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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