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Ms. Paterson from Detroit, MI is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Association for Positive Behavior Support National Conference

I need to attend the National Conference for the Association of Positive Behavioral Support to learn the latest in specialized behavioral techniques to use with my awesome students!

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My Students

I teach at a Special Education Center High School for students ages 14-19. Our amazing program is located in Detroit, Michigan. We have three wings that serve students with Autism, Cognitive Impairments, and Severe/Multiple Impairments. We service students from the entire City of Detroit. Our school has 204 beautiful, young people with varying strengths and weaknesses. Their backgrounds are as diverse as their abilities. I have students whose parents are my colleagues and students who live in boarded up houses. Some come from 2-parent homes, and some come from three different homes.

We are all unique, but we are definitely a family here.

My Project

The Association for Positive Behavioral Support has a national conference once a year where Specialists In child behavior can gather to learn the latest in research based practices to best help students with behavioral difficulties be successful in school. Many topics are discussed including recent developments in mental health, juvenile justice, behavioral support and more.

Our students have severe needs and are in the most restrictive educational environment therefore deserve access to the most highly trained staff possible.

This training will keep me up to date so I can best service my students and help them on the path towards healing and return to their home school. I am requesting conference registration, hotel, flight and a food stipend for this amazing conference in Miami and hope you will consider supporting my endeavor. Thank you!

Ms. Paterson Turning Point Academy - Flemming Grades 6-8

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.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Component Company Total
Lodging Hyatt Regency Miami $300.00
Activity Association for Positive Behavior Support $300.00
Food Miami Food $120.00
Transportation Spirit airlines $150.00

Trip cost

$870.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$913.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$161.13

Total project goal

$1,074.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,074.18

6 Donors

-$513.00

Donations toward project cost

-$477.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.00

match offer

-$513.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$436.05

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$48.18

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 $0.00

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