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Ms. Berkoh from Long Is. City, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Black Author Book Fair BHSECQ

Help me give my students free books for our book fair this year!

  • 3 donors
  • $615 goal

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My Project

BHSEC Queens is a special school, one of only four like it in NYC. The high school experience has been completely redesigned: 9th and 10th grades are college preparation, and 11th and 12th grades are the first two years of full-time college study, all free of charge in a public high school setting.

In 2023-24 BHSEC Queens enrolled a total of 665 students from a diverse range of backgrounds: 28% Asian, 28% Latino/a, 22% white, 19% Black.

13% of students qualify for special education. 57% of BHSEC Queens students are eligible for free or reduced price lunch; 45% of the student body are first generation college students; 64% qualify for federal pell grants. 73% of seats in the incoming 9th grade are set aside for students who qualify for free or reduced-priced lunch.

Annually we have a Black Author Book fair in which we provide books to the student body that are written by Black authors that touch on different intersectionalities our students hold. It has been a great way for students to pick up free books, read more and learn about cultures and aspects of identity that they either hold or have never themselves experienced.

In collaboration with our affinity clubs Black Student Union, La Furze Undid, Sexuality and Gender Alliance, and the Muslim Student Association we insure that all of our students are represented in the books we provide. This has always been a fulfilling and popular event for our students who love to embrace the inclusive and welcoming nature of our school. This is what makes our students so special; they always have a drive to learn more, whether it's about themselves or others. The book fair has been a great way to foster that drive.

Ms. Berkoh Bard High School Early College Queens 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.

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Long Is. City, NY View local requests

More than half 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

600 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ain't Burned All the Bright - Caldecott Honor Book (hardcover graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 2 $40.00
Clap When You Land (hardcover, YA ages 14+) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 2 $38.00
Homegoing (paperback, YA ages 14+) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks (award-winning historical fiction) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 2 $36.00
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell (paperback, autobiography, YA ages 14+) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.00 2 $36.00
When Stars Are Scattered (paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $17.00 2 $34.00
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $30.00 1 $30.00
Duel (paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 2 $30.00
Call Us What We Carry (hardcover) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $26.00 1 $26.00
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work (teen mental health, social emotional learning awareness) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 2 $24.00
The Hate U Give (hardcover, YA ages 14+ mature) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha, 1) • Amazon Business $10.34 2 $20.68
Cinderella Is Dead • Amazon Business $10.22 2 $20.44
Rebound (The Crossover Series) (paperback) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 2 $20.00
Punching the Air (hardcover, YA ages 14+) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Within These Wicked Walls (hardcover) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
A Song Below Water (Volume 1) (YA paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 2 $20.00
We Are All So Good at Smiling (hardcover, YA ages 14+) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks - teen mental health, social emotional learning • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Ghost (Track #1) (paperback) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 2 $16.00
You Should See Me in a Crown (paperback) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00

Materials cost

$485.12

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$522.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.19

Total project goal

$614.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $614.59

2 Donors

-$307.30

Donations toward project cost

-$261.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.09

match offer

-$307.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$261.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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