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Ms. Elam from Bronx, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Literature to Life with Color

My students need a color printer to use to print their work.

  • $274 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

Kindergarten is a magical time for children, but for some of our students, it can be very difficult if they don't have the tools to be successful.

Our school is located in the poorest congressional district in the country.

The children in our class are from diverse backgrounds, including many first generation immigrants from Ivory Coast, Ghana, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Central America. Our students want to learn, but are often faced with such adversity that education becomes secondary in their lives.

My Project

Our inclusion class is comprised of 40% special needs students, some of whom have severe delays in fine motor skills. As the children learn to write, many are faced with the troubling fact that their writing skills cannot effectively support their communication of ideas and experiences. By having a color printer in our class, we will be able to allow our struggling students the opportunity to write their ideas using the computer, and print their stories in color, alongside their classmate who are more able to communicate their ideas in print.

This project will give students a sense of pride that they've never experienced before.

As students with special needs become more aware of their disabilities, it is crucial that their work is validated in order to build a sense of accomplishment.

Ms. Elam Family School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Elam

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

100 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
COMPUTERS LASER PRINTERS LASER 8905508 • Best Buy $199.99 1 $199.99

Materials cost

$199.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$223.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.17

Total project goal

$273.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $273.16

2 Donors

-$273.16

Donations toward project cost

-$223.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.17

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