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Mrs. Zibell from Bridgeport, CT is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing the World to the Children

My students need a HP laptop computer to use with a Smartboard.

  • $759 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.

I am a fourth grade teacher at an inner-city school in Connecticut, where many of our students are new to our country and their family incomes are amongst the lowest in the country. Many of these children face poverty, violence and obscenities of life on a daily basis, that are well beyond what most of us could imagine. Yet our students do their best to learn. We try our best to give them a good education and an introduction to the American way of life, but with limited resources, there are many things that others consider basic parts of education that we cannot provide without assistance. We recently were fortunate enough to acquire a Smartboard and an LCD projector. The obstacle we face is that we do not have a working computer. Due to budget restrictions in the district, desktop computers that are not working are not being repaired in a timely fashion and some not at all. The students have been looking so forward to expanding their learning ability with the use of the Smartboard, and not having a working laptop computer makes it quite difficult to use the Smartboard on a daily basis. A laptop computer would give my students the opportunity to use the fabulous technology that comes with the use of the Smartboard on a daily basis. Most of my students are not fortunate enough to have a the use of a computer at home. They come from poor, impoverished families. Many of their parents do not have more than a high school education. Being able to use the technology that a Smartboard offers, can broaden their minds and experiences, that they might never have the opportunity to experience. My project needs a HP laptop computer. The cost of this proposal is $549.99, which includes shipping for any materials requested and fulfillment

Mrs. Zibell Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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Bridgeport, CT View local requests

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

30 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HEWLETT-PACKARD-NEW 006 G60-235DX E1 9167947 • Best Buy $549.99 1 $549.99

Materials cost

$549.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $55.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$622.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$136.59

Total project goal

$758.83

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $758.83

1 Donor

-$311.12

Donations toward project cost

-$311.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$379.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$311.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$68.29

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 $0.00

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