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Ms. Garcia from Bronx, NY is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Building a Diverse Library

I need picture/chapter books that represent a diverse set of characters based on race, gender, socioeconomic status to be used for classroom discussion and lessons.

  • $719 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

I am entering my 4th year as a 3K-5th grade instructional literacy coach at a school in a low income high need community. I am lucky to be able to work with over 600 students and their teachers at my school as a staff developer.

Our students greatly represent our strong and confident BIPOC community.

As a school whose vision and mission builds the foundation for leadership development, our students strive to and have become amazing leaders by taking ownership of their learning, creating and accomplishing goals, and building exceptional public speaking skills thus preparing them to be essential representatives of their BIPOC community to continuously help other find their voice!

My Project

This set of diverse picture/chapter books will help me fine tune my instructional coaching as I model lessons and support classroom teachers with books that represent our student community.

As a school with a large BIPOC population, I want to ensure that our teachers are using books that not only provide optimal opportunities to explicitly model reading and writing strategies to support student academic needs but also provide our students with access to books that represent who they whether it is race, gender, socioeconomic status, etc.

Building a library as an instructional coach is essential as it will provide me with a wide variety of books to support student learning, I will be able to read through each book and jot down possible reading and writing lessons, themes and discussion prompts for social emotional learning conversations.

Many times teachers do not know which books to use for ELA lessons, I envision a library where teachers can come to explore, get ideas, and learning best pedagogical practices.

Ms. Garcia PS 1 Courtlandt School Grades 3-5

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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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

600 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dyamonde Daniel Series • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) • Amazon Business $14.57 2 $29.14
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $14.39 2 $28.78
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Bravo!: Poems About Amazing Hispanics • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
I See You • Amazon Business $15.95 1 $15.95
Born Curious: 20 Girls Who Grew Up to Be Awesome Scientists • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
I Am One: A Book of Action (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Flowers for Sarajevo • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Maddi's Fridge • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
The Other Side • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Ron's Big Mission • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
My Brother Charlie • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion • Amazon Business $12.79 1 $12.79
Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Grace for President (Grace Series (1)) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Let the Children March • Amazon Business $11.86 1 $11.86
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness • Amazon Business $11.59 1 $11.59
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
The Word Collector • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
I Am Love: A Book of Compassion (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $10.36 1 $10.36
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement • Amazon Business $10.25 1 $10.25
Counting on Community • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library • Amazon Business $9.72 1 $9.72
Say Something • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
What Does It Mean to Be Present? • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Be You! • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54
The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
A Boy Called Slow (Paperstar Book) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
My Name Is Yoon • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Something Beautiful • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
How Tia Lola Learned to Teach (The Tia Lola Stories) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Colors of Us • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Let's Talk About Race • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $7.47 1 $7.47
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay (The Tia Lola Stories) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
White Socks Only (Albert Whitman Prairie Paperback) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
My Friend Has Autism (Friends with Disabilities) • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
A Bike Like Sergio's • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Happy in Our Skin • Amazon Business $6.19 1 $6.19
Tight Times (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Class Act #2 (Jada Jones) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Rock Star #1 (Jada Jones) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$572.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$611.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$107.85

Total project goal

$718.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $718.99

3 Donors

-$718.99

Donations toward project cost

-$611.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$107.85

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