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Mr. Mendez from Houston, TX is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cancel Noise to Succeed

Help me give my students noise canceling head sets so that it makes them more successful with their TELPAS testing.

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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 Project

I have been administering the TELPAS test to my students since I started teaching 5 years ago. I have noticed that students that are very fluent in English tend to not do well on the speaking portion of the test because they are very self conscious of how they sound. When they are tested in a class with other students, they do not want to speak into the microphone, so they talk very quietly and their answers aren't recorded properly. Noise canceling head phones will block out others and make them feel more confident when speaking.

Mr. Mendez West Briar Middle School Grades 6-8

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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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Houston, TX 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

150 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) Wireless Earbuds, Up to 2X More Active Noise Cancelling, Adaptive Transparency, Personalized Spatial Audio, MagSafe Charging Case, Bluetooth Headphones for iPhone • Amazon Business $229.00 1 $229.00

Materials cost

$229.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$262.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.31

Total project goal

$308.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $308.75

1 Donor

-$279.34

Donations toward project cost

-$241.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.15

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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