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Ms. Levy from Brooklyn, NY is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cleaning Our Neighborhood One Pound At A Time

My students need a MacBook Pro laptop computer, floor scales and a digital scale.

  • $1,638 goal

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My Students

"My street is so dirty.", "There's so much garbage around." These are some the responses I here when I ask my students about their neighborhoods. My response is always, "Then do something about it! If this is your home, inside or outside, it's your responsibility to make it a better, cleaner place.

I work in a NYC DOE District 75 school, meaning all of the students are severely disabled, either physically or intellectually.

It is a high school/ occupational training center which is solely geared toward post graduation (21 years old). All of my students are classified as having autism, some more severe than others. But I see potential in every one of them. They have there own personalities and idiosyncrasies as any other human being. I do my best to bring out the best in each one.

My Project

As a teacher in a specialized high school, my curriculum is based on transitioning my students into adulthood with as much independence and personal responsibility as possible. The resources I have requested are based on a project designed by ABC Family to empower students to think for themselves and take charge of their lives, personal and community based. My students came up with idea for the ABC Family project through classroom conversations about the world around us. The inner city is filled with a significant amount of garbage and as one student said, "It doesn't look good." I agreed and started a discussion about things we could do. They came up with the idea of going outside and cleaning the community. I will use the scales to weigh the garbage we find. They will list and log daily collections on a spreadsheet on the computer. I am requesting the computer because, unfortunately, the technology resources at the school are limited at best and often unreliable or unavailable.

Funding of this project for my students is important because of the responsibility they will have, skills they learn and the accomplishment they will feel.

I will also be able to use the scales for a year long personal fitness unit and reinforce math skills. The computer will be used daily for research and building computer and communication skills. Individual donors, please help me and ABC Family see this through.

Ms. Levy PS 721K Occupational Training Center Grades 9-12

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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Brooklyn, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple MacBook Pro Core i5 2.3 GHz - 13.3' TFT • Best Buy $1,199.99 1 $1,199.99
SCALE PERSONAL FLOOR MODEL • Sportime, Inc $78.57 1 $78.57
Taylor Chrome & Glass Lithium Digital Scale • Nasco $34.95 1 $34.95

Materials cost

$1,313.51

Vendor shipping charges

$23.36

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$1,391.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$245.57

Total project goal

$1,637.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,637.14

2 Donors

-$797.00

Donations toward project cost

-$680.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$116.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$836.25

Match offers toward project cost

-$710.81

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$125.44

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.88

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$0.00

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