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Mrs. Sutton from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cultivating Genius Through Literacy

Help me give my students a sense of identity through literature that reflects who they are.

  • $529 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 teach at a Title One school with about five hundred students. The majority of our student population is Latino and African-American, many of whom reside in temporary housing facilities in the South Bronx. Our student population is comprised of over one hundred students who have special needs and ninety-eight percent of our students are eligible for free lunch. Despite these odds and challenging circumstances, our students come to school each day and are encouraged to see our school's vision, which is for all of our students to "Be our best, love learning and inspire the world!" With a continued perspective on strong instructional practices and improving students' outcomes, we are focusing on supporting our students' academic, social, and emotional growth and development. This focus is important in that we believe students learn best through regular interactions with adults who know them well, in a supportive and safe environment.

My Project

Being a teacher of black and brown students, I would love to expose my students to literature that reflects who they are. I believe that when children can identify with characters in books they are more apt to engage and believe in themselves.

Identity is vital to student success!

I have chosen these books because students need to authentically see themselves in the learning process. These books will be only one step towards that goal. When students can engage with books that reflect their culture and their identity they tend to become more involved in the learning process. Help us to achieve this goal.

Mrs. Sutton PS 6 West Farms Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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

HBCU Alum 25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
I Am Enough • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
Ambitious Girl • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
I Believe I Can • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Ada Twist, Scientist • MahoganyBooks $17.09 1 $17.09
Hair Like Mine • MahoganyBooks $17.06 1 $17.06
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut • MahoganyBooks $17.05 1 $17.05
Bunheads • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
The Undefeated • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Sulwe • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Hair Love • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Black is a Rainbow Color • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
M Is for Melanin A Celebration of the Black Child • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
I Am Every Good Thing • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Skin Like Mine • MahoganyBooks $16.16 1 $16.16
Get Up, Stand Up • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Your Name is a Song • MahoganyBooks $15.29 1 $15.29
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You • MahoganyBooks $14.39 1 $14.39
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind • MahoganyBooks $8.09 1 $8.09
Good Kind of Trouble, A • MahoganyBooks $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$405.56

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.60

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$449.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.28

Total project goal

$528.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $528.52

2 Donors

-$301.76

Donations toward project cost

-$256.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.26

match offer

-$226.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$192.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.01

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