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Ms. Vich from Kissimmee, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dear Martin

Help me give my students Dear Martin. Social injustice is an issue that many of my students can relate to.

  • $443 goal

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Ms. Vich has another project! Donate to State Testing Resources to help her classroom.

$762 - complete this project and be a hero

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 10th grade Intensive Reading in a large district in Central Florida. This school is labeled as a Title I school, meaning that the school receives additional funding because of the poverty in the area. The town is known to have many Non-English speaking citizens. 100% of students receive free breakfast and lunch, with many getting backpacks of food to take home on the weekends. Many families are homeless, live in a hotel, or share housing with another family. The students are underprivileged but eager to learn. The students are kind and respectful towards me. Most of the students are the first in their family to graduate high or attend college.

The students that come through my doors are willing to learn every day.

I have a great group of students that chooses to make the right choices and complete assignments. We have fun in the classroom while learning the necessary standards.

Having a positive environment around campus can influence the students to make the right choice and brighten their day.

My Project

I am requesting a class set of Dear Martin. I teach Intensive Reading and it is hard to get the students "hooked" on reading. I feel that this book will allow them to have the passion for the story. This book will not only give my students an opportunity to read but it will teach them about some of the major social issues we are now facing. This gut-wrenching novel will be a brilliant point of connection as I develop students who LOVE to read and crave effective life lessons. My students need to have the physical text to interact with. Since most of them are English Language Learners, this brilliantly written book will allow them to be exposed to new words in appropriate social context. I am hopeful to have this project funded so that we can do a book study starting soon! This book will be a great distraction from day-to-day state testing fast approaching.

Ms. Vich Poinciana High School 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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Kissimmee, FL 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

145 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
DEAR MARTIN • AKJ Education $13.13 26 $341.38

Materials cost

$341.38

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$376.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.44

Total project goal

$442.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $442.94

1 Donor

-$442.94

Donations toward project cost

-$376.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.44

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 $0.00

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