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Mrs. Ennis from Madison, WI is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ditch the Desks

Help me give my students a welcoming place to return to this fall.

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My Students

I work in a social and economically diverse urban school. Fifty-seven percent of students are on free or reduced-price lunch (this is not including a number of students who probably qualify, but are unable to or do not know how to apply). This number continues to increase over the years.

Our school is racially and ethnically diverse, especially for the area, as the majority of our students are Black, Latinx, or multiracial.

I currently teach 6 classes: 5 of World History 10 (2 honors classes) and 1 of Wisconsin Studies 11/12.

I have a number of students with special behavioral, emotional, and learning needs. I do what I can with what I have to engage all learners in a safe, structured, welcoming environment. I provide for them what they may not have outside of the school walls.

My Project

My Project

Currently, my room consists of 32 mismatched, old, broken desks.

The seatbacks are bent to look more like recliners than chairs. The desks themselves have pealing veneer, which results in slivers and snagged clothing. Aspiring young "artists" have engraved many of them with inappropriate terms. They are circa the 1960s. At almost 6', I can barely fold up enough to fit into them. I can only imagine how uncomfortable they are for my students.

My room is filled with sunlight, and I do what I can to make it a comfortable place for students to be.

My students deserve to come into fresh furniture that they can fit into! They are worthy of new things. My school is a socio-economically diverse school. Our students don't always have the nicest things. They need to know that we care about their learning and providing them with something as simple as new seating and work surfaces are one way of demonstrating that.

I am requesting tables and chairs because the desks are not conducive to collaborative learning. In addition to being small, they are challenging to arrange in ways for students to work with their peers. Round tables will encourage this. They will help with community building, student participation, and teamwork. I am not going to replace all of the desks at this time but want to at least remove those that are in the poorest condition.

Mrs. Ennis East 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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Madison, WI 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flash Furniture HERCULES Plastic Stack Chair, Black (RUT-F01A-BK-GG) • Quill.com $28.79 20 $575.80
Flash Furniture Round Activity Table, Gray (XUA42RNDGYTA) • Quill.com $128.69 4 $514.76

Materials cost

$1,090.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,136.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$200.63

Total project goal

$1,337.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,337.55

7 Donors

-$961.16

Donations toward project cost

-$828.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$132.92

match offer

-$363.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$308.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

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 $0.00

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