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Ms. DelDotto from Chicago, IL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dividers and Conquer!

Help me give my students the necessary tools to keep their work organized! We need plastic dividers.

  • $410 goal

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Ms. DelDotto has another project! Donate to Sharpening Success: Pencils for Every Student to help her classroom.

$191 - complete this project and be a hero
Help Ms. DelDotto

Ms. DelDotto has another project! Donate to Sharpening Success: Pencils for Every Student to help her classroom.

$191 - complete this project and be a hero

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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

Our English Language Arts curriculum is very heavy in documents and my students need binders to keep their work and documents organized. My school is a Title I school and almost all of our students receive free lunch. Most students cannot afford to buy their own supplies, so it is up to me to give my students what they need to help them more easily access the new curriculum. The curriculum specifically asks for the students to have certain supplies, but I know my students will not be able to afford them.

My students need binder dividers to organize all their work for our new curriculum.

The curriculum has divided their work into sections, so I'd like the students to learn to organize their work for themselves to be able to easily access it when needed. Who knew binder dividers were so incredibly expensive? I want all my students to have the same supplies and not worry about what their families can afford. I also know that I cannot afford to purchase binder dividers for each of my 120 students.

Ms. DelDotto Jordan Community School Grades 6-8

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.

More about Ms. DelDotto

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

120 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amazon Basics Two Pocket Plastic Dividers, 8 Tab Set, 24 Count (Pack of 3), Letter Size, Assorted Color • Amazon Business $8.70 36 $313.20

Materials cost

$313.20

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$347.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.39

Total project goal

$409.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$409.29

4 Donors

-$140.71

Donations toward project cost

-$129.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.76

Matching donations from our partners

-$256.41

Match offers toward project cost

-$217.95

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.46

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.17

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$0.00

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