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Ms. HIcks from Philadelphia, PA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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EEK, EEK, Did You Hear That?

My students need wireless mice, head phones, speakers, to be able to hear the portable smart board and a Chromebook for all day access for the ESOL students.

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My Students

I teach science and social students to 6th, 7th and 8th graders in a Title I school where 100% of the students receive free breakfast and lunch due to their social economic status. Our school is located in a high poverty area in Philadelphia.

Despite the daily challenges facing these students, they come to school eager and willing to learn.

I would like to be able to provide for my students the appropriate tools to ensure that they receive a quality education.

My Project

Our school is equipped with some technology that we use for our several intervention programs. These programs are individualized and very helpful for the progress of our students.

We also have a large ESOL population, and there is a need for those students to have access, at all times, during the day, to a laptop in order for them to become more proficient in English, to complete daily assignments and to increase their interventions programs levels.

I have found some students prefer to use wireless mice, which helps them to complete their assignments with ease. We are also in need of headphones so that the students are able to complete interventions without being distracted by other's computer sounds or distraction from students around them. An additional Chromebook would benefit my students because it will allow extra time to complete their assignments.

These items will help our students to be able to complete intervention levels, to show progress, and prepare them for the next grade.

Ms. HIcks William McKinley Elementary 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.

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Philadelphia, PA 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

90 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP - 11.6'Chromebook - Intel Celeron - 4GB Memory - 16GB eMMC Flash Memory - Black • Best Buy Education $176.99 1 $176.99
Insignia? - Optical Mouse - Black • Best Buy Education $4.74 15 $71.10
Logitech - Z323 Speaker System - Black • Best Buy Education $54.95 1 $54.95
Insignia? - Stereo Earbud Headphones - Blue • Best Buy Education $3.35 15 $50.25

Materials cost

$353.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$388.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.57

Total project goal

$457.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $457.16

2 Donors

-$425.99

Donations toward project cost

-$367.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.65

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.17

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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