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Ms. Santo from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Empowering Growth: Advancing Reading Opportunities for My Students

Help me give my students advanced reading materials to challenge them further. These books will support their literacy development and keep them engaged as they continue to progress academically.

  • $262 goal

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My Project

The advanced reading materials I’m requesting will greatly enhance my students’ learning by providing the challenges they need to develop their literacy skills further. These books will encourage critical thinking, improve comprehension, and foster a deeper engagement with literature. My goal for this project is to ensure that every student continues to grow academically while nurturing a lifelong love for reading. What makes my students special is their enthusiasm for learning and their diverse backgrounds, which create a vibrant classroom environment.

With the right resources, I am confident they can achieve remarkable progress.

Ms. Santo The School of Creativity & Innovation - Upper Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY 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

20 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Revenge of Magic Complete Collection (Boxed Set): The Revenge of Magic; The Last Dragon; The Future King; The Timeless One; The Chosen One • Amazon Business $36.03 1 $36.03
The First State of Being (hardcover) - 2024 National Book Award longlist • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
The Complete Adventures of the Borrowers: 5-Book Paperback Box Set • Amazon Business $18.77 1 $18.77
The Together Tree (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
The One and Only Family • Amazon Business $15.74 1 $15.74
The Green Ember • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Hello, Universe: A Newbery Award Winner (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
The Last Cuentista: Newbery Medal Winner • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
The Secret Garden (HarperClassics) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
We Dream of Space: A Newbery Honor Award Winner • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
I Can Make This Promise • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Princess Academy • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
The One and Only Ivan: A Newbery Award Winner • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Walk Two Moons • AKJ Education $6.49 1 $6.49
Pippi Longstocking • Amazon Business $5.19 1 $5.19

Materials cost

$189.15

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$221.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.17

Total project goal

$261.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $261.16

1 Donor

-$261.16

Donations toward project cost

-$221.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.17

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 $0.00

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