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

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Empowering Our News Literacy Skills

Help me give my students digital news magazines, so they can stay abreast of current events affecting them today & headsets, so that we can have a listening station in my classroom.

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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

Hi. I teach in Miami Dade. Our school is a Title I school. We are nestled in a predominantly Hispanic community. We offer two magnet programs in our school- Ecology & Technology. I teach Civics, Civics Advanced and U.S. History.

My students are eager to learn how they can make a difference in their community.

We recently participated in the 911GoodDeed Project and we continue to look for ways to engage with our community, apply what we are learning, and speak up for the voiceless.

My Project

Ultimately, I am trying to create different learning centers in my classroom. One of those centers will be a listening center where I can send my students to, so they can watch and listen to a video or audio file, so they can complete an activity. This is where the headsets come in. My students do not have AirPods or headsets, so I would like to have a class set for them. The subjects I teach are Civics and U.S History, so incorporating the Times' digital magazines will help my students stay informed with current events throughout the school year. The sticky notes I like to use for group projects or as exit slips at the end of a lesson. I don't have enough student folders to keep graded work in, so I need more to cover all of my 156 students. I shop at Teachers Pay Teachers a lot for various resources, so a $100 gift card will be put to good use there. Paper is always essential to give each student their own class copy of any assignment, so they can write on it. Copy paper is not provided by the school, so any help with replenishing my classroom supply helps.

Ms. Villacis West Miami Middle 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. Villacis

Miami, 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

156 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TIME Edge Digital Product for Grades 6-8 • TIME for Kids $7.99 25 $199.75
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00
Kaysent School Headphones for Classroom Students - (KHPC-12B) 12 Packs Black Color Kids' Headphones for School, Library, Computers, Children and Adult(No Microphone) • Amazon Business $46.90 1 $46.90
TRU RED 8.5" x 11" Copy Paper, 20 lbs., 92 Brightness, 500 Sheets/Ream, 10 Reams/Carton (TR56958) • Staples $44.23 1 $44.23
Staples Stickies Core Pop-up Note Dispenser for 3" x 3" Notes, Black (35249) • Staples $11.49 2 $22.98
Post-it Pop-up Notes, 3" x 3" Cape Town Collection, 90 Sheets/Pad, 12 Pads/Pack (R330-12AN) • Staples $21.49 1 $21.49
Post-it Super Sticky Notes, 4" x 6" Canary Yellow, Lined, 90 Sheets/Pad, 5 Pads/Pack (660-5SSCY) • Staples $19.29 1 $19.29
Pendaflex File Folders, Letter Size, 8-1/2" x 11", Classic Manila, 1/3-Cut Tabs in Left, Right, Center Positions, 100 Per Box (65213) • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00

Materials cost

$465.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$502.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.70

Total project goal

$591.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $591.32

6 Donors

-$291.24

Donations toward project cost

-$255.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.19

Matching donations from our partners

-$291.26

Match offers toward project cost

-$247.57

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.69

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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