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Ms. Walker from Jamaica, NY is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Health and Safety Matters!

Help me give my students a SAFE & HEALTHY start to a school year like never before. With an air purifier, clorox, hand sanitizer, and, a contact-less thermometer, my kiddos will be able to stay safe.

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My Students

My students are from a large, urban community that is interconnected and socialized. They bring a special blend of cultural diversity, background knowledge, prior experiences, and pizzazz to our school. We are a Title I school in a low-income community; I have twenty-four vibrant students in my classroom with varying abilities and circumstances: temporary housing, doubled-up housing, and IEPs. Free breakfast and free lunch are available to every child in our building each day, which are now remotely served.

My students are resilient, STRONG, and enthusiastic about learning.

The majority of my students read below grade level. They would benefit from a variety of classroom resources to help increase their success in our newly established distance remote learning platform. On March 13th, my students began full remote learning without warning or preparation. The remainder of the school year, the school building continued to be closed due to the COVID-19 virus. This presented several challenges but my students showed themselves mighty and were extremely resilient. There is a new road ahead with the start of a brand new school year which will look completely different with some students fully remote and some blended.

My Project

With all of the uncertainty that lies ahead, I want to be certain about the health and safety of my scholars. While more than half of my students will be fully remote, I have about 35% who will participate in blended learning. This means that they will come into the building, once or twice a week. Additionally, I will have a different cohort of students daily. That being said, disinfecting to protect must be my number one priority.

Learning and a valuable education matters; yet, it won't matter if my students become ill.

That said, I want to provide them with an air purifier to cleanse the air as we attend school in a very old building without any air conditioning. I would also like clorox in order to deep clean daily and prepare the classroom for the next cohort each day. Hand sanitizer will be used by the scholars often in order to fight off the germs. Lastly, the contact-less thermometer will help us to check the temperatures of our scholars without bombarding the nurse who will have a full plate.

I desperately want to make this school year unforgettable and provide a meaningful learning experience for my scholars. In order to do so, I must be able to keep them safe and protected.

Ms. Walker PS 116 William Hughley Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Jamaica, NY 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

HBCU Alum 25 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Levoit Compact True HEPA Tower Air Purifier with Bonus Filter, White (HEAPAPLVNUS0021) • Staples Advantage $99.99 1 $99.99
Non-Contact Infrared Thermometer (JXB-178) • Staples Advantage $79.99 1 $79.99
Clorox Clean-Up All-Purpose Cleaner, 128 Oz., 4/Carton (35420CT) • Staples Advantage $52.79 1 $52.79
Perfect Purity Antibacterial Gel Hand Sanitizer, 11.8 oz, 12/CT (20312CT) • Staples Advantage $47.89 1 $47.89

Materials cost

$280.66

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$314.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.57

Total project goal

$370.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $370.44

1 Donor

-$285.22

Donations toward project cost

-$242.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.78

match offer

-$85.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$72.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.78

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 $0.00

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