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Mrs. Forrest from Jamaica, NY is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Help Educators Strengthen Our Teaching Practices

I need supplies and resources to help teachers enrich classrooms.

  • $189 goal

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My Project

Learning is continuous and enriching. Our professional development helps educators to learn strategies and ways to better teach. This leads to better student performance and a positive and supportive learning environment. This donation will directly benefit teachers to understand areas of improvement, identify student needs and deepen our knowledge to made learning innovative. These resources will help us to collaborate with our peers and learn from each other in order to create rigorous instruction for our students. Lastly, this donation will ensure our educators are up to date with their knowledge and skills to keep our classrooms happy and full of learning.

Mrs. Forrest Hillcrest High School Grades 9-12

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

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.

More about Mrs. Forrest

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

999 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices • Amazon Business $32.17 1 $32.17
Professional Development, Notebook for Teachers, 8.5 in x 11 in, interior black and white, 50 pages: Tracker for Professional Development Courses • Amazon Business $8.00 4 $32.00
PBIS Tier 2 Manual: A Knowledge-Outcomes-Impact Model for Multi-Tiered Systems of Behavior Support • Amazon Business $29.00 1 $29.00
Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom (Professional Development) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Best Practices for High School Classrooms: What Award-Winning Secondary Teachers Do • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$128.15

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$160.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.25

Total project goal

$188.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$188.32

1 Donor

-$94.16

Donations toward project cost

-$80.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.12

match offer

-$94.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.03

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.12

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$0.00

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