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

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Help Nurture Reading During this Time

Help me give my students actual books that are engaging to read during this time and keep reading alive!

  • $892 goal

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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

As a teacher in the South Bronx, a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges including school closure due to the coronavirus. My students are are comprised of Special Education, ESL, and low performing inner city kids. Many of our families live well below the poverty line with few resources in their house and technology access is a struggle for our families.

Running a classroom digitally is hard work- we now sit screen to screen not side by side.

There are many online platforms for students to read. However, because of the lack of internet, and some of my students are in shelters, reading a book has become a challenge.

I'm afraid of these long-lasting effects on their reading. We've worked so hard this school year building our reading skills. Getting actual books in my kids hands would be a life saver!

My Project

During the school closure, we now sit screen to screen not face to shoulder. There are many online platforms for students to read. However because of the lack of internet, and some of my students are in shelters reading a book has become a challenge.

I'm afraid of these long-lasting effects on their reading.

We've worked so hard this school building our reading skills- I don't want my students to fall behind because of where they are.

Having an actual book that is engaging in their hand will keep the love of reading alive. I can’t replicate what happens in the classroom but having a shared text can help stimulate and engage my students and keep the thread of independent reading going.

Ms. Leuzzi PS 5 Port Morris School Grades 6-8

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 Ms. Leuzzi

Bronx, NY 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

34 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $15.75 30 $472.50
Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town • Amazon Business $8.14 30 $244.20

Materials cost

$716.70

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$757.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$133.67

Total project goal

$891.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$891.12

3 Donors

-$578.88

Donations toward project cost

-$522.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.83

match offer

-$276.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$235.40

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.54

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.30

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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