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Ms. Hicks from ROYAL OAKS, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Shoot for the Stars

My students need two classroom laptops for reading and math skills programs, and Time for Kids to enliven their love of non-fiction.

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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

Help young English language learners realize their awesome potential.

Our California school has been named a "persistently lowest achieving school." Due to limited funding, these students do not have equal access to many of the resources of their grade equivalent peers in other areas.

Many of these students do not have reading materials outside of school. They have a passion for learning that would be benefited by exposure to research-approved resources.

My Project

I am requesting two classroom laptop computers so students can take comprehension quizzes on books they have read, as well as practice grade-level math skills, and benefit from differentiated instruction for students who are far below grade level and those who need to be challenged. I am requesting a subscription to Time for Kids so that students will have access to current non-fiction topics, since our school day requires that we use a specific publisher to teach language arts and math. Students will be inspired in small reading groups with a subscription to Time. We will choose different reading strategies every two weeks, and my enrichment group will use new laptops to engage in student-centered research projects. The whole class would use the laptops to take comprehension quizzes, which boost student confidence, and cultivate critical thinking skills.

Students have shown tremendous growth in reading comprehension by taking these online reading quizzes.

Having access to two laptop computers and a subscription to an interesting non-fiction source would accelerate our goal of becoming readers at second grade level and beyond!

Ms. Hicks Hall District Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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ROYAL OAKS, CA 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
CQ62-228DX/V120/3GB/320/15.6 • Best Buy $329.99 2 $659.98
Edition 2 (Grade 2) Pricing is valid for orders placed after March 2010. After August 15th of current school year, pricing will remain in effect but TIME For Kids reserves the right to prorate issue quantity and free gifts. Only valid for orders in quantities of 10 or more. Orders for less than 10 subscriptions will NOT be fulfilled. • Time for Kids $3.98 27 $107.46

Materials cost

$767.44

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $70.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$896.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$158.15

Total project goal

$1,054.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,054.32

2 Donors

-$1,054.32

Donations toward project cost

-$896.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$158.15

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