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Ms. Soto from Flushing, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Improving Attendance and Reducing Chronic Absenteeism

Help me give my students some incentives like erasers, pencils, crayons, school supplies, and notebooks to come to school every day on time.

  • $297 goal

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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 Project

To improve student attendance and academic performance, students must attend school every day. I want our students to attend school so that they learn and reach their full potential in their classes. They must be at school every day and participate in the learning process.

I need your support to combat chronic absenteeism.

Every year, staff work very hard to improve attendance.

One strategy to improve attendance is involving students, parents, educators, and community members in a campaign that offers positive rewards to motivate our students to attend school every day.

Based on different research shows that student absences affect a child's ability to succeed in school. Additionally, there is evidence that chronic school absenteeism is a leading cause of poor academic performance and a powerful predictor of a student's risk of dropping out of school early.

As an attendance teacher, I can think of innovative ways to improve student attendance. I would like to use these incentives to motivate, support, help, and improve the chronic absenteeism rate. Students who complete 100% attendance in a full month and arrive on time will receive a reward.

My students need some school supplies such as crayons, markers, rulers, erasers, notebooks, pencils, calculators, and sharpeners,

This will not just help improve the student's knowledge, but it will also show them that someone cares for them.

In addition, it will help them feel the satisfaction of achieving success in a difficult task, such as waking up early and being in school on time every single day.

Ms. Soto PS/MS 200 Global Studies/ Grades 3-5

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. Soto

Flushing, NY 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

500 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Henoyso 10 Pieces Pencil Shaped Cups for Classroom Pencil Dispenser Bulk Cute Pen Holders Storage Desktop Colorful Makeup Brush Container for Classroom Home Office Supplies, 5 Colors • Amazon Business $19.99 3 $59.97
TCDesignerProducts Attendance #2 Pencil Tub, Assorted Designs, 144 Count • Amazon Business $54.99 1 $54.99
Chumia 50 Pieces Pocket Calculator Bulk Basic Calculator Small 4 Function Calculator Battery Powered Handheld Kids Calculator Mini Calculators for Students Desktop Primary School Home Office, 2 Styles • Amazon Business $43.99 1 $43.99
Crayola Crayons Bulk, 24 Crayon Packs with 24 Assorted Colors, School Supplies • Amazon Business $35.76 1 $35.76
Lot Of 36 Assorted Color Crayon Shaped Erasers • Amazon Business $11.87 2 $23.74

Materials cost

$218.45

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$251.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.42

Total project goal

$296.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$296.15

4 Donors

-$296.15

Donations toward project cost

-$251.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.42

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$0.00

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