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Mrs. Katz from Baltimore, MD is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Invest In Our Children!

My students need a weighted vest to keep them calm and focused in my classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Katz's classroom raised $220

This project is fully funded

My Students

InVEST in my special education students! Students with sensory needs often have a lot of trouble staying out of trouble!

My PreK students attend an inner city public school in Maryland.

Some of my students have special needs such as ADHD, Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, and Developmental Delays. These children are included with their typically developing peers for all subjects.

My Project

My children desperately need specific resources to be successful in my general education classroom. Currently, my students with special needs find it extremely difficult to remain calm and focused on our activities due to their sensory needs. Providing my students with a weighted vest that will apply the deep pressure that some children crave will make a world of a difference in their ability to function in my class.

My students with special needs are gaining so much from being included with their typically developing peers.

They want to learn and participate but struggle with keeping themselves in check. Your kind donation can give these children the chance to get the ultimate preschool inclusion experience that is the foundation for their future success.

Mrs. Katz Park Heights Academy 62 Grades PreK-2

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.

Baltimore, MD 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

5 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
VEST OTVEST SIZE 6 INCLUDES 3LB WEIGHT • School Specialty Inc. $132.99 1 $132.99

Materials cost

$132.99

Vendor shipping charges

$13.30

Sales tax

$7.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$186.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.87

Total project goal

$219.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$219.13

2 Donors

-$219.13

Donations toward project cost

-$186.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.87

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$0.00

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