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Mr. Ralston from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It's Never Too Early to Talk About Equity...Part II

Help me give my students stories that encompass all identities, families, and children.

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My Students

I work in Brooklyn with students who are on the autism spectrum, have emotional and learning difficulties, behavioral concerns, and speech and language impairments. My goal this year as a member of our special education team is to make our school the special education model school for our district (and eventually the entire city!). My students are wonderful and fun, full of energy, and eager to learn. We are a magnet school in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and our students come from all five boroughs of New York City creating a diverse and engaging learning environment.

My Project

The first part of this library was a great success so I wanted to add more books...I am a Black, gay man with a White mom and a Black dad and I was raised in Kentucky. I never saw myself reflected in anything in school and it would take well into my graduate studies for me to finally not only see myself but recognize my own beauty. I want better for my students. I work with BIPOC students within an underserved community. I want them to see themselves, their families, their friends, and their peers in everything that is being taught and in every aspect of school.

This inclusive library will give teachers access to a range of books that cover various identities, families, social justice events, students without shelter, and students who are neurodiverse.

Mr. Ralston PS 307 Daniel Hale Williams Grades 3-5

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

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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Brooklyn, 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

340 students impacted 11donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Aristotle and Dante Collection: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe; Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World • Amazon Business $34.37 1 $34.37
The Barnabus Project • Amazon Business $15.49 2 $30.98
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids • Amazon Business $15.29 2 $30.58
They She He Me: Free to Be! • Amazon Business $13.95 2 $27.90
All Because You Matter • Amazon Business $10.86 2 $21.72
Authentically Addie • Amazon Business $19.74 1 $19.74
Sparkle Boy • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Jason Reynolds's Track Series Paperback Collection: Ghost; Patina; Sunny; Lu • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Fussy Flamingo: A Funny Baby Animal Book for Kids (Includes Cool Flamingo Facts!) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Amelia Six (Amelia Earhart) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Look! I Wrote a Book! (And You Can Too!) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The One And Only Dylan St. Claire • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay • Amazon Business $17.38 1 $17.38
IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Too Bright to See • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Josie Dances • Amazon Business $16.59 1 $16.59
A Sled for Gabo • Amazon Business $16.29 1 $16.29
It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Under My Hijab • Amazon Business $16.10 1 $16.10
Zenobia July • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Rick • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read • Amazon Business $15.89 1 $15.89
Nerdy Birdy • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
Benji, the Bad Day, and Me • Amazon Business $15.30 1 $15.30
My Shadow Is Pink • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Randy, the Badly Drawn Horse • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
The Electric Slide and Kai • Amazon Business $15.10 1 $15.10
The Insiders • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
I Am Unique! • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Room to Dream (A Front Desk Novel) (Front Desk, 3) • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Introducing Teddy: A gentle story about gender and friendship • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Annie's Plaid Shirt • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
Jabari Tries • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Yes I Can!: A Girl and Her Wheelchair • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Three Keys (A Front Desk Novel) • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
They, She, He easy as ABC • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
I Got the Rhythm • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Dreadnought: Nemesis - Book One (Nemesis, 1) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story • Amazon Business $13.40 1 $13.40
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando el Biblioburro: (Spanish-English bilingual edition) • Amazon Business $13.30 1 $13.30
Except When They Don't • Amazon Business $13.30 1 $13.30
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (Montague Siblings, 2) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Hiya Moriah • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
I Got the School Spirit • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem • Amazon Business $12.41 1 $12.41
Swashby and the Sea • Amazon Business $12.40 1 $12.40
A Different Pond (Fiction Picture Books) • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Izzy Gizmo • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
Miles Morales: Shock Waves (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $11.04 1 $11.04
Unicorns Are the Worst! • Amazon Business $10.97 1 $10.97
Ambitious Girl • Amazon Business $10.68 1 $10.68
This Is It • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Sensory Seeking Sebastian • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Who Do You See When You Look at Me? (Hardcover) – Inspirational Books for Kids, Teaches Lessons of Disability Awareness, Kindness and Acceptance, Perfect Gift for Birthdays, Holiday & More • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Felix Ever After • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Julián Is a Mermaid • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda • Amazon Business $9.88 1 $9.88
I See Things Differently: A First Look at Autism (A First Look At...Series) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Amal Unbound • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
See You in the Cosmos • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
New Kid • Amazon Business $8.64 1 $8.64
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (A Marvel YA Novel) • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
Zoe in Wonderland • Amazon Business $8.19 1 $8.19
Sylvie • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The First Rule of Punk • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Wish Upon a Sleepover • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Disaster Days • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Stars Beneath Our Feet • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ana on the Edge • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
High Five for Glenn Burke • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings, 1) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Hurricane Child (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Science of Breakable Things • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Front Desk (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Tight • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50
The House That Lou Built • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
George (Scholastic Gold) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Sadiq and the Ramadan Gift • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Sadiq and the Fun Run • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Sadiq and the Bridge Builders • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
100 African-Americans Who Shaped American History (100 Series) • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
Sadiq and the Perfect Play • Amazon Business $6.66 1 $6.66
Imani's Moon • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Camila the Stage Star (Camila the Star) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Camila the Record-Breaking Star (Camila the Star) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Camila the Video Star (Camila the Star) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95

Materials cost

$1,198.14

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,246.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$219.90

Total project goal

$1,466.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,466.01

6 Donors

-$1,341.01

Donations toward project cost

-$1,139.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$201.15

match offer

-$125.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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