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Mrs. D'Alessandro from Staten Island, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Beyond The Classroom Walls

My students need computers to help them explore places outside a self-contained classroom.

  • $1,101 goal

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My Students

My classroom is a self-contained classroom. The classroom is made up of 12 students with myself the special education teacher and a 5 teaching assistants. In my self-contained classroom, instruction is individualized to the specific needs of each student.

The student's ages range from 10 to 21 years old.

All 12 students are confined to a wheelchair and needs help in every area of daily living skills. Each student’s goals are worked on every day along with the grade level curriculum. My students stay in the classroom for art, gym and lunch. My lessons are geared towards life skills and the specific disabilities of the students in each classroom.

I find creative ways to bring the outside world into the classroom. Many of my students have visual impairments and need images to be displayed on the smart board, this is why a computer would benefit them. Accessing the internet can let them explore places they can only dream to go.

My Project

Having a disability should not impair their ability to participate in a typical classroom environment. Computer-based technologies can play an important role in a students education and in life. Computers can facilitate different educational activities to meet a variety of needs of my students who have severe disabilities. It can help them become active learners and communicators in the classroom. These computers will also allow them to explore the world outside the four walls of the classroom, students can experience things that they only have thought about. Giving them the education they deserve, allowing them to be on the same level as their peers.

Mrs. D'Alessandro Richard H Hungerford School Grades 9-12

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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Staten Island, 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP Pavilion All-in-One 24-b016 Desktop (Intel i3 Processor, 8GB RAM Memory, 1TB Hard Drive) • Staples Advantage $649.99 1 $649.99
HP Stream Laptop 14-ax067nr [Office 365 Personal included] • Staples Advantage $219.99 1 $219.99
Logitech M325 Wireless Optical Mouse, Ambidextrous, Black (910-002974) • Staples Advantage $22.03 1 $22.03

Materials cost

$892.01

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$935.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$165.07

Total project goal

$1,100.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,100.46

1 Donor

-$1,100.46

Donations toward project cost

-$935.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$165.07

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 $0.00

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