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Mr. Massey from Portland, OR is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Maximizing a Mathematical Envirionment

Help me give my students A classroom that they will be excited about and will make them feel valued. We need chairs that will maximize my students ability to learn.

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My Students

I have a diverse group of students. Each student has a distinct personality and learning style. They bring great attitudes to the classroom and I feel that they all understand the importance of a solid mathematics education.

In my classroom I have students who bring a wide variety interests, skills, and cultural backgrounds.

My classroom provides rigorous challenges for these students, but they are learning to trust me and trust themselves and it's such a pleasure to watch them grow.

My Project

Currently I have classes of 30+ students. As a new teacher to the district my classroom is furnished with a collection of hand me down furniture and we are located in a pod outside of the main building. The current furniture is a hodgepodge collection of cumbersome tables that make the room crowded and don't allow for flexible learning groups. They contain cubby holes that are filled with graffiti and profanity that I've had to black out with sharpie. The chairs are whatever I could scrounge up from our storage room. Each day kids rush to class and compete for the "best chairs". Some have broken feet and wobble as the kids sit and work. Some chairs are so short that kids are seated low to the tables and it makes for an awkward learning space. Often times these students choose to stand instead. The current furniture makes the classroom space crowded and limits my ability to create seating arrangements that would maximize my students ability to learn. Many of my students get frustrated as they have trouble seeing and focusing on the lessons.

My hope for my students is they can have a classroom space that they are proud of and helps them to feel that they are valued.

My dream is to have a classroom that doesn't feel crowded allows for flexible learning groups. My students deserve a learning environment that is comfortable and helps to maximize their full potential. This is why I'm asking for Learniture Structure Series School Chair for my classroom.

Mr. Massey Vernon Elementary School Grades 6-8

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Portland, OR 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

143 students impacted 16donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Learniture Structure Series School Chair, 18" Seat Height, Black, LNT-118-CSW-BK (Pack of 4) • Amazon Business $188.89 9 $1,700.01

Materials cost

$1,700.01

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$25.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,755.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$309.80

Total project goal

$2,065.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,065.31

16 Donors

-$2,050.66

Donations toward project cost

-$1,755.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$295.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.65

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 $0.00

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