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Mrs. Espinoza from Long Beach, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Meeting Students' Needs

Help me give my students the opportunity to get their physical and emotional needs met.

  • $593 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

I work with two programs and groups of students. The first program is a program for at-promise minority students who are motivated, have a good attitude about learning, and earn average grades in school but can benefit from additional support and resources. The purpose of this program is to assist students throughout their high school matriculation in becoming an active and competitive students in high school and beyond. This program provides students with support in academics, leadership development, mentorship, scholarship opportunities, and cultural activities.

My students are "at promise" minority students with challenges and struggles but with the potential to succeed given the additional support and resources.

The second group of students I work with are also "at promise" minority students who struggle in multiple areas, academics, attendance, and behavior. This program is designed to provide students with academic and social-emotional support to be successful in high school and provide them with opportunities to develop their leadership skills.

My Project

There is a difference between “needs” and “wants” and sometimes those 2 may overlap. For example, a person needs food but it would be nice to have the ability to choose what they want to eat, rather than what is provided to them. It is a sad reality that not all students are able to get their physical or emotional needs met and even when they do, they don’t always have a choice in what they get. Not many students coming from a low-income community have the privilege or ability to get “wants” very often. My intent is to create a rewards system that helps meet both the “needs” and “wants” of my students.

There isn’t a one size fits all approach to students; all students have different academic, physical, and emotional needs so I believe in giving students choices and providing them with opportunities to participate in decision-making as much as possible.

My students tend to exhibit extrinsic motivation and tend to work harder if there are incentives and knowing that they will be rewarded with something tangible. I am giving my students "punch out" cards that they will get “punched” for making improvements and/or meeting certain criteria such as attendance, making improvements in their grades, and meeting certain personalized academic goals. When completed, these cards will be redeemed for gift cards. Providing students with gift cards to choose to purchase the items they need will make them feel empowered and ensure that their individual needs are met. They will have the option to buy food, clothing, hygiene items, or anything that they currently need in order to feel safe, healthy, and warm.

Mrs. Espinoza David Starr Jordan High 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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Long Beach, CA 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

100 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amazon.com $10 Gift Card - Pack of 10 Mini Envelopes • Amazon Business $100.00 1 $100.00
Subway MP Gift Card $30 • Amazon Business $30.00 3 $90.00
Amazon.com Gift Card in a Black Gift Box (Classic Black Card Design) • Amazon Business $25.00 3 $75.00
Starbucks Gift Cards, Multipack of 10 • Amazon Business $50.00 1 $50.00
Pringles Potato Crisps Chips, Variety Pack Snack Stacks, Lunch Box Snacks, 0.67 oz Cup (36 Cups) • Amazon Business $14.99 3 $44.97
Mini Takis - Crunchy Rolled Tortilla Chips – Nitro and Fuego Flavor Mix, 25 Individual Snack Packs (1.2 oz) • Amazon Business $10.98 3 $32.94
Amazon.com Gift Card in a Blue Bow-Tie Box • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00
Amazon.com Gift Card in a Brown & Blue Tin (Classic Blue Card Design) • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00
OREO Mini Cookies, CHIPS AHOY! Mini Cookies, SOUR PATCH KIDS Candy & Nutter Butter Bites Cookies & Candy Variety Pack, Christmas Cookies Stocking Stuffers, 32 Snack Packs • Amazon Business $15.68 1 $15.68

Materials cost

$458.59

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $8.56

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$504.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.95

Total project goal

$592.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $592.98

9 Donors

-$571.80

Donations toward project cost

-$504.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.18

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