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Mrs. Batdorf from Columbus, OH is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Music Repair Budget Causes Teacher to Take Drastic Measures

My students need an instrument repair kit and manual to help save money on basic repairs.

  • $488 goal

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My Students

Our band program is growing at a rapid rate. Unfortunately, our repair budget is not. Almost all of my band students need to use a school instrument. I have 139 students enrolled in band this year. We have 31 working instruments. My students are forced to share the instruments that we do have.

Luckily, we have several students that are interested in band; a few of them even own an instrument.

The students who use a school instrument must be placed in a certain class in order to maximize the amount of students I can have. I cannot have more than 31 students in class in order to have an instrument for everyone. Each student has a mouthpiece that is their own but they share an instrument with five other students. We have several instruments that we could add to our numbers if we could repair them. The problem is that we do not have the funds to do many repairs each year.

My Project

I am requesting a repair kit and manual. The repair kit will allow me to perform simple repairs. I can replace pads on the woodwind instruments and fix water keys on brass instruments. These are all skills that I had the fortune of learning in a college repair class. If I could do these simple repairs on my own, then I could save our repair money for the more in-depth repairs. I could save our repair money for the repairs that I know I cannot fix. With this additional money for repairs I could finally get some of our other instruments working. More instruments means more band students. More band students means we can change the climate of our school.

The donors at DonorsChoose have been incredibly generous.

We have had three projects donated just this year. I can honestly say that my students are thrilled with each new donation. I hate the feeling of having to turn away students who want to play. I try really hard to make sure that doesn't happen. Each new instrument brings five students into band. These resources can be used for years to come.

Mrs. Batdorf Hilltonia Middle School Grades 6-8

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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

139 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Q30 Standard Repair Kit • Woodwind & Brasswind $349.99 1 $349.99
Erick Brand Band Instrument Repair Manual • Woodwind & Brasswind $34.99 1 $34.99

Materials cost

$384.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$399.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.75

Total project goal

$487.50

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $487.50

7 Donors

-$487.50

Donations toward project cost

-$399.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$87.75

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 $0.00

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