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Mr. Merlino from Chester, PA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My Classroom Needs Your Help!

Help me give my students the tools they need to succeed academically and the tools to help the students who have accommodations!

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Hello everyone! The materials on the list that I have made are things that my class could desperately use! In my class, I use a program that is plays videos and the students need the headphones so that they can hear the videos so they are not all playing out loud at once! With the headphones they will be able to listen and actually pay attention to the video to answer the questions.

The tools I need for my classroom would help my students both academically and help with students that have accommodations.

The iPad will also be used as an accommodation tool for student who have trouble writing and need to type instead. When the students are not using the iPad, it will be used to project the worksheets onto the board to go over worksheets together.

The last thing would be the privacy screens. We use tables in my classroom because of how small my classroom is. So with state testing coming up these would be very beneficial to my classroom. I hope you can contribute to my classroom to help my students!

Mr. Merlino Chester Charter Scholars Academy Grades 6-8

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

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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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Chester, PA 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

Never Before Funded 25 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - 10.9-Inch iPad - Latest Model - (10th Generation) with Wi-Fi - 64GB - Blue • Best Buy Education $349.00 1 $349.00
Yunsailing 30 Pack Class Set Headphones for Kids Students Bulk Classroom Headsets School Earphones Adjustable with 3.5mm Jack for Children Youth Boys Girls Adults Laptop Computer, Black • Amazon Business $40.99 1 $40.99
Flipside Products Computer Lab Privacy Screen, Small, 22" x 22.5" x 20", Pack of 3 (FLP61856) • Quill.com $24.97 1 $24.97

Materials cost

$414.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$451.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.62

Total project goal

$530.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $530.80

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 $530.80

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