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Ms. Carroll from Queens, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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On the Job Experience for Students with Autism

Help me give my students a refrigerator which will help them run our school store!

  • $413 goal

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My Students

I work in a setting that is completely devoted to working with students with special needs. I am a 6:1:1, middle school, special education teacher primarily working with students with autism and intellectual disabilities. Most of my students are non-verbal. They are so remarkable though! I admire that they come to school ready to work. They are truly my reason for coming to work. They amaze me everyday. I have made it my mission as an educator, to focus on my students' abilities. After all, Dr. Temple Grandin affirms that "the world needs all kinds of minds.”

My Project

I am elated to teach my students the necessary skills needed to obtain employment in the area of food preparation. My students have demonstrated tremendous progress in preparing food for themselves to eat. For that reason, we opened The Corner 6 Cafe. At The Corner 6 Cafe. we sell assorted snacks and beverages which helps my students learn various skills needed to work in a store.

This project will provide my students with autism, a needed refrigerator to operate the school cafe effectively.

This school cafe will increase their food preparation and money skills. Additionally, the school cafe will promote social interactions and teach them other skills like cleaning, stocking shelves and taking inventory.

As a special educator, it is my mission to promote student independence. The unemployment rate for individuals with autism is absolutely staggering. Statistics show that approximately eighty-five percent of adults with autism are unemployed in comparison to the national unemployment rate being four point five percent.

With the implementation of a school cafe, my students will learn the essential skills needed for employment at a store.

Ms. Carroll PS 277Q @ 314 The Riverview School 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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Queens, NY 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

18 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Insignia? - 10.5 Cu. Ft. Top-Freezer Refrigerator - Black • Best Buy Education $276.13 1 $276.13
Geek Squad Commercial Protection - 3YR GSP $200-299 REF/FREEZER • Best Buy Education $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$316.12

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$350.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.92

Total project goal

$412.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$412.78

6 Donors

-$412.78

Donations toward project cost

-$350.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.92

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$0.00

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